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
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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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