Whipstitch

Nov 15 2024 28 ep. 34 mins 173

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Casual conversations over coffee with award-winning author and sewing instructor Deborah Moebes, based on her blog, Whipstitch. Deborah shares insights about the connections sewing provides each of us: our relationships, our history, our homes, our community, our hearts, our minds. Engage with ideas that will enrich your sewing, make it more rewarding, and enjoy some time visiting together.

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Episode Twenty-Eight: The 2025 Murder Mystery Quilt, Murder At Machu Picchu

Nov 15 2024 37 mins

Join host Deborah Moebes as she shares details about the 2025 Murder Mystery Quilt project! Sew the quilt to solve the crime by taking part in Murder At Machu Picchu with the nicest quilters on the internet. Learn more and register: https://murdermysteryquilt.com

Episode Twenty-Seven: Your 9 Most Important Sewing Tools

Aug 29 2024 53 mins

Host Deborah Moebes shares a list of the nine most important sewing tools you can have in your sewing kit--the perfect collection for anyone new to sewing or looking to improve their results! Find links and more details on the Whipstitch blog: https://whip-stitch.com/your-9-most-important-everyday-sewing-tools/

Episode Twenty-Six: How Are Your Sewing Goals Coming Along?

Aug 09 2024 47 mins

Host Deborah Moebes reviews her 2024 sewing goals, including how she set them and what she's hoping to achieve this year. Join the conversation and think through your sewing philosophy, your sewing habits, and how to sew more garments that you love to wear! Read a related blog post here: https://whip-stitch.com/my-sewing-goals-for-2024/

Episode Twenty-Five: For The Love Of Bias Tape

Mar 15 2024 52 mins

Host Deborah Moebes guides you through THREE chapters covering everything you want and need to know about bias tape. Chapter One: What Is It, and Why? Chapter Two: What to make with bias tape. Chapter Three: Continuous bias tape, step by step. Read more here: https://whip-stitch.com/?s=bias+tape

Episode Twenty-Four: What's A Sewing Tournament?

Feb 29 2024 28 mins

Have you ever heard of a SEWING tournament? You've heard of a basketball tournament, and a bowling tournament, but a SEWING tournament? The League of Dressmakers, Whipstitch's subscription garment club for sewing better clothing, has an Annual Sewing Tournament, the only one of its kind. The next round starts the first week of March 2024, and you can be part of the fun! Listen to W

Episode Twenty-Three: How To Defeat Sewing Perfectionism

Jan 18 2024 52 mins

Host Deborah Moebes shares the story of sewing a men's sport coat from a Vogue sewing pattern, only to have it fail miserably--and what that reveals about her own (accidental) pursuit of perfectionism in her sewing. Read the original blog post here: https://whip-stitch.com/mens-sport-coat-reveal/

Episode Twenty-Two: Murder In Greece! The 2024 Murder Mystery Quilt--with BONUSES

Nov 03 2023 34 mins

This year is the NINTH year of the Murder Mystery Quilt, and we're headed to GREECE! Hear Deborah Moebes share the colors and design of the quilt, the mystery we'll be solving, and how you can also join Murder At Yellowstone for a limited time. Learn more: MurderMysteryQuilt.com

Episode Twenty-one: The Seamstresses of Manzanar

Aug 11 2023 27 mins

In this episode, Deborah shares a visit to Manzanar, an American internment camp for citizens of Japanese ancestry during World War II. The ways in which sewing formed community, relationships, and identity for those Americans during this tumultuous time should be honored and remembered. These are Great Women In Sewing. Read a full transcript, complete with links & more posts i

Episode Twenty: Sewing Machine Maintenance For Beginners

Jun 30 2023 38 mins

Deborah discusses the near-death of her beloved sewing machine, her relationship with her local sewing machine repair shop, and how to maintain our sewing machines so that we don't need repairs as often--and at lower cost. Atlanta locals, the repair shop Deborah uses is the Atlanta Sewing Center, which has two locations: https://www.atlantasewing.com/ Read Deborah's original blog p

Episode Nineteen: How To Choose A Sewing Machine

Feb 24 2023 44 mins

Deborah shares FOUR questions that will help you narrow down your sewing machine options, whether you're buying a first sewing machine or buying a replacement sewing machine. Then, she shares the SIX non-negotiable features that every sewing machine ought to have--along with where and how to buy a great machine for less money! Read a transcript of this episode here: https://whip-