Making

Sketching in Paris

Relearning the lessons of drawing

Aug 26

I Forgot What Play Feels Like

This quilt helped me remember

Jan 21

5 Favorite Cookbooks to Brighten Your Spring

Green green green, plus a little sugar.

Apr 9, 2025 • Sarai Mitnick

Easy flowers I'm growing this year

8 flowers I'm sowing this spring, and where I shop for seeds.

Feb 12, 2025

10 Ways I Organize with Thrift Store Items

Take this list on your next thrifting adventure.

Feb 5, 2025 • Sarai Mitnick

Try This: Just a little bit at a time

I'm creating things with less anxiety this year.

Jan 27, 2025 • Sarai Mitnick

Designing the Sewing Shed, Part 2

Here's a tour of my backyard sewing shed – how I organized, decorated, and use it today.

Mar 20, 2024 • Sarai Mitnick

8 Lessons From This Year's Garden

PLUS: Scary stories, a life-changing book I just finished, and a song of sorrow.

Oct 31, 2023 • Sarai Mitnick

My 9 Favorite Homemade Pantry Staples

All the things I like to make to stock my shelves at home, so there's always something good to eat.

Aug 15, 2023 • Sarai Mitnick

Designing the Sewing Shed, Part 1

How I built a creative space in my backyard, and what I'm doing with it.

Aug 10, 2023 • Sarai Mitnick

Fun Things to do with Bias Tape

PLUS: I made a birthday dress, and the art of wasting time.

Jul 13, 2023 • Sarai Mitnick

How It All Began

How a fabric store changed the course of my life over 2 decades ago.

May 3, 2023 • Sarai Mitnick

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