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"Practical Magic 2" is slated to hit theaters in September of 2026. Sandra Bullock and Nicole Kidman will be reprising their roles as the spell-casting sisters. The two will be producing, as well. Danish director Susanne Bier is helming the pic. A complete cast list has yet to be released so no word on whether Aidan Quinn will be returning as Sandra Bullock's love interest.
I hope the focus stays on the characters and the film isn't overwhelmed by CGI effects.

No child can resist a huggable soft toy, especially one sewn with care just for that individual youngster. Whether bears, or bunnies, charmingly dressed mice, traditional rag dolls or enchanted characters from storybooks of old, children are delighted to have a clutchable treasure all their own.

Sewing Soft Toys

Spot a fabric-lined sewing basket filled with sewing notions and it evokes a call to our inner sewing muse. Whether new or an endearingly inherited one with a jumble of well-worn needles, fading threads, mixed buttons and perhaps a makeshift pin cushion is a sewer's delight to own and cherish.

Forever Essential Sewing Basket

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In this Silhouette Studio tutorial, we will create a simple design for an Easter card using a free graphic for Pixabay and two free fonts from Google Fonts. We will also learn how to fill text with a pattern.

Easter Egg Card in Silhouette Studio

Soft flexible vinyl is durable, easy to clean, comes in colors other than clear and can be fun for outside-the box scrappy sewing. Vinyl is used to make peek-a-boo windows in organizing pouches, colorful luggage tags, poolside splash proof pouches or suitcase travel protectors. All are easy to sew.

Sewing with Clear Vinyl

Mariska Hargitay was only three-years-old when her mother, actress Jayne Mansfield, was killed in a horrific car crash. Hargitay has now directed and produced a documentary about her mother, "My Mom Jayne: A Film". The documentary is getting its world premiere at the Tribeca Film Festival which runs June 4th - 15th in New York City. "My Mom Jayne" will then air on HBO and will be available to stream on MAX. This is the first film in which Hargitay has stepped into the director's chair.

Mansfield was known as the "platinum bombshell" but Hargitay attempts to paint a more complex portrait of her mother with what is being described as a deeply personal film.

Two Australian productions have secured North American releases. The feature film "The New Boy", starring Cate Blanchett, will hit US screens on May 23rd. Written and directed by Warwick Thornton ("Sweet Country"), the film was released in Australia in 2023.

"The Narrow Road to the Deep North", a limited series which screened at the Berlin Film Festival, will stream on Prime Video beginning this Friday, April 18th. The WWII drama is based on Richard Flanagan's award-winning novel of the same title and stars Jacob Elordi and Ciaran Hinds. Justin Kurzel ("The Order") directs. Here's a link to the trailer. The Narrow Road to the Deep North Official Trailer