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.

I chat about dieting, running, and also have a step-by-step tutorial on how to make a handy tea wallet.

An idea of re-using a zipper and keeping your earphone cords from getting tangled -- also some other project news and a couple of book reviews.

Invest a little time and thought into one of the most important tools a refashioner can have - the seam ripper! Deep thoughts on this subject as well as some borderline silly crafting and plans to better organize the stash for quick projects.

I'm back from Prague and have projects to share: my kitchen rug, a drawer organizer, and house slippers out of an old placemat.

I'm swearing off bags for awhile after this, but I do have two great bag projects to share. Vacation bags!

I share vacation details from Cooperstown, N.Y. and explain how I got "hooked" on a new fabric craft.

I have some tips from my recent rummage sale, and also share some tips for handy sorting containers for recyclables - easily sewn out of old vinyl tablecloths.