Month: March 2020

what to do when you run out of things to do

By now you have cleaned the fridge, sorted your sock drawer and washed the front of the kitchen cabinets…what’s left? more »

Contradicting what I wrote yesterday the 1852 Patchwork pillow doesn’t seem to made of washable materials, but it predates ‘crazy more »

I had a request for ‘patchwork’ projects. However patchwork usually just meant pieced projects where smaller pieces of fabric are more »

In my research on recycling and reuse in the home, I collected a lot of scraps about using scrap fabric more »

I kept running across “Soap papers” it in my research about traveling. So I went down the rabbit hole. I more »

I made this yesterday out of a ten cent coat hanger, and I am delighted with it, I’m going to more »

Fibers have always been one of the most precious maker materials in the home. Whether fabric started off as yardage more »

I put a Scissor Case on my to make list when I became a scissor snob. I wouldn’t be able more »

Raggedy Ann was a doll before she was a book character, the book and doll weren’t marketed together for the more »

This “Little Orpan Annie” Doll pattern is from 1924 Handy Hands Book: Happy Occupations for Little Folks, Many things to more »