Well, here is an actual, completed project using some of the myriad of buttons I have been acquiring.  Yea! This little piece has a s...

Several years ago, I was contacted by an interior decorator who was clearing out her studio.  She wondered if I'd like her old fabr...

Yesterday, with the poodle skirt blog in process and my mind in the 1950s, I found myself using my vintage Sunbeam Mixmaster while making ...

Here's a really-truly poodle skirt, the iconic fashion item of the 1950s.  I did some repair work on it for the Basya Berkman Etsy shop...

This weekend, my sewing time was devoted to starting to sort and unearth things in the super, over-the-top, clutter in my sewing room.   ...

Last night, my refrigerator quilt post overtook the beaded wedding dress in number of visitors.  It now sits in the place of honor to y...

Here's a skirt I've repaired for  Basya Berkman Vintage Fashions .  My friend Julia, who researches the clothing she sells there, t...