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A Road Trip
My family moved to Kamloops when I was eight. Since then, I've moved around town a lot but I've never moved to a completely new town. It's something I'd like to experience and seems like it would be a...
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Hip Unfriendly Garments
Yesterday was one of those moving like a turtle kind of days where I didn't get a lot done. What makes days like those? Why on one day can we do a million errands and sew a complete garment and on...
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The Perfect Goldilock Thread
A friend asked me some interesting questions yesterday about the skirt to cardigan project - How do you feel about the piece now that it is done? What did you learn from it and where do you think you...
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The Gardom Pillow
It seems like I should write some kind of gift alert only I'd be shocked if either of my sons even remembers that I write a blog never mind the address so I doubt the recipient will see this. On the...
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Knitting By Booklight
We had a power outage last night. Five hours quite nicely timed. I had just finished sewing for the day and had gone upstairs, rolled two skeins of yarn into balls, and started knitting a new scarf....
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I Don't Fish
On Saturday, Howard and I went to Christmas at the Courthouse to support a friend who had a booth. There was a time when I loved craft shows and went to any and all and now, I'm quite jaded. I look at...
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Watch Those Clicking Fingers
In her book The Creative Habit, author Twyla Tharp talks about the strands of creative code that are hard-wired into our imaginations. Just as our genetic code determines our height and eye color, she...
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Cooking, Cute Suits, And Slobbering Grandsons
Monday's turkey was seventeen pounds plus stuffing, gravy, mashed potatoes, and vegetables. Yesterday, we ate left-overs all day and then...... I made two turkey pot pies and cut up the rest of the...
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Welcome To The World Coat - Finally
After a prototype and two tries in leather that didn't go so well, I have - finally - finished my grandson's welcome to the world coat. It's sewn in a size three frankenpatterned from Simplicity 2526...
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No Idea
My daughter asked me what I was going to write about today and I said I had no idea. I've been knitting all week and making tremendous progress on several projects but no sewing although I think today...
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That's Annoying
Yarn comes in a wide range of prices as does fabric so it's impossible to say which is the less expensive medium however, the question did pop into my mind yesterday as I added the fifth ball of yarn...
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My Possibility Eyes Are Bigger Than My Actually Get It Done Tummy
A few days ago, Barbara posted this thought that she'd recently read - only do what only you can do. What a FABULOUS concept to fully grasp for all year round but especially at this time of year when...
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Architectural Elements
My lunch yesterday was with the friend I mentioned a couple weeks ago, the one I needed to apologize to for overreacting to a comment she'd made. It was WONDERFUL. First I showed her around our new...
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Koos On Millicent
It snowed... and snowed... and snowed... and snowed all day yesterday. There is white fluffy stuff everywhere which makes for really interesting parking lots and up and down hill driving. Luckily, all...
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A Tangible Idea
Yesterday, I went to journal and then had coffee with a friend and then had a long - from mid morning to mid afternoon - lunch with another friend and then read a book. The closest I got to sewing was...
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A Few Starts
Back in September, I started thinking about my creative goals for 2014 and rather than share them right away, chose to let them sit and develop and all was going well until last week when my thoughts...
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A Line And A Question - Part 1
Way back in September, I started talking about a curvy line up center front. At that time, I was thinking about t-shirts and about how to cut apart and put back together a seam. Over the next while, my...
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A Line And A Question - Part 2
Almost every morning, I spend time studying and writing about creativity and spirituality. I trust God to provide me with both the information I need to hear and the direction I need to take. This past...
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Into The New Year
It was at this time of year, in my early twenties, when I made the decision to work on one garment at a time. Scattered around my sewing room were unfinished projects either abandoned at some level of...
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Harder At Home
On New Year's Eve, I went to bed early, fell asleep repeating affirmations, slept seven hours without interruption, easily returned to sleep, and woke up rested and ready to face the year. I am beyond...
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