Have you seen our vision of early spring and Easter? It comes in the form of elegant heirloom sewing, playful prints and some truly great construction ideas. It’s issue #129, and if it hasn’t reached your mailbox, it’s on its way. From our first article, focusing on Kathy Harrison’s “French sewn” dresses in the hoop to the last how-to showing you how to turn the Children’s Corner “Betsy” bishop into a casual sleeveless style, this issue will have you flipping pages back and forth trying to figure out just what project you want to dive into first. One of our absolute favorites is Debbie Glenn’s spring coat and bonnet. Remember when your Easter wardrobe included your new dress coat; the season just wasn’t complete without it. Debbie uses her classic design to teach you how to featherstitch atop seams and tucks and to cord your satin stitched scallops. As we head into spring and approach April’s Earth Day, we wanted you to be mindful of eco-friendly sewing, so we’ve included some fun organizational ideas, tipped you off to great green sewing books and even included a homespun pattern for a stuffed chick and bunny. Why buy ready-made when you can recycle your fabric scraps into sweet Easter huggables or sit-abouts. After all, in a world where it’s so easy to just buy and toss, the very essence of sewing is green.

And while you’re pondering the last magazine, we’re hard at work on the next. Remember our pretty pink issue? It was so well-received that we thought we’d give blue a whirl. Come May, we’ll give a positive spin to feeling blue. Of course, we’ll have sewing ideas for Little Boy Blue; when tradition is your thing, blue is, of course, the hue you choose for dressing your boys. We’ve found the prettiest blue christening gown, a very timely “storybook”-inspired smocking plate and even some ideas for your sewing room that will give your creative surroundings the blue-ribbon touch.

In the midst of singing our sewing blues, we have our eye on July, because that’s when we’re welcoming students to our bi-annual sewing education event at the Martha Pullen School of Art Fashion.  If you’ve been considering coming to Huntsville for a mega-sewing experience, this is one you won’t want to miss. Keep attuned to our new blog and our new and improved website (coming really soon) for continuing details. And, in the meantime be sure to let us know what you sew.