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You are Invited to Participate in the Sewspire 2025 Maker Challenge! By Andrea Chapman      For years I have been wondering how to host a sustainable creative community challenge. I’m eager to share the concept with you in this post and even more enthusiastic to take the challenge myself. The ele...

At the crossroad of pandemic and menopause I misplaced my creative mojo. I suspect it began to dissipate shortly after I shuttered my own handmade business. Founded in 2006, out of necessity, Watermelon Wishes specialized in custom bags that I made to order from the client’s fabric of choice. Thi...