All About Buttons: It’s National Button Day!

Ah, buttons! Tiny details with lots of personality, buttons can change the vibe of a garment. Buttons are so great that sometimes we use them just for fun. There is even an idiom to celebrate…

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Team Cut or Team Trace?

If you have been sewing for some time, you have been at one time or another faced the question: Are you Team Cut or Team Trace? If you are new to this heated discussion, cut…

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Do You Really Need a Serger/Overlocker?

A few weeks ago, a co-worker who knows that I sew approached me to ask me if I have a serger. She wanted to know what a serger is, and if it was something that…

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All My Scissors

I love shiny things. Maybe this is why I ended up with more pairs of scissors than I can actually use. I love how their metal sparkles whenever sunlight coming in from the window hits…

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Order in the Sewing Room

I will be the first one to admit, I am a pattern and fabric hoarder. I have way too many patterns. I blame Joann and its dollar sales for the absurd number of patterns that…

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