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2010 March

    What’s Old is New again

    Posted by on Mar 10 2010

    It probably comes as no surprise that I’m a bit of a vintage pattern enthusiast. So when I spied this pattern on Ebay last week – a McCall’s Smocktop pattern from the early 1930s – I knew I wanted it. A whopping $4 later, it was mine. Ah, the thrill of a bargain. In addition […]

    I’d like to thank the Academy…

    Posted by on Mar 08 2010

    OK, so I didn’t watch the Academy Awards last night but let me tell you, that’s what I felt like saying when my mailman arrived on Friday afternoon and dropped off a very auspicious package. My very first article in Threads magazine. Huh. That seems a little too blasé for such a momentous occasion. Italics, […]