It has been a crazy end to the year but a truly joyous one! I started making Christmas gifts in September with the Barbie Doll’s crocheted wedding dress for my niece. By the end of November, everone’s gifts were made and shipped for those out of town. All I had left were immediate family members [...]

It’s 16F tonight…. I’ve got some Caron Bliss Snow and ‘Miracle on 34th St.’ on the DVR. It’s be-ginning to look a-lot like Christ-mas, Every-where I go…..

This link came across on fitsnobs (group on yahoo). Thought ya’ll might like to see it too. “It takes 12 minutes and 50 seconds to manufacture a couple of pairs of jeans” according to this site. And I wonder why I can’t get my products cut, sewn, pressed and shipped in less than 24 hours.

I’ve been playing with pattern drafting again – mainly just in my head and reading for now. I’m trying to understand how blocks are drafted and why. Please understand – I’m a total novice to all of this…. this is just for play…and probably has more to do with my being visual. Carol Kimball has [...]