I’ve had the Amy Butler Barcelona Skirts pattern for about a year, yet have never made the first one. I did trace off the pattern, and I bought plenty of fabric for making a couple of them. I just found other things to sew first. Why? The zipper. I have an irrational fear of [...]

When I decided to take the plunge and buy a new sewing machine and serger (and then my first cover stitcher), I knew I needed to revamp my sewing space before I moved in my new machines.
I think I’m like a lot of other folks when I say that I made do with what I [...]

I have to start off this entry with a bit of a disclaimer. You see, I had more photos of what I’ve been working on lately. Sadly, the 2GB CF card I bought before my trip to Chicago last year has resumed eating my photos. All of Easter? Pfffft. Gone. Just like that. Everything I [...]

Things I’m pondering right now:

Does it hurt my cat’s feelings that I call him “fat butt”?
Is the name-calling perhaps the reason why he feels compelled to drink out of my water glass?
What the hell was I thinking when I decided to stitch that zipper in by hand?
Should I have gone to bed two hours ago?
Will [...]

My folks called me last month to tell me my stepmother was having a mammogram that day after finding a lump in her breast. They were optimistic it was nothing but thought I should know what was going on, just in case.
“Just in case” led to a biopsy, a PET scan, an echocardiogram and — [...]