Hi everyone! They’s be rainy days here in Vancouver. I was optimistically hoping for outdoor photos…it is warm enough after all…but unfortunately, it’s just way too soggy. I don’t think I’m usually one to chatter on about the weather….and it’s not really so much the weather as the season that’s beginning to get to me. WINTER. w.i.n.t.e.r. Winter always feels like the longest of the four seasons to me. In my little part of the world, temperatures are blessedly benign, but the shorter days, the longer nights, and the often gloomy skies, make for a loooong season. Give me an endless summer any day! The good okay news is that I have many interests to keep myself busy…stitching, reading, and watching season two of The Great British Sewing Bee {yes season two, so…

          I may, or may not, have worn damp jeans when in my teenage years. In my defense, it was the seventies, and to get that coveted fit…well, you put your jeans on before they were completely dry. As the denim dried, the fabric shrunk…just right. Of course, as the days rolled by, the fabric eased…knees and bottoms got baggy, and waistbands got looser. Why? Well, due to the unique weave of denim, the cotton fibers gently stretch with wear. These days, a lot of denim gets a boost of stretch with the addition of spandex/lyrca/elastane synthetic fibers. There’s no longer the need (need?…hahaha) for donning wet jeans…but, on the flip side, that fabric can stretch out in a single wear. I weighed in on both fabrications, looked at my…

  Hello and Happy January. While many of my 40+ blogging friends are decidedly low key about the new year {which is all good}, it appears that the sewing community is abuzz with anticipation. I have been happily immersed in your world, voraciously reading about your sewing goals for 2015, your hits and misses from 2014, and the many challenges and pledges that seem to be popping up on various blogs! Me? I ease into the new year, rarely making plans, let alone resolutions. But all this enthusiasm has inspired me to reflect on what I’ve done in the past and what I might like to do differently in the future. One thing that has become clear, is that an important and growing part of the online sewing community is still quite new to…