Author/Designer Peggy Gaffney Honored by Martha Stewart

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I was delighted when this tweet appeared on Twitter. It is so rewarding when someone whose work you really respect gives you
praise. The event where the photo was taken was Stitchfest at Martha
Stewart Living Omnimedia in NYC.

I was lucky enough last Thursday, to attend a unique book launch. Martha Stewart was bringing out her newest book, Martha Stewart's Encyclopedia of Sewing and Fabric Craft. There were several hundred eager crafters getting their first look at
the book, and the demonstrations of the crafts included, plus a chance
to do some themselves. In areas around the room, which was huge, experts
demonstrated several crafts and invited everyone to sit down and do it
themselves. The feeling was festive, with both experts and attendees
enjoying the event and talking to everyone was Martha Stewart along with
all the members of MSLO who help with the wonderful work she does.

As a member of MSLO Dreamers into Doers, I had met some of those
involved, but I was delighted to be introduced to some attendees
including David Blumenthal and Karen Tanaka from Lion Brand Yarn, a
wonderful company which has been around since 1878. Their yarns are
found everywhere.

I got to chat with Martha and spent time with Hannah Milman, executive editorial dir. of Martha Stewart Living. As you might imagine, the
crafts department is my favorite. The care and intense attention to
detail given to every project in the magazine, books or show is amazing.
I am in awe.


In the meantime I may take a few hours to play hooky and do some of the
wonderful crafts in this book as I enjoy spring. The weather has finally
warmed up and here it is a combination of sunshine and mud. In between
washing dogs on rotation, the back can't take doing more than one at a
time, I am pushing to get the designs finished for the next two books
about cats and llamas & alpacas. They will be coming out soon.