Journal

A record of my journey from sewing to designing—and the discoveries that are shaping my work along the way.

What I’m Paying Attention To

Why I choose a particular shape

What I notice in a historical garment

How fabric changes an idea

How I translate an idea into a pattern

  • 32 Reasons I Love Paper

    Fussing with paper isn’t always great but I still love it. Here are 32 reasons to love paper. What are yours? I’ll add your additional…

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  • God is Always Hiring

    I had read Regina Brett’s first book, God Never Blinks: 50 Lessons for Life’s Little Detours, a couple of years ago. I found it…

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  • A Man Called Ove

    I loved Frederik Backman’s Britt-Marie was Here and My grandmother asked me to tell you she’s sorry. So I had to read his first…

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  • Where’d You Go Bernadette

    Where’d You Go Bernadette by Maria Semple takes place in Seattle and is about a woman who disappears figuratively then literally first through her marriage and…

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  • The Story of a Happy Marriage

    This is the Story of a Happy Marriage is a book of collected essays by Ann Patchett. I read State of Wonder a non-fiction…

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  • The Heart Aroused

    The Heart Arounsed ia a surreal book best read with a second glass of wine in one hand to keep your eyes gently unfocused…

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