September 2021 Quilt Projects
Since I am apparently just going to make quilt tops for the rest of my life, and never finish them, I thought I would post a few. A benefit to this photo session… Continue reading
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The Fabulous Aunt Millie and Her Fashions
Every year, I spend the month of August digitizing our family archives, and then, when I have worked hard for a month, I reward myself with Aunt Millie’s photographs! Millie lived in Juneau,… Continue reading
From String to Spandex — Books about Textile History
Today we’re going to take a look at some books covering world-wide textile history. It is interesting to see how different authors organize and present this huge body of content. (I will link… Continue reading
Archive Mystery Solved!!
You may remember that in the hot month of August, I retreat to my sewing room and work on digitizing our family archives. My favorite part is the photo collection of Aunt Millie,… Continue reading
The Endeavourers’ Reveal Day, August 2021 — Opposite Day
Once a quarter I make an art quilt for an online group, The Endeavourers. This time the theme was “Opposites Attract.” I had a very hard time coming up with anything, but finally… Continue reading
Two Finishes and a Disappointment
I have been getting some small quilts through to completion. For this first one, the fish print fabric was already cut up when I received it. I am happy to use donated fabric,… Continue reading
ScrapHappy June 2021 — Fabric Greeting Cards
I like to send out cards for birthdays and holidays, but it takes me 30 minutes to drive to the store, and when I get there, I can never find the perfect card.… Continue reading
ScrapHappy May 2021
Two more lap quilts. One is truly scrappy, made from donated fabrics which the donor had already cut into strips. I started these blocks back in December, and made two other lap quilts… Continue reading
The Endeavourers’ Reveal Day 14 — Color Theory
My inspiration for this quarterly theme was a color study book from 1821, Werner’s Nomenclature of Colours by Patrick Syme. It is my favorite color book because the author matched each color to… Continue reading
ScrapHappy March 2021
Back in December of 2020, I showed a bunch of scrappy log cabin blocks, made mostly from donated fabrics. I could not get them arranged to my satisfaction. Based on the helpful comments… Continue reading