A friend commissioned me to make a few handkerchiefs for her brother’s birthday. She asked me to match them to a rather loud blue and red bow tie she’d given him for Christmas. This is the perfect mindless, but time-consuming, project to do while watching Season One episodes of Mad Men.

When I started this project, I wasn’t exactly sure what it was going to be. Too tired on Saturday night to go out, I cut a piece of linen and started to stitch. I liked the way it looked. So, when I realized I had enough to make a bag, I cut another piece of

I’m making my mom a dish towel or two for her birthday. I’m drawing inspiration from a couple of cute ones I saw at Anthropologie for $18. At first, $18 for a dish towel seems expensive. But, if you’re paying $18, that means Anthropologie bought it for $9 (max). And the manufacturer’s costs for labor,
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