Have I mentioned that I really like working with cork? In case I haven’t yet, I do! I recently saw a YouTube tutorial on how to make a passport case from cork, and it occurred to me that I had some cork on hand and that my husband didn’t have […]
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And … it’s done! I had originally envisioned doing swirling feathers in all of the colored areas, but that was an impossible task. The bulk created by all of those tiny seams just meant that my free motion foot kept getting hung up; it’s rather difficult to do smooth curves […]
Last spring I decided to hang a hummingbird feeder in the tree outside the window in my sewing room. All summer long I’ve had visitors, and one of them has become quite brave. He (she?) drinks a bit, then rests in the tree and grooms a bit, then drinks some […]
After weeks of fiddling and worrying about how to do this or that, I finally have a brand-new version of my admittedly and woefully out-of-date web site! I couldn’t have done it without a *ton* of help from a generous friend who walked me through every glitch I encountered. On […]
I’ve relatively recently connected with some first cousins I didn’t know, and it’s been a wonderful experience! They’re all so fun and warm that it’s tragic that we’ve missed so much time together. However, we now have the future, so things could be worse. 🙂 The mother of three […]
 I like to keep a pincushion with an attached bag next to my sewing machine so as not to end up with a zillion threads all over the floor for my dog to eat. 😉 I’ve had my last one for several years — I honestly can’t remember when I […]