Each donated doll comes with a drawstring bag that has room for the doll and all of the outfits and…
Fibonacci or Golden Rectangle shawl
Fibonacci (fee-bo-natch-ee) was a 13th-century mathematician who developed a sequence of numbers based on the Golden Rectangle. For a great…
One-patch Random Scrap Quilts
This is the kind of quilt that comes to mind when I hear “patchwork quilt.” It’s also my favorite kind…
Housekeeping with Maslow*: SHELTER
SHELTER LEVEL I: Can you walk through the house? Seriously, we’ve all looked around and wondered how it got that…
Housekeeping with Maslow*: CLOTHING
CLOTHING LEVEL I: Everybody needs clean clothes every day. Everyone should have at least three of everything: one to wear,…
Barbie Rescue
I love Barbies, and have since I received a Brunette Bubble Cut in 1963. I still have her. During the…
My grandmother’s Holiday Nut Roll
My grandmother and many other eastern Europeans made this dense, rich pastry for special occasions. What it lacks in expensive…
Thrifting for yarn
It’s pretty easy to find yarn on the cheap. At this writing I searched for “yarn” for sale on Facebook…
Portable Sewing and Thrifted Machines
I’m an average sewist, but I still love to sew. I’ve sewn since I was ten and took Home…
Thrifting Safely
I write a lot about thrifting and Craigslist, and so I need to address safety when dealing with strangers and…