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Time to Get Cozy: Snuggly Knits are Perfect for December
It has become a bit of a tradition around here to pajamas in December. In fact, the last four years, we've featured some sort of bedtime ready pattern. However, not everyone is a pajama person. Some people, like me, are loungewear people: sleep in whatever t-shirt is handy,...
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It's Jacket January! Slow Sewing for Winter Weather
Did I possibly make up the term "Jacket January"? Yes. Do I wish it...
This December, Sew a Wardrobe Hero - The Nap Dress
Ah, December. What a strange and glorious month. Post Thanksgiving, it's like we enter a...
Sew Frosting this November with Gorgeous Wrap Dresses
Ever since the hashtag was introduced a few years ago, I've always been fascinated...
We're Going Preppy this October with Handmade Blazers
Back in the very first year of Needle Sharp, we featured blazer boxes. In October,...
Start Fall in Style with Your Own Handmade Hoodie!
Retail is all about cognitive dissonance. From my decade at Barnes and Noble, I've taken this idea...
Top Notch Tiers: August Brings Floaty Peasant Dress Patterns
It's happening already. I can feel it as I sit here writing. The summer heat...
It's Time for Elasticized Everything: July is for Pull On Shorts
In the words of the classic turn of the century movie, Almost Famous, "It's all...
This June, We're All About the Knit Skirt Life!
What is your summer sewing style? Do you find the warm weather inspiring, with visions...
Bright Colors, Big Florals: This May We're Sewing Tea Dresses
Can you feel it? If March comes in like a lion and out like a...
Overalls Everyday: This April Sew Our Favorite Wardrobe Workhorse
If you haven't had a pair of overalls in your wardrobe, can I tell you,...
This March, We're All About Sleeves
We are nearing the one year anniversary of lockdown here in the United States,...
Living the Legging Life This Winter
I remember distinctly, around 2008, when Blair on Gossip Girl declared that "Tights are NOT...