Welcome to the industry standard sewing advice column!

OK – we’re not really sure if it’s an industry standard.  We’re honestly not even sure if there’s another advice column out there for sewers.  What we do know is that we love to hear about your problems, in stitching and in life, and we want to be able to help.

Letters to Princess YellowBelly is a place where you can send in your questions, comments, or concerns anonymously, just like “Dear Abby.”

Find a funny way to head your comments, and a unique way to sign off, and you’re off!  We’ll get back to you as soon as we can with a well-thought out answer.

Sewing advice column for the quilting and fabric art industry?  Who could want anything more?

There’s lot of good advice to be gleaned below – or you can just click over and submit your own questions right now!

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Help! My Husband Has My Sewing Machines

Posted: May 30, 2018

Dear Withdrawal, Wow!  4-5 months without your sewing machine.  If I see someone crawling up the wall I will assume it’s you, not Spiderman. That being said – please give your man a kiss from us.  Those hard-working, shade-tree mechanic types are few and far between, and they’re worth their weight in gold.  I should … Read more

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