Case in point: page 299 includes instructions for making a custom duvet cover. In today’s world, duvet covers are so cheap I buy them specifically to make prototypes. No guilt. No regrets. Just vibes and test pieces. If your heart truly lies in making a dust ruffle, page 291 is your moment. “What on earth is a dust ruffle?” I hear you ask. It’s a bed skirt. Although I’m fairly sure we started calling them valances sometime in the 1990s — which probably gives you a rough i

In fact, some things don’t even make it out of my head before they go wrong. There are projects that have been unpicked more times than I care to admit. Pieces that were cut twice because I measured once. Things I was convinced would be the one that ended up folded into a drawer, never to be worn, gifted, or spoken of again. I have an actual drawer for them. A drawer of UFOs - unfinished objects - quietly waiting their turn.