March and April were busy months for me. I signed on to be the lead costumer for the Mackinac Island Community Theater's production of S...

My husband sometimes teases me about keeping a sewing machine in my classroom at school. It's been there since 2017 so I can make the bu...

Somehow, in the craziness of the week before break, I didn't share a picture of the Christmas trees my students made. Sadly, I didn'...

Another thing we do in my classroom during the month of December is we sew. Most of this group has been sewing with me for a few years now, ...

Let me tell you, I really appreciate being able to sew. I'm dressing up as Princess Leia for Comic Con this year. I made sure my dress h...

This year when my friend,  Keith, and I head to the Grand Rapids Comic Con , he didn't want to go as Boba Fett again. He wanted to be a...

My son raided my sewing room the other day to create... whatever this is. I know it has something to do with the Dungeons & Dragons game...

A certain someone, who shall remain nameless, doesn't think tonight is a good night for me to be sewing mitten linings. I have been inst...

This year my students sewed snowmen to give to their parents for Christmas. I promised them I wouldn't share this picture until today so...

I finally managed to finish  this Easter table runner, and in the nick of time, too. I say finally because I bought this fabric in 2008 at t...

A friend and I have been working on costumes for  a Comic Con we plan to attend this spring / summer. I'm going to dress up as Princess ...

What happens when a student's zipper no longer works?  Mrs. Burt fixes it during recess of course. Just one of the many benefits of keep...

Now that it's Christmas I can safely share the ornaments my students made this year. Each of them hand sewed 20 yoyos , which they then ...

My dad's blue jeans and a few of his button down shirts have been transformed into a blanket. Nothing fancy, more utilitarian - just lik...

Here are our family costumes for 2021. These three high schoolers trick-or-treated for the win, bringing home close to 30 pounds of candy (...

  (Happy kids in homemade jammies - 2016.) Today I am full of appreciation for my ability to sew; it's something I enjoy, I'm good a...

We are going back to school in person in September and the high school students and all staff will be required to wear masks while in the ...

As adorable as Minnie is, she is not the least bit helpful when I'm trying to make mittens. I think she loves the fact that we a...

Keeping busy is helping me deal with Michigan's shelter in place order. I can't imagine not having a hobby right now. Let m...

Like many people, I'm trying to maintain a positive attitude about being home. And, I'm trying to keep busy. So, today was a per...