Holy holes! My favorite jeans were getting pretty shabby. A few months ago I tried to fix the hole with some embroidery stitches. But the hole was working its way in every direction. I don’t know about you, but I have a hard time finding jeans that fit. I wanted...
I have wonderful people in my life! I few weeks ago, a former student and her momma stopped by my studio with a little gift. They had been thrifting and found a pair of boho hippie pants that made them think of me. They dropped them off with this little note: ”...
I have a problem. I love to collect fabric. Actually, not just fabric. I love lace and linens, anything with hand embroidery, silks, satins, velvets and gaudy vintage bed sheets. I love the look, feel and even the smell of fabric. Yes, I do have a problem. And what is...
I stopped by Goodwill the other day and picked up a couple of extra large men’s dress shirts for $2.50 a piece. I’m usually there on a hunt for vintage tablecloths and embroidered treasures, but when none turned up I hit the clearance rack. The shirts just...
My daughter, N.J. is in a growth spurt. It seems that as soon as I buy her clothes she grows on the way home from the store and they’re too small. That’s what happened with these jeans. Of course we discovered this when we were in a desperate place,...
