Obligatory Introductory Post

I've found it difficult to maintain multiple blogs; I have a nice LiveJournal that does the trick for my general "life and whatnot" posts. I'm going to try a separate blog here to document my crafty endeavors.

I'm a graduate student who just happens to like sewing and other artsy-fartsy activities. Sometimes this is a good thing - creative outlets are a must when you're studying your brains out. Other times, it's a too-fun distraction. For example, I should be studying for my prelims which are less than a month away. What am I doing instead? Making a blog. Priorities!

Lately I have been collecting vintage patterns, and I've signed up over at the Vintage Sewing Patterns Wiki, so I'll try to cross-reference my posts there and here. I will also use this blog to document the progress of whatever I'm sewing or crafting. I should warn you that I quilt, sew clothes, sew costumes, make jewelry, paint, cook, and garden. I'm a regular June Cleaver - except for the kids. I'm going to give birth to a dissertation in a couple of years, does that count?

So wish me luck, I've tried to maintain more than one blog before and it is tricky. Hope to make some new friends here.