Readers, When I learned that a show of Edith Head’s costumes was headed for the Decorative Arts Center of Ohio in the little town of Lancaster, I jumped up and down and hollered “oh my gosh!” over the phone a couple dozen times. The sister who called me with this news tidbit had figured I’d […]
A Cottage for Sale
Readers, Our real estate agent called this morning to let us know our house is going on the market this afternoon. I haven’t peeked at the real estate website to see whether the listing is really up yet. It’s going to feel strange to see our house arranged by a stager, shot by a real […]
Getting Things Sewn is Getting a New Home
Readers, Last week Jack and I bought a house in Columbus, Ohio that will be the new home of Getting Things Sewn! Built in 1958, with the same owners from 1959 to 2013, the house is structurally sound but needs updating. Carpets need to be ripped out and floors assessed for refinishing, and all the […]
Editing My Pattern Stash: How It Turned Out
Readers, If you’re short on time (I know I am), I’ll get right to the point: editing my pattern stash turned out surprisingly well. As with editing my fabric and button stashes last year, editing my patterns was informative, fun, and productive. Even painless. What more could I ask? The trick in editing my stashes, […]
From the Fabric and Button Stashes: New Pairings
Readers, Among the ridiculously wonderful simple pleasures in my life as a sewer is seeing how my latest acquisitions go together with what’s in my stashes. This is often how my projects now start out. I may see a winning combination of a pattern and a fabric. Later (as in minutes, hours, or years) I […]
From the World’s Largest Textile Garage Sale
Readers, Yesterday I attended my favorite event of any kind in the whole year: a gigantic rummage sale to raise funds for the Textile Center in Minneapolis. I considered not going this year, since we’re moving and the last thing you’d think we’d want is more boxes to pack. But do you think I listened […]
Editing My Pattern Stash
Readers, I think I’ve come up with a pretty good way to edit my pattern stash. Although I’m writing this on the road from Ohio, where Jack’s and my househunting adventure is taking exciting new turns, my mind has not strayed far from life’s really important questions: Do I have too many patterns? What’s the […]