The website of BessieMary is now closed.   Thank you for your loyal patronage during the past seven years. Each of you has touche...

  The internet can be a curse. It distracts us when we should be working. It never works when we need it. It is too complicated f...

It's been awhile since we chatted! Let's see if I can remember how to do this.   First, thank you so much for all the kind...

For six and one-half years, fabric, lace, thread, patterns and sewing notions have filled my days, as I assisted BessieMary customers. ...

Now you can faint. No posts for months. Then, two in four days -- and both about sewing! Sometimes I even surprise myself. I ...

Don't faint. It really is me.  I have not fallen off the face of the earth, yet. I have really enjoyed being unplugged for awhi...

That bit of a break turned into more of an extended hiatus. Thank you for the emails, calls and cards inquiring about my recovery. ...