If I can't be a dragon-whisperer, can I at least befriend a talking dog?
Summer’s here, and my brain has checked out. Again. It happens every summer. As soon as it gets hot, my brain declares a strike. It doesn’t matter that I’ve had more years without a summer break than I had with, the habit is ingrained. This is what happens when your school schedule gives you the... Continue Reading →
Recently, I went camping in western Colorado with the Front Range Nature Journaling club. As I was packing to leave, I tried to remember the last time I had nature journaled. I made plenty of bird lists this spring but hadn’t done any drawing or painting. I decided to go all in for the weekend.... Continue Reading →
I’ve finished making a laptop bag out of Oscha’s Hobbit Quest Travel fabric. Even having made a sample bag first, I got surprised, repeatedly, as the following journal entries attest. TL;DR (for the statistically minded):Number of times I changed the foot on my machine: 18Number of times I swapped thread colors: 8Number of seams ripped... Continue Reading →
The laptop bag is nearly finished, but I am camping this week. Here’s a photo of one of the last steps in the process, sewing the binding down by hand — something I was supposed to do with the machine. It’s just one example of how, despite all my prep work, this project did not... Continue Reading →
My project for May isn’t finished yet. I did complete the sample bag and I’ve started on the “real” one. When I chose to make a laptop bag, I didn’t realize I would be leveling up as a sewist. Turns out that following the directions is key to making things work. I honestly haven't been... Continue Reading →
