My algorithm has me figured out. Give me a moody floral print and a romantic silhouette and I stop scrolling every time. Lately, it has been all Christy Dawn and Doen ads, which means I have had fall dresses on my mind even before the weather turned. With the change of seasons, I wanted something airy but still autumn appropriate. Long sleeves felt right and the Chalk and Notch Orchid dress pattern immediately came to mind. It has that easy, vintage-inspired feeling I lov

I love sewing for many reasons. I love creating. I love working with my hands in a world that keeps getting more and more technological. I love the control sewing gives us when so much of reality feels out of our control. Most of all, I love teaching sewing because it gives people a useful skill, and it also builds the courage to tackle hard things one step at a time. After some time away from the website, Deacon Hill Original is back. The quiet here did not mean nothing was

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I am finishing up the last of this graduation season's t-shirt quilts and have been reminded that, for many, their quilts are closing a...

I have always loved sewing. My grandmother was a gifted seamstress. I treasured spending time with her while she effortlessly created...