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 →
Too Sick To Sew?
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 →
My Creative Plan for 2026 (Part 2)
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 →
My Creative Plan for 2026 (Part 1)
Finishing The Gift of Sensitivity was much harder than I expected. When I decided last February to focus on it in 2025, I didn’t realized it would actually reduce my productivity. Giving myself a deadline usually helps me to finish things, but in this instance it also caused some problems. As I’ve mentioned before, my... Continue Reading →
The Magic of Our “Dreary Earth”
I'm always on the lookout for signs of magic, so I really appreciate Alix E. Harrow's reminder that magic is in the eye of the beholder. If you are wondering why other worlds seem so brimful of magic compared to your own dreary Earth, consider how magical this would seems from another perspective. To a... Continue Reading →
