Gifts for the Person Who Has Everything
Recently I had a birthday party. At my age, just getting to see family and friends is a wonderful event that fills me with gratitude. And since I am already the recipient of… Continue reading
Category Archive: Environmental Considerations
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We Can’t All Be Christo, But…
At the same time I was reading about Christo and Jeanne-Claude’s work, I was also reading Common Threads: Weaving Community Through Collaborative Eco-Art by Sharon Kallis, and that book gave me additional insights… Continue reading
Sustainability – a Hopeful View
In my last two posts, I have shared a little of what I have been reading about sustainable textiles. I never did find any information focused on art/craft textiles or even textiles for… Continue reading
Six Books on Sustainability and Some Things I Learned
Summaries and snippets of six books on fashion and textile sustainability.
Looking into Sustainable Textiles, Part One
Wherever you fall on the diet spectrum, you can find loads of information about the food you eat. If you survive on junk food, you are surrounded by warnings to change your ways,… Continue reading
Texas Botanist Mary Sophie Young
For my celebration of Women’s History Month, I am officially appointing myself Founder of the Mary Sophie Young Fan Club. I first heard of Dr. Mary Sophie Young back in 2006, when I… Continue reading
Paperwork and Photographs
January is the time of year when I want to be outside working if the weather is nice, and inside quilting or weaving if it isn’t. But instead I seem to spend the… Continue reading
March Materials Madness
It all started with the book, The Uncommon Quilter: Small Art Quilts Created with Paper, Plastic, Fiber, and Surface Design by Jeanne Williamson. It’s a big title, but the quilts in the book… Continue reading
Textiles of Comfort and Joy
At this time of the year, we especially think of mitigating the suffering of others. The comfort and community we craftspeople feel, just from making something, is beautifully expressed here on Quilting Piece… Continue reading
Pollinator Quilt
The state forest where I volunteer asked me to speak about their pollinator garden at a teacher workshop there. Most of the pollinators are very fast-moving, and so small – even if the… Continue reading