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What’s Up This Week at J Stern Designs: Stitches’ Events Were Not Just For Fiber Artists… They Were For Sewers Too

Hi Everyone, This week I have a pretty heavy topic to share with you.   On Monday, Stitches Events announced that they were going out of business and filing for bankruptcy.    Their official statement was; “The company is officially in the process of being dissolved,” the statement says. “Per our bankruptcy lawyer’s instructions, all our accounts …

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What’s Up This Week at J Stern Designs: I’m Rebranding My Patterns… But I want to share my new hobby too!

Hi Everyone, You know when you try something new… and you love it?  I finally got around to learning how to crochet. I’ve had it in my head that I want to learn how to do granny squares so I can combine them with knit fabric to make garments. So, I watched a few granny …

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What’s Up This Week at J Stern Designs: I authored an article in Threads Magazine!

Hi Everyone! I had some time this week to sit down and read the article I authored in the Summer Issue of Threads Magazine.  The topic?? One of my favorites… pants fitting!  In this article, titled Key Measurements for Making Pants, I took a look at the range of pants styles and the different kind of …

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Last Week at J Stern Designs – August 21, 2019

You  may have noticed that I don’t write much…  This is mostly because I was struggling to come up with another unique topic or project that I could squeeze into my busy schedule.  No time for that… So, I’ve decided to take you behind the scenes… Last Week at J Stern Designs is a recap …

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Website Spring Cleaning!

Hi Everyone. I was poking around my website and I realized that it’s a  little dusty…  After the unfortunate crash (of my site last January), I lost almost all of by blog content and other things.   It was a huge project to start from scratch and put everything I had left back together.  I …

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Stitching Zen with Gail & Jen

Happy New Year Everyone!  I’m kicking off 2019 with a new exciting sewing adventure… Stitching Zen with Gail & Jen.   My friend Gail and I have teamed up to offer a unique sewing experience.  We have planned a year of exclusive patterns, fitting techniques and embellishments.  My favorite part is creating new looks… So, after …