Sewing Dissonance

Crafting through chaos, one project at a time

We find beauty through art and craft. Sewing Dissonance shares projects and ideas from the journey.

Latest Posts

Sashiko: Beginning and Ending Without Knots

One of these days, I will write a lengthier post (or series of posts) on sashiko, but for now, I thought I'd just put up a quick video on...

It's a feature, not a bug

In my day job as a product manager, bugs are a regular part of life. Typically defined as an error or flaw in the software code that...

Stay Scrappy Part II: A low investment experiment with mixed results.

Welcome to Part II of my scrap series. It's highly likely that every post will actually be about scraps, but whatever. In the last...

-Upcoming Classes-

I currently teach a variety of classes at The Sewing Room in Alameda, CA; see what's coming and sign up below!

Beginning Quilting: Half-Square Triangle Coasters

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From Gee’s Bend to Civil War military hospitals, quilting has long provided a beautiful means of self-expression that combines art, craft, and utility.

In this class, we’ll learn some of the quilting basics - piecing, quilting, and binding - by making quilted coasters.

Monday evenings in June

Beginning Quilting: Flying Geese Blocks

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One of the more popular foundation blocks in quilting, the Flying Geese block, evokes the forward movement and the grace of bird-flight.

This 2-hour class will focus on the Four-at-a-Time technique for creating Flying Geese.

Monday, July 1

Let's Sew Crazy: Make a Mini Crazy Quilt!

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You’ve got scraps. And not just cotton, either: organza, silk, velvet, lace, linen, and some you’re not even sure what they are. You don’t want to just throw them away, but what can you do with all these random bits? Make a crazy quilt!

Monday evenings in August