A Modern Sewing Blog.

Tuesday, August 27, 2013

Exciting Things Coming...

Happy Tuesday everyone! I've jumped right in and am bumbling along pleasantly, trying to learn the website and get new product up. The new Christmas Ghastlie fabric is in the store and if you want a sneak peak you can see it on the website (I was quite proud of this little accomplishment which just shows you how much there is to learn)! It's the first product we've updated. Oh my goodness this fabric is hilarious. Very Tim Burton and I am just trying to figure out something clever I could make with it. Any ideas? We've started a Pinterest board just for the Ghastlies with ideas we've spotted around the interwebs. Most of it's from the previous years line (since this years has just been released) but is a great inspiration. If you make things from the fabric tag us in a photo of it or shoot us a message and we'll put it on our Ghastlie board for others to see.

New classes coming this fall!
I always feel like fall brings with it a new year, even though I've been long out of school. Summer winds down and classes gear up. The same is true in the shop. We're getting really excited about some new classes. There's going to be a Table Center Piece from Sewn Into the Fabric...Pieces of our lives Sue's already been working on one and, Oh my! For those of you who yearn for flowers all year there's going to be a class from Flower Pots, the Kookaburra Cottage pattern (SUPER CUTE CUSHION). AND, a new club! The club we'll be meeting once a month and making projects from the amazing book Modern Holiday: Deck the Halls with 18 Sewing Projects. Not only are these classes a great way to learn, and meet people it's also a fantastic way to get your Christmas gift giving underway (did I really just type the word "Christmas" EAK!).
Sneak peak of the Table Piece.
Later this week I'm hoping to have our first sewing tutorial up. Step by step pictures of a small but rewarding project, so stay tuned!

Saturday, August 24, 2013

Some Changes.

Hello readers! Let me introduce myself, my name is Jessie and I’m the newest member of the SewUnique team. I’m a mom of two small boys, a smelly dog, and wife of a handsome and very understanding local pastor. My passions include vintage things, sewing, writing.  I’ve been blogging for almost ten years.

I’m joining the SewUnique family as the Social Media coordinator. This means I get to (among other things) write fun blog posts about fabric, sewing, and thread! It also means that Sue get’s to concentrate on what she loves, teaching classes and finding great things for the shop.  I am over-the-moon excited about becoming a member of the SewUnique family and I can’t wait to meet other passionate-about-sewing people through the store and it’s face book, pinterest, and other online places. 


 There is something so special about making things with our hands; seeing fabric, felt, yarn, come together into something we had envisioned in our heads, each stitch imbued with love and care... Of course there’s also the times it doesn’t go as planned and we curse our sewing machines... We’ll talk about both, the success and epic failures. I hope that we’ll get to start a conversation online and in person about the beautiful, sometimes frustrating, but always worth it, art of sewing and crafting!