If I can't be a dragon-whisperer, can I at least befriend a talking dog?
Sometimes blogging becomes a slog in which I get so bogged down I can't move. And now is one of those times. I won't be posting throughout November so I can spend the month developing new material that will be fun for me (and I hope you.) At least, that's the plan. We'll all find... Continue Reading →
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 →
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 →
I didn’t finish my March project-of-the-month for a good reason. I was sick for two weeks, much too sick to sew. In fact, a mistake I made while working on the wallhanging was probably a sign of my impending illness. While piecing the background, I realized that the dark fabrics in it would show through... Continue Reading →
As I explained last week, I’m doing a project-of-the-month (POM) challenge for 2026. I’ve picked twelve projects I want to start or finish and numbered them. I tried for a range of sizes and types of projects, with mixed success. There’s lots of sewing here, because that’s what I’ve accumulated the most of over the... Continue Reading →
