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Do sewing machines have an overdrive setting? Mine needs one. In the past week I’ve sewn a sun hat, a baby kimono, five coffee cozies, and a pair of linen pants for the bug upcycled from a pair of his father’s cast-offs. A toddler camp shirt is in the planning stages, as is a skirt for myself, thanks to my recent gift of Heather Ross’s new book, Weekend Sewing.

Thanks to the kind folks at Whip Up (and the Random Number Generator), I’m now the proud owner of Betz White’s new book, Sewing Green.

How crafty is it around here? Let’s set the Craft-o-Meter to 7 this week.

“The bug” stuck. The bug is now two and ready for the debate team.

While raising my infant son, I got crafty. I’ve been knitting for some time, but during the past two years I’ve dusted off the sewing machine, plugged in the hot melt glue gun, and otherwise channeled my inner Martha Stewart. This week I bought a needle felting kit and created an apple, most of a little elf, and a bird on a nest. I’m pleased to report that I stuck myself only twice, which I owe entirely to my fear of sharp pointy objects.