In just a few short days it will officially be Summer, which means it’s time for dresses! We have so many great dress patterns in the shop, and many lovely fabrics to pair with them. We picked out a few of our favorite combos to get your creative juices flowing.
The Give & Get Back sale began on June 2nd and goes through June 16, 2014! Donate any sewing machine or serger (any brand of any age) and get 10% off (up to $500) a brand new BERNINA! Check out all the details here.
Arizona by April Rhodes, one of Art Gallery’s Limited Edition lines, has arrived here at Modern Domestic. Art Gallery explains “Limited Edition is here to simplify the sewing process, because we know how challenging sewing can be for beginners. Each line is made of 8 prints in quilting weight, 2 in knit and 1 in voile substrates.” Everyone here … Continued
June Sewing Society is coming up on Saturday, June 7th from 10am-12pm and we’re ready to prepare you for a summer full of fun! In June’s session, you will learn techniques for making a color-blocked canvas beach bag with a full lining and recessed zipper closure!
We’re having a Colette book signing party on Saturday, May 31st, from 5-7PM, right here at Modern Domestic! Sarai and Alyson will be signing copies of their new book, The Colette Guide to Sewing Knits. There will be treats and tasty beverages! Hear insider tips on choosing the right knits for a project. Afterwards, there will … Continued
Pretty Potent by Anna Maria Horner has arrived! As usual, Anna Maria’s new beauties coordinate wonderfully with all of her previous lines. We also have several other prints from Dowery to throw in the mix!
Lotus Pond by Rae Hoesktra from Cloud9 has hopped into the shop this week. These prints are so sweet with medium scale floral prints and happy little snails and frogs.
As BERNINA sewing machines get more and more sophisticated, we are embracing the age of the sewing computer. Like our desktop computers & laptops, now and again we need to update our sewing computer’s software, formally known as ‘firmware’.
Everyday Party by Emily Isabella from Birch Fabrics has hit the shelves here at Modern Domestic! This would be so sweet for cheerful bunting and napkins for your summer-time BBQ.
Invisible zippers are traditionally used as an unobtrusive closure for garments, but they are also useful in home dec projects (such as our favorite invisible zipper pillow) and various bags & accessories! The Invisible Zipper Foot #35 is a life-changer! It opens the coils as you sew to expose the “well” at the base of … Continued