I only recently began to sew, though I watched my mother sew throughout my childhood. She used to like to make quilts. I prefer calicos because I love Laura Ingalls Wilder. I prefer linen because it feels breezy. Everything is one-of-a-kind. We have cats but everything is thoroughly washed prior to shipment. Packaged in tissue paper and ribbon, ready to box and wrap or just to unwrap as is.
