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CraftSanity Episode 110: Catching up with pattern maker and new author Meg McElwee

by jennifer December 21, 2009
written by jennifer December 21, 2009

Meg McElwee’s star has risen fast since I first chatted with her on episode 80 and it’s great to have her back as part of her blog tour to fill us in on her life as a new mama and published craft book author. (Go, Meg!)

During our first chat, Meg was teaching at a Montessori school in Mexico and planning to return to the States to expand her pattern design business and start a family.

She’s now living in North Carolina with her husband and son and continuing to expand her pattern line which includes my favorite apron pattern of all time, the Emmeline. (That’s her studio pictured above.)

Her  new book “Sew Liberated: 20 Stylish Projects for the Modern Sewist” is packed with fun projects that highlight the fantastic possibilities that come with incorporating easy applique techniques. The book comes with a packet of patterns glued inside the back over so you have everything you need to get started right away. Projects for the home, babies, children and you are include.

The Teacup Corset Apron, Funny Animals Children’s Totes and reverse appliqued Jersey Garden Skirt (cover photo) rank among my favorites patterns in the book, but I plan to try out several other patterns as time allows.

So settle in with a project and tune in to this week’s show to hear Meg’s story.

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UPDATE: We have winners picked

Comment below about your goals for 2010 and enter to win a copy of Meg’s book. A second winner will be picked to receive a copy of “Stitch” magazine. Good luck everyone!

Thank you Episode 80 Sponsors!
Sponsor Peggy Li has been designing jewelry for over 9 years. Her work has been featured on TV’s “Private Practice”, “Buffy, the Vampire Slayer”, in magazines such as Oprah and Lucky and more. She loves to create feminine, wearable designs. Visit her website, follow her on Twitter, check out her Facebook page and read her blog where she writes
FAQs about running a small business.

Sponsor MaryAnne LoVerme, owner of Wabisabi Brooklyn, is offering a jewelry giveaway this week. Sign up to be a fan of Wabisabi Brooklyn on Facebook and enter to win the random drawing for one of MaryAnne’s one-of-a-kind designs. Three winners will be picked, so head over there quick! Find out more about decoupaged penny earrings and more  on the Wabisabi Brooklyn website, shop and Flickr page.

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Jennifer Ackerman-Haywood is a journalist, story collector, podcaster, editor/publisher, columnist, printmaker, loom maker, fiber artist, adjunct journalism professor and mom in West Michigan. Send her your handmade story ideas, best vegetarian recipes, and tips for making cool stuff by writing jennifer@craftsanity.com. : )

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Rahul October 3, 2015 - 7:21 pm

Mariaemma,What you are doing with the eduction of this pelant really needs to be recognized. Your show on learning styles theory is fantastic. You are a bright light on this pelant. I can’t wait to see your other shows. Learning styles theory is a important to learn and address and that is exactly what you do. Good for you!I knew first had when you were one of the experts at the Millionaire Mind Set Challenge that we hold every year sometimes twice a year. That what you do has so much to do with adults and understanding why they have certain fears or they never feel good about themselves. Your shows really are something that all people struggling to understand why they are the way they are. Or even people that have fears based on something that isn’t real but it happened in your child hood and I think Mariaemma once people realize this is why I am this way there can be a lot of forgiveness.

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