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Stitching projects with straight lines are my favorites, so I make a lot of simple totes. My friend Janet asked for a basic overview on how I make them, so I created this short 5-minute video for her (and anyone else interested in making simple totes). This is my first DIY video, so I hope it's clear and informative.
As a writer who loves to stitch, especially projects with straight lines, I also love cool notebooks. And so, I love making cool notebooks to write in, of course! My friends Helen and Janet asked me how to make them, so I put together this DIY video for them and anyone else interested in making them. They're a great way to use up bigger scraps too!
Totes are some of my favorite things to sew because they're mostly straight lines, and I like stitching straight lines. And they lend themselves to so many variations on the same bag, for example, each side of the tote, as well as the insides can be different yet go together.
I also love mixing colors and textures to give a sense of story or theme to the totes. Check out my DIY How To Make A Tote video on this page if you're interested in making a simple but lovely tote.
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Making hats had a profound significance for me. Barely a few years ago, while watching the TV series Miss Fisher's Murder Mysteries, set in 1920s Australia, I was so captivated by all the fabulous hats worn by the title character that I simply had to give it a try, making hats, that is. I was hooked after the first one, despite all the pleating, whew. Several hats later and the premise for my first novel was born: Hat Tricks In Hangar Six. I used the hat I was making at the time for the working cover image of the draft novel, which I wrote during Nanowrimo 2021. Love making hats but they are more time and focus intensive so I don't make them as often as I want to.
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