In the last moments of my crazy deadlines, I found a new form of procrastination. Basically, I began obsessing on indie sewing patterns. I love the premise that the pattern…
I have been wanting to sit down and write this post for a while. And then after that, I want to do the things I’ve written. For the last year,…
Thursday night was the fifth annual Object Runway show here in Anchorage, Alaska. It is an amazing spectacle of performance, art, and fashion. Every year, the artists push the previous…
I have been a quiltmaker for more than a decade and a seamstress (loosely defined) since the age of four, but I only recently started to design my own garments.…
A couple of weeks ago, I wrote about Object Runway and how excited I am to be walking three looks down the runway this year. Last year, I walked one…
Honestly, it is all I think about right now. No, not Thanksgiving, although I am very grateful for all I have. I really do have a good good life. And…
Last fall, when I started making sweaters my hope was that I would create a small cottage industry. I would sell the sweaters in a couple of shops and do…
I might just make a self-imposed deadline! Last September I taught at the Valdez Quilt Festival. This was a wonderful experience. The women who organize this event do an amazing…
Sarah Leonard and I met in the fall of 2009. Her son Jacob and my son Tripp quickly became best buds when they met each other in kindergarden. Over the…
You’ve probably noticed by now that I have a problem with deadlines especially self-imposed ones. Real-Real deadlines I usually manage to make at the very last absolutely possible minute. Self-imposed…
