The Joy of Spinning…in Public

Although I have crafted textiles for a long time many people that know me have never seen me work. Most crafters rarely work in public. If we do, it's usually with a small knitting group. After all that fun I had at the living history event I realized how much I enjoy engaging the public about crafting.…

Keeping Sockupied

Gosh, I haven't knitted anything in a while. What better way to get my knitting mojo back than to whip up a pair of socks? I have a confession to make. One would think that someone that has spun countless 4oz skeins of yarn would have made a gazillion pairs of socks by now. Nope. Not me. Master of…

It’s Pajama Time

I've been sewing up a storm lately. My mom has sort of caught on that if she can get me excited about the fabric she can get me to make her stuff. LOL This time she saw some flannel fabric a friend bought and left in my sewing room. It is super cute with ice cream…

Another Milestone, a quilting triumph

My fascination with patchwork quilts started back in my high school days long before I had fabric scraps to work with. It was an expensive experiment of collecting supplies that never really yielded an actual quilt. I kept my quilting supplies, even the ugly fabric for 14 years in a box until now. I even…

I couldn’t wait. Vogue 1132 vest

I was so excited about how the 18th century peplum jacket turned out that I ran out and bought Vogue pattern 1132. It has a jacket with tapered ruffle in the back. I decided on  making the vest with some houndstooth fabric bought recently  and green mystery fabric that was purchased back in my university…