I’m getting ready to sew another vestment. Purple this time. People who are into color and design already know what I have learned painfully in the last few weeks. Purple is a very difficult color to work with. There aren’t a lot of colors available for a lining for a purple chasuble. I also learned [...]
I finished a short story and submitted it to an anthology. It was accepted and I am rejoicing in that fact, even while I wonder if they took every story that came in. It’s a charming romance with a villain who must be Dealt With. Lots of roses, barnstorming, plane crashes, Rice Institute library, and [...]
This photo is from the Photo Booth and is incredibly blurred. All the same, I finished lining this vestment over the weekend and on Monday, and it took all my time. I am very excited. Next, stole.
I've read bits and pieces of lots of books over the past month. I'm searching for the ways that other writers have solved problems like Point of View in a story, multiple characters in a scene (something I find terribly difficult), and how to provide necessary information to understand a story without either placing a [...]
Every mitered corner that I sew takes me about half an hour, first to pin and then to stitch. It's because I'm an amateur. I've actually done the miter in the lower right of the picture by now and hope to finish the gold trim today. Might even sew the front to the back. I [...]
