Lots of projects done, but I didn't clean my sewing room. Why?

I catch up with a few recent sewing projects and an interview with the delightful Beth Carroll of Austin, Texas. She fills us in on a great project for making birthing mats for women in Uganda - using plastic shopping bags.

After a month's absence, I return with lots of rambling about mass-produced goods, some garment-sewing progress, and a wintry project tip.