My 12-year-old daughter, Roxanne, is an avid reader. Actually, avid hardly describes her reading habits. She devours books. She’ll read almost anything, but her very favorite books are graphic novels. I’m not sure we had graphic novels when I was a kid. We had comic books and they seemed to be targeted mostly at boys….
Black Friday Sale: 25% Off Everything Plus Free Shipping
Welcome to my annual Black Friday sale! Today through Monday, November 28, save 25% on everything in my shop! That includes: patterns ebooks books enamel pins supplies All orders over $50 get free shipping. Stock up on sewing patterns and make this a handmade holiday. Plus I’ve put together some neat bundles of supplies and…
Crafter’s Market (the book I edited) is out!
Last spring I got an email from the editorial director at Fons & Porter. It said: I’m about to start the curation of craft business articles for the next edition of Crafter’s Market and wanted to reach out with a unique proposition. As I began to brainstorm new article ideas and potential contributors, I had…
Gift Guide: Best Board Games for Kids Ages 3-10
Games, like 제왕카지노, make an awesome gift, whether you’re shopping for the holidays or for a birthday. There are so many games for kids on the market it can be a bit overwhelming and hard to know which ones are worth getting. With three kids (ages 5-12) we’ve tried lots of games over the years…
Happy Halloween!
My kids absolutely love Halloween. They start brainstorming costume ideas in April and talk about it pretty regularly all summer long. Our neighborhood is a great place to be on Halloween. Families spend a lot of energy decorating their yards with ghouls and gravestones and spider webs. On October 31 the elementary school (which is…
Upcoming Classes on Creative Small Business at the Wellesley Free Library
That’s me speaking at Midwest Craft Con last year. Photo by Chris Rutan. I’m excited to be teaching a series of three classes on creative small business at the Wellesley Free Library throughout the month of November. These classes are free and open to the public and people often drive in to take them (they…
Patchwork Elephant and Baby Quilt Print Pattern is Here!
After many months of work I’m excited to finally have the Patchwork Elephant pattern available as a print pattern. And I’ve added a coordinating baby quilt that uses up several more of the pre-cut strips used to create the elephant. Together I think this project makes a really lovely baby gift. The print pattern has…
Goldfish Hat from Fleece Hat Friends by Mary Rasch
My middle son Simon, loves to wear hats. All summer he wore a Spiderman baseball cap. When he gets dressed up he wears a fedora. And in the winter he likes to have a fleece animal hat to wear. Most of the winter animal hats in stores are for little kids and after lots of…
Casey the Crab Free Pattern in Patchwork
I was looking for a fun summer patchwork project and decided to make my free Casey the Crab pattern up with some quilting cottons (the original sample is in fleece). I grew up in Maryland going to the Eastern Shore with my family every summer. We would always get Maryland crabs one night, usually at…
Studio Update and Pre-Order for Brand New Enamel Pins!
This summer I’m working on a series of fun projects that I want to share with you. First, though, I have to tell you about a most amazing gift that I received from a blog reader. A few months ago my friend, book agent Kate McKean, reached out to me asking if I knew anyone…
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