The Girl Effect is quite simple: when the lives of girls are improved, their whole communities improve with them. In my former life, before I spent 100% of my time sewing and thinking about sewing (as opposed to only 50%), I was a lobbyist for a non-profit education association. Education policy took up a huge […]
Hello! I'm Valerie. I'm a designer, sewer, and sewing teacher. I think about fabric and color and pattern. Sometimes I write about it, too. Have a look around, then drop me a line, let's chat.
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