Deborah Moebes of Whipstitch is the author of the popular Stitch by Stitch: Learning to Sew, One Project at a Time, and owner of the Whipstitch Fabrics online shop, and brick and mortar store in Atlanta. Deborah tells us what she thinks today about the sewing industry in 2011 and the year ahead…

Amy Ellis, author of Modern Basics, host of Bloggers’ Quilt Festival and co-founder of The Sewing Summit, joins the conversation today with her thoughts on 2011 and predictions for 2012…

We’re sure you know all about Spoonflower, the company that lets you design, print and sell your original fabric designs. Stephen and Kim Fraser of Spoonflower join in our Reflections + Predictions series today!… (Pictured: A small selection of Holli Zollinger’s fabric designs, a Spoonflower staff favorite!)

Katy Jones from the Fat Quarterly team and Monkey Do had a pretty huge 2011, and 2012 is shaping up to be just as big. Enjoy her interview and see what’s ahead for Katy this year…

Elizabeth and Liz of Simple Simon & Company married brothers, and have more than family and the same names in common! They both love to sew and have created a pretty amazing selection of free tutorials on their site. We had fun watching them sew up a storm in an online sewing competition this year, and we can’t wait to see what they create in 2012…

Tasia Pona from Sewaholic and Sewaholic Patterns is definitely an industry “rising star” in our book! Hear what she thinks about 2011 and the year ahead in our interview…

Our Sewing Industry Reflections + Predictions series continues with Kathy Miller, co-owner of Michael MIller Fabrics and all-around expert in all things related to the sewing industry…