I was incredibly slow to discover the wonder of Japanese crafting books, but wow, how inspiring they are! One in the Handmade Zakka series a...

Once upon a time, sewing was the love of my life. In the past 3 years I have been neglecting my needles and thread (though knitting has fil...

My mother in law - your laugh, loud and so sincere left us all too soon. (P. S. Our garden will always have purple flowers for you.)

It feels as though this sweater took a long time to get through, even though it's toddler-sized. Perhaps it's the weather, or maybe...

Even though the premise interested me, I wasn't expecting to love The Birth House nearly half as much as I did. I took Friday afternoon...

I've been itching to sew. Once, that was all I ever did, but these days my shelves of fabric stand untouched and my sewing machine mainl...

Finally I finished a book. Not a book of patterns, not a magazine, but a novel. I have started about three, no four, books over the past few...

Sadie has informed me that she isn't a little grrr anymore, but a big grrr. And big grrrs like fairy wings, smoked salmon and capers. Th...

Tulip will only garden with her apron on - she's fussy that way. I have taken giant liberties with the Month of Softies theme. It's...

First of all - please, please know that I'm not really fond of pictures of myself (and especially POSTING pictures of myself). I do how...