nido’s  Simple Sewing Series has sadly come to an end. It has been a wonderful experience getting to know Rosa, Sarah and Meg and I look forward to seeing more sewing projects from them in the future. For those of you who were unable to attend the series, the Simple Sewing Series was a 6 week long class where projects were determined by the individual and instruction was given one on one. There was lots of cutting, sewing, learning, listening and friendships forged during the past few weeks and I definitely think we should offer something similar in the future.

Thank you for making the class so wonderful ladies!

Meanwhile, we are finalizing our fall class schedule at nido and we are interested in hearing any suggestions you may have to add to our class list. Is there something that you’ve been dying to make but would like to do in a class setting? Have you been wanting to take a class at nido but the times have not worked out for you? Well now is your opportunity to let us know what you think! Please leave suggestions in our comments section. We look forward to hearing from you!

By Aubry

Working at nido I pretty much stare at fabric all day long. Jealous? It has its downfalls; just ask my ever-growing fabric stash (organizational tips coming soon!). The nice part of this is that I get the opportunity to appreciate each and every fabric we have here. If I were just passing through this wouldn’t be the case. So, I would like to share with you, the reader and fabric connoisseur, what is warming my heart today: Kaffe Fassett’s Shot Cotton.

Phiona did a sensational job of picking gorgeous jewel tone colors that are beyond inspirational. I tend to gravitate towards darker colors (just ask my mom and she’ll give you an earful about my horrid black and brown wardrobe), but since working here at nido color has been joyfully infiltrating my closet. These shot cottons will be soon. Because of the method of weaving two different colors, one on the weft and one on the weave, shot cloth has such depth of color. You get the benefit of a solid and the perk of color dimension. They look sensational with basic garments like fitted skirts and shift dress, but also can make a quilt pop. So come check ‘em out and I’m sure you’ll find at least one color that speaks to you!

Come join nido at the South End Art Hop this year! We will have a booth at STRUT, the South End fashion show event. Wear something you’ve made to show off, check out our class schedule, or just stop by to say hello! We will relay more details as they come.