Starting a new sewing project is always thrilling and a little terrifying. My Sandra Betzina Vogue Today’s Fit jacket had been on my mind for months. The pattern had been copied, admired in Jenna’s version and was ready to go. But the fabric? Oh, the fabric had other plans, especially when it came to choosing jacquard fabic. How to embrace jacquard fabric fret For a couple of months, I found myself...

I nearly became a Lotto millionaire on Saturday.  I bought my ticket then forgot about it until later in the evening, a couple of hours after the draw.  I checked my ticket … one number, two, three, four, five … I was on the edge of my seat.  It is the closest I’ve been to the million dollars. Disappointingly, I didn’t get the sixth number I needed to get the million...