I think it’s safe to say that my incredibly generous Michigan family and friends know me pretty darn well, because there was a whole lot of crafty awesomeness with my name on it under the Christmas tree this year. (Okay, under several different Christmas trees.) My holiday highlights include a Dremel workstation/drill press, a mitre …
Guys, I’m desperately in love with the fancy new Oliso Pro iron that I won at this year’s Quilters Take Manhattan. At first, I was skeptical that a high-end iron—even one that automatically raises the soleplate when I’m not touching it to avoid scorching—would really make that much of a difference in my sewing projects. …
Attention crafters: Join us TODAY for the Craft Social Twitter chat! Ready to talk show booths, craft fairs, and eye-catching display design? Join your fellow Socialites, along with hosts Barbara (@penguintrax) and Haley (@thezenofmaking), this afternoon (Tuesday, December 17th) from 2-3PM EST to get into the craft-selling spirit! HOW TO JOIN: When: Tuesday, December 17th, …
Ladies and gentlemen, please allow me to introduce Betty, my new Singer Featherweight sewing machine! Betty was made on November 5th, 1936, and is a Singer Featherweight 221. She’s an AE series machine with a lovely scrollwork faceplate, and was just one of 15,000 machines made in Singer’s Elizabethport, New Jersey factory on that day. …
