My musings on sewing and crafting and teaching.
I was born into a family of seamsters, and started sewing at age 4, in my grandma’s sewing room. All the women in my family sew, as well as some of the men, so it was easy and natural to learn. As I was growing up, my mom owned a business teaching children’s sewing, meaning there were always new and interesting projects to try. Most of all, I loved making my own clothes!
My love of sewing never faded, and I worked my way through college in the costume shop of the Theater Department at Willamette University. I learned about period costumes, improved my construction skills, and began designing costumes. As the manager of the costume shop, I was responsible for teaching the new student employees how to sew.
I began writing and publishing my patterns in early 2006, starting with the Farmer’s Market Tote. I will continue to write patterns that cater to beginners. By writing simple patterns with easy instructions, beginners have a fun time and more experienced seamsters have opportunities to embellish the projects.
My experience includes garment making, quilting, home décor, and costume design and construction. I have taught sewing to children, college students, and adults, all with great success!
When I am not creating something new in my studio, I am chasing after my toddler, reading with my almost-Kindergartener or experimenting in the kitchen.
2 comments:
That's so funny! I don't think it actually seperates the pieces, I think it just gives you a guideline for cutting them on top. It would be quite useful to have a cake pan that would allow you to have 1/2 and 1/2 cakes, though -- I just recently experienced a birthday party where most of the adults loved the lemon cake, but most of the children were disappointed it wasn't chocolate! But, I guess you can never please everyone.
You can make 1/2 & 1/2 cakes with any cake pan, just pour in both batters at once on opposite sides! You may get a little swirl action in the center, but that's cool too ;)
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