I love the sense of rebelliousness I get while sewing. Creativity is often the only counteroffensive we have to all the devastation in the world.

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.