Sewing, blogging, and creative business.
I’m very excited to have finished this patchwork Progress Pride Flag quilt. The pattern is by Bobbie Gentili from Geeky Bobbin. All of the fabrics are scraps from my stash.
This was a fun project and the finished quilt is really bright and colorful. As part of this process, I also enjoyed learning more about how the design of the Progress Pride flag came to be.
I couldn’t resist. I’m from Maryland originally and I love crabs. My birthday is in early August and I always picked Maryland crabs as my birthday dinner when I was growing up. This guy was a perfect way to use up one my favorite pieces of vintage fabric – the black and red chains. IRead More →
I’m doing a little trunk show at a friend’s house on Thursday evening. I’m bringing lots of wintry soft toys – penguins in scarves and wool mice – but I thought I’d make a batch of tree cards to bring, too. I don’t do much Christmas crafting. We don’t celebrate Christmas and I feel aRead More →
Forgive the dark photo – these little ladies have shimmery tails and tend to turn in the wind making them fairly hard to photograph. I made these three as part of the aquarium display for my show in March. Hopefully more fish will come in the next few months. I hope you had a greatRead More →
The lovely Patricia interviewed me for her blog, Crafty Synergy, which is all about creative women and their businesses. Read the interview here. It was a lot of fun for me to think about the questions she posed – where do I think While She Naps will be in five years, what keeps me motivated,Read More →
Hi everyone. Do you remember a few weeks ago when I went to that awesome church rummage sale and nearly doubled my fabric stash? Well, I spent last night and today going through ALL my fabric (this was major job) and I’ve created five packages of fabric to give away. Each package is different andRead More →
You didn’t think I was going to give up, did you? I rarely give up. I did Teach For America, after all. We don’t give up easily. A new turtle with a few corrections. And a jaunty cap.
I made a set of six rabbit collage cards this afternoon. I found some good inspiration here. I really like the discipline of making something, a variation of one thing, every day. Here is another example. I think this IS possible, even with my two babies at home. Something I’m thinking about. Do you knowRead More →
I’m afraid he looks the way I feel about him… a bit disappointed.
Like I said, I make things in threes. I found some lovely little flower buttons for her shoes. I got these in a swap, but I forgot who sent them to me! If it was you, thank you. Look – they’re at the crazy plush zoo that is building up in my studio! I submittedRead More →