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I’m finding that sewing can teach you a lot about life if you just pay attention. Today’s lesson is that it generally doesn’t pay to do too many things at once: This is what happens when you try to save yourself time by leaving the bobbin spool on so it will be there when you […]

And a well shot picture is worth even more. I learned a while back that I am not a good photographer. Fortunately for me there is a great photographer who specializes in photographing artwork just a few blocks from me, Jay York. Jay does great work (sometimes I think he makes my work look better […]

The more they stay the same – or so the saying goes… Had a lot of trouble today with the sewing – lot’s of stitching and unstitching when things wouldn’t line up right so I took it as a sign that it was time to reorganize my closet. The print and book page pieces don’t […]

I thought about calling this one, “A Woman’s Work is Never Done”, but that seemed too cliché. Over the Christmas vacation I cleaned out my studio of a bunch of  stored up yarn and knitting needles. My mother called before we headed up to ask about a sweater pattern book that she knew I had and […]

We will not speak of the Bruins Habs game. Not a lot to say today what with the holidays and all. I got a bit ahead of myself and took advantage of being home for the holidays to have my mother help me out with my next quilt in line, the quilt for my great-grandmother […]