LETTER FROM THE EDITOR
I COME FROM A LONG LINE OF CREATORS. Handwork Happiness was a pleasure to work on. I truly enjoy handwork and always have a project in progress, whether it’s embroidery, English paper piecing, hand appliqué, or hand quilting. I come from a long line of creators. My mother made a lot of the clothing for our family of seven and found time to also do embroidery, oil painting, knitting, cross-stitch, and quilting. Her mother and aunt also were lifelong crafters and quilters. I can remember begging my mom to teach me to sew at a very young age. She wasn’t ready to let me use her machine yet, so to appease me, Santa brought me a toy sewing machine when I was 7. I used Mom’s fabric scraps to make clothes for my…