Hello, my T-shirt-loving friends! Gosh, it’s been awhile. As I’ve been swept up in the day-to-day of motherhood, day jobs, and travel (never mind that it’s particularly challenging to have sharp scissors lying around with a 2- and a 4-year-old underfoot), this here blog has been sadly neglected. (In other news, I’m on Instagram. That’s where I manage to post most frequently these days. Come visit! Follow along!)

BUT, in the meantime, a few things to share! As you might have guess by the subject line…I’ll be hosting a Tee Party T-shirt refashioning workshop in Chicago this Saturday afternoon. Watch as I grind the rust from my trusty scissors and transform some T-shirts before your very eyes.

There will be books. There will be T-shirts. There will be scissors. Just bring yourself!

WHEN: MAY 14, 4:00-4:30 PM
WHERE: Workman Publishing Booth
West Building at McCormick Place
Chicago, IL

Hope to see you there! xox

UPDATE: THIS EVENT HAS BEEN POSTPONED. SORRY FOR THE INCONVENIENCE! (The store actually is out of stock of the screen printing kits, and they are reordering.) PLEASE CHECK BACK SOON FOR THE NEW DATE!

Come join me at the Manhattan location for Michaels Arts & Crafts store here in NYC! I’ll be demonstrating how to screen print at home with the Tulip Screen It system. It’s a pretty sweet kit (and super easy to use — just a couple of weeks ago, I transformed my bathroom into a darkroom by simply unscrewing the regular light bulb and replacing it with the yellow one you see below), and I’m looking forward to sharing with you how fun it is to use. You can print on T-shirts (think team or camp T-shirts, T-shirts for birthday gifts and favors), sweatshirts, tote bags, baby onesies, skirts, jeans — the list is endless…

At Michaels, I’ll be screening on plain cotton woven fabric — a nice cloth napkin square that can be pinned on as a patch, stitched with some backing as a pillow, or used as a quilt square! My sister and I actually designed a brand new graphic specifically for this event, so come on out and you may walk away with a printed square with this friendly T. rex in a T-shirt to incorporate into your next craft project!

And who knows, maybe I’ll print a T-shirt or two in advance to giveaway…

Hope to see you there!

Michaels Arts & Crafts Store
808 Columbus Avenue (at 100th street)
New York, NY

PS: If you’re not in NYC, check the list here to see if there’s a demo happening at your local Michaels Craft Store! There’s a different design and different artist at each location.

As part of their “Make It Thursdays” program, Megan will be teaching a no-sew T-shirt refashioning class at the American Folk Art Museum in Manhattan, New York. She will demonstrate a handful of no-sew fabric construction techniques and teach participants how to apply them to make a scarf, a halter top, a refashioned T-shirt, and more. The one-time class is $10 for non-members — materials are included. Click through to the museum page to reserve your spot. Hope to see you there!

American Folk Art Museum
2 Lincoln Square
Columbus Avenue at 66th Street
New York, NY 10023
212-595-9533

Join Megan Nicolay, eco-fashionista and author of the bestselling books Generation T: 108 Ways to Transform a T-shirt and Generation T: Beyond Fashion: 120 New Ways to Transform a T-shirt, for a crafty Tee Party on Thursday, March 8, from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. at the Cook Memorial Library in Tamworth, New Hampshire.
She’ll be in town for an artist’s residency at the Brett School from March 6 to 9, which will be a private program for students in grades 6 through 8 at the school (local home schooled students are also welcome) — but the event on Thursday is open to all members of the community! Megan will demonstrate clothing redesign techniques and projects from her newest book, and she invites participants to bring an old T-shirt or two from the back of their closets to join in the fun — scissors will be provided. Learn dozens of ways to breathe new life into that wardrobe essential: the classic T-shirt.

Cook Memorial Library
93 Main Street
Tamworth, NH 03886
(603)323-8510