School of Hard Knocks

School of Hard Knocks

Course Name: Project Kits While creatives do invest time in formal education, significant education comes from the school of hard knocks. Here is what the school of hard knocks taught me about Project Kits. In addition to selling fabric, every quilt/fabric shop also...

Reusable Produce Bags

Reusable Produce Bags

We have created a sea of plastic, literally. This seems to be today's most prevalent Public Service Announcement! Even though I’m not quite clear how my discarded plastic is ending up in the ocean, I really do think it’s incumbent on everyone to do their part in...

Introductions

Introductions

This is the story of how Mount Crumpet, Mount Crumpet Creations and Auntie V, came to be. Once Upon A Time I was in a sewing group made up of a diverse circle of women (and one man). One of the women, from the Big Apple,...

Happy Holidays

Happy Holidays

Happy Holidays from Mount Crumpet! We'll be back in 2019 with some new and exciting patterns! Until then, be kind. Thanks for Reading, Auntie V

The Last 12 Months

The Last 12 Months

It turns out that my last post was October, 2017! I absolutely cannot believe how fast a year goes by these days. The second half of 2017 was quite eventful for me. It is really when things at Mount Crumpet started to get put on hold - so I'll start there. . . In...

Review – Latin American Street Food

Review – Latin American Street Food

Empanadas, Arepas & Tostadas Instructor - Sandra Gutierrez Buy this class! It's Fabulous. I absolutely love food and especially Mexican food so when Craftsy offered this class, I was very excited. The Instructor, Sandra Gutierrez is really quite fun to watch. She...

The Crumpet Trumpet

Here's how I let you know there is something new in my shop.

Might be a new pattern in the Mount Crumpet Creations shop or a finished item in the Mount Crumpet Gift shop.

I blog occassionally, but not too much, and I create new tutorials every now and then.

The only thing I avoid like the plague - is spamming you!