As I've mentioned before on this blog - I LOVE books, they are essential to my life and have been since I first looked at a picture book...

It was lovely to take a little time this weekend, to have a pot of tea and a browse through a pile of retro sewing books. A while ago a fami...

Hello! It's nice to be back. These pictures are of Hay-on-Wye - the town of books - where we went for a few days this week. Such a pret...

Simple Sewn Gifts, my new book, has just been published and this is an exciting time for me. I love books, always have, and still find it a...

When I was snipping little bits of colourful plants from the garden today to brighten up the house, I suddenly remembered the nature table ...

The fourth of July has been and gone for another year, it seems to come round faster and faster. The birthday weekend was lovely, the sun sh...