I haven't been out thrifting as much as usual over the last few months - weather and a busy schedule have both affected my shopping time...

Do you enjoy searching community and church fabric sales as much as shopping at thrift stores? I sure do! There was a great sale near me las...

This weekend was a relaxing one, but of course I had to spend some of it thrifting! We went to our favourite thrift, but also travelled a bi...

  Unraveled / Maxine Bédat Portfolio, c2021. 336 p. Today's book is about fabric in a way, but really more about one specific garment ma...

  Fabric / Victoria Finlay NY: Pegasus, c2022. 528 p. This week I have another fabric focused read! This time I'm highlighting a book th...

  Sundressed / Lucianne Tonti Washington: Island Press, c2023. 202 p. I'm always interested in books about sustainability and sewing, an...

I've been doing okay with not buying much new fabric this year so far. But I had some gift certificates from Christmas to use up, so thi...

As regular readers here might already know, I love thrifting. I have always enjoyed it - but it's not just that I am cheap, I also love...

  After tracing out a bunch of patterns earlier this week, I went into the stash looking for a particular piece of fabric I wanted to use fo...

  The Dress Diary of Mrs. Ane Sykes / Kate Strasdin London: Chatto & Windus, c2023. 303 p. This is a new book I've been eagerly awai...

  The Fabric of Civilization / Virginia Postrel NY: Basic Books, c2020 320 p. This book is an overview of fabric and the ways in which it ha...

  Linen & Cotton / Susan Khalje Newtown CT: Taunton, c1999 139 p. Another older sewing book that I checked out from my library system, t...

  This week's Inspiration post is taking a look at some of the imagery and themes in this novel as a way to spark project ideas. As alwa...

  Patternalia / Jude Stewart NY: Bloomsbury USA, 2015. 160 p. Kicking off this month of reviews with a plethora of patterns, a gallimaufry o...

 It's the beginning of a new year, and time for a new sewing plan! I made a #20in20 plan for last year, but am not making a 21in21 for ...

Along with some of the social sewing I've been doing recently, I've been trying to get busy with some other projects. This what I...