7835 Camargo Road
Cincinnati, Ohio 45243
513-561-4555
robin@stitch-studio.com
robin@stitch-studio.com

I love to sew and even though I spend many hours each week teaching in the studio, I still come home and want to work on my own projects! Pure and simply, sewing is an art form and I absolutely never get tired of creating something out of fabric! The best part about sewing is that there are so many different types of projects you can work on. If you like fashion, you sew clothing. If you like to work on your home, you make curtains and pillows. If you like to make gifts, you sew makeup bags, aprons, quilts, and keychains, placemats, baby gifts, etc. At Stitch, we try to offer a little bit of everything so that you can discover where your sewing passion lies!

These are just a few of the latest projects going on at the studio....along with some of my favorite people!

Exciting News - Liz Is Getting Published!

One of my good sewing friends, Elizabeth Dronen, combines her degree in engineering with her love of sewing, and when you have all that talent, someone is sure to notice! Recently, Liz was selected to have an original Wallet pattern included in the second edition of One Yard Wonders, a book where every project takes one yard of fabric or less. This is so exciting! To learn more about Liz, read her blog called Confessions of a Fabricaholic! Congratulations, Liz!!!!!

Favorite Reads****

Selvedge - The Fabric of Your Life: Textiles in Fashion, Fine Art, Interiors, Travel and Shopping (magazine out of the UK www.selvedge.org)

Alabama Studio Style by Natalie Chanin My hubby, Chip, surprised me with this! He read about it in the paper and had no idea that he gave me what is now my favorite and most inspiring sewing book. I told you about Chanin's first book called Alabama Stitch Book last year and this is a followup - and even better. Her couture clothing - all hand sewn, all sustainable is just awe-inspiring. I have already purchased cotton jersey fabric to make some of the incredible projects she outlines in her book. This is a total package book - patterns and recipes included and a peak into a way of life that I really would love to have. (Stewart Tabori & Chang $35 - it's a steal for what you get!).

Come to The Country Fair at Indian Hill Church on Saturday, September 18!

You've heard me refer to my sewing group in the past - the women I started sewing with in the Costume Room at Indian Hill High School several years ago, Now we sew doll clothes for the Salvation Army and are always looking for other avenues for our sewing. Lydia Hirsh, one of our members was approached by a member of the Indian Hill Garden Club and now our little group consisting of myself, Sally Godschalk, Lydia, Diane Kennedy, Liz Dronen and Odile Scroggins are happily stitching away on some fun, beautiful, and creative aprons that will be sold at their fundraiser on September 18! Come have fun at The Country Market and look for our booth!

Little Dresses For Africa is a non-profit, Christian based organization which provides relief to the children of Africa. Simple dresses are made out of pillow cases and distributed through the orphanages in Central Africa to plant in the hearts of little girls that they are worthy. Stitch is supporting this effort and if your heart feels the tug, download the pattern at www.littledressesforafrica.org. All information and photos are included on the website. If you drop the dresses off at the studio, we will mail them for you.

On a personal note...

As many of you know, I lost my mother, Elaine Groner, on March 22. She was an incredible seamstress and she taught me so many of the "not in the books" parts of sewing - the techniques and methods that she learned from my grandmother, the littlest things that make a big difference in how your finished project turns out. As my sister, Susan, and I were cleaning out my parents' home in Dayton, we came upon box after box of antique linens with the most beautiful hand embroidery, tatting, cut-work, and hemming that you can imagine. Those linens are a testament to a different era when life was slower and family celebrations were worthy of using your finest linens and china - even if it meant hand washing the china and ironing the linens when the party was over. But, the time spent washing dishes together wasn't so bad because it was a time to chat and just enjoy being together. The care that my mom took in storing all of these heirlooms was incredible - tissue paper between them, some rolled onto tubes so that they wouldn't wrinkle. If she knew who had done the handwork, a little note was attached. I intend to use many of these gorgeous linens just like my mother did, and pass them along one day to my daughter and daughters-in-law. Thank you, Mom, for everything you taught me. I miss you.

Banasch’s – High-end fabrics and trims
3380 Red Bank Road
Cincinnati, Ohio 45227
731-5757

Calico Corners – Home Dec fabrics
7825 Kenwood Road
791-0047

The Fabric Shack – Great for Home Dec fabrics
232 Miami St.
Waynesville, Ohio
891-0711

Hancock Fabrics
8800 Beechmont Ave.
528-7284

Hobby Lobby – 40% coupon and sales on notions and patterns regularly.
9370 Fields Ertel Road
            or
4450 Eastgate Blvd.
385-0082

Jo-Ann Fabrics & Crafts
Hyde Park Plaza
3866 Paxton Ave.
871-0790
            or
8125 Arbor Square Drive
Mason, Ohio
513-204-1493

Kramer’s Sew & Vac Center – Great selection of sewing machines and helpful staff
9907 Montgomery Road