Seven years ago, while I was nurturing a toddler, a newborn, and a personal life that felt like a fog, I was scrolling through pictures of fabric online late at night and dreaming of what I could make that would not require a sewing machine or lots of brainpower—something that would allow me to feel creative in little bits of time. Living in a small, century-old house in Bucks County, Pennsylvania gave me lots of charm but left me with very little storage space. I knew that my house could not handle me buying yards and yards of fabric without a plan to actually use (or store) it. And, while I had learned my way around a sewing machine from my mother, I was not a fan of actually having to use my sewing machine. So, my criteria for a creative project left me with whatever my hands and my imagination could create with the beautiful fabrics that enamored me.
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