Happy Friday! Somehow I totally missed that this Wednesday was the one year anniversary of Sewing Happiness. A whole year! Yesterday, I attended a marketing meeting for Chibi Samurai Wants a Pet coming out in August and I'm currently working on the illustrations for the book that is slated to be released in 2018, so I've been a bit preoccupied... It's interesting because I think Sewing Happiness is doing just as well as Little Kunoichi in terms of sales, which I hadn't expected. I was gently ... Read more

Happy Friday! What a fun, fun, fun week it's been! Sewing Happiness continued to wind its way around the world for the Winter Tour and I'm enamored with everything. I love how each participant put her own spin on the projects and the individual personalities shine through. Before I go into the eye candy supplied by this week's tour participants, I wanted to feature the gift voucher that 8 lucky recipients will win from 1000 Stoff. That beauteous origami dress up there? Handmade by Lara (and ... Read more

Happy Friday! Blown. Away. That's all I have to say for the first week of my li'l virtual international Sewing Happiness tour. Well, okay, I have a little more to say. It's been an exciting week for me. The week kicked off with Ute and Lara showcasing a multitude of goodness from Germany:   Ute, as you know, is my Secret Valentine Exchange collaborator extraordinaire, and has been a bedrock of support and encouragement for many years. She's one of my most favorite people in ... Read more