Will, Matt, Mandy Harper, James, Kaitlin, and Dan. We loaded up the minivan on Wednesday and drove 12 hours to San Francisco to visit Matt ...

My neighbor, Sarah G models one of my "spooky" ruffled skirts. Thank you Sarah!

Ken and Will made a road trip over fall break. They drove to Flagstaff for pizza, then to The Grand Canyon for the night and hiking the nex...

Several months ago I was invited to judge the "Love to Sew Runway Challenge" at my local Bernina store, Sew From the Heart. Now yo...

"Sew From The Heart" is sponsoring a fashion design competition September 24 - 26 called "Love to Sew Runway Challenge."...

It's hard for me to resist picking up examples of vintage handwork in the antique stores. I wonder, "What was she going to make wi...

These are for a precious daughter and her newly-decorated room. Hope she likes them!

I confess that I have enough "vintage aqua" stuff to create about a dozen of these! SO MUCH FUN. However, it sure is difficult t...

Here are a couple of the projects that I made at "Art Unraveled." The first is a shadowbox assemblage which was taught by Annie L...

William and I traveled to Atlanta to visit my sister's family and to celebrate Stanton's 5th birthday. We are all big fans of Top C...

Check out a new article about sewing with neckties here. Yours Truly is one of the featured designers! Here is a basic tutorial for my ve...

After saving a bunch of AMAZING neckties from the 70's I thought it was high time to make something from them. First, a skirt.... Then ...

A new Sugar Patchwork Messenger bag - so cute!

A great vintage shift, from the 60's or 70's. All linen. Love it!

Our son has graduated from Desert Mountain High School and is headed to ASU in the Fall. That's four down, one to go.

Graduation is next...