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Extra Credit: The Full Story Behind Our Cherokee High School Project

School's back in session, and the horizon from I-575 North in Cherokee County has changed; you know which building I mean. Locals started calling the new Cherokee High School building "Cherokee University" back when it was still under construction, and up close it's not hard to see why. Two full floors of Global Learning Classrooms wrap around a curved wall of windows that runs the length of a basketball court. That curve became my job to …

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The Case for Carrying a Fabric Through an Entire Room

Most homeowners tolerate their windows far longer than they should. The treatments aren't quite right, the proportions are a little off, or the room just never came together the way it was supposed to. But replacing everything feels overwhelming, so it stays. This bedroom is what happens when someone decides not to tolerate it anymore. What Does a Fully Finished Primary Bedroom Actually Look Like? In a fully finished space, the …

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The Machines That Shaped My Journey: Aunt Lil’s Singer

Last month I shared the story behind my very first sewing machine, more accurately, my mother's sewing machine. It was the machine that sparked a lifelong love of sewing and eventually led me to Stitch Above the Rest. This month I'd like to introduce you to another machine. At first glance, it's just a Singer 301A from the 1960s. To me, it's a reminder of a remarkable woman. The machine belonged to my husband’s Aunt Lil, one of the most …

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The Machines Behind the Work: First Stitches

This year, we’ve been celebrating twenty years in business, something we couldn’t do without our sewing machines. From the modern workhorses running in my studio today all the way back to where it all started, I wouldn’t be here today without them.  The last two decades have been filled with incredible clients, late nights, more yards of fabric than I could ever count, and a constant hum of sewing machines. But if you know more about …

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A Bay Window Roman Shade You Won’t Find Anywhere Else

How we engineered a custom Roman shade that no one else was willing to build. The word “custom” gets used a lot in this industry. But there’s a difference between selecting from a set of options and actually engineering a solution from scratch. This kitchen bay window is the latter, and it started with a client who simply needed the sun to stop winning. At Stitch Above the Rest, we work directly with homeowners and interior designers in …

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