Why Do Models Look So Bored?
Last week I spent a delightful morning watching videos from this spring’s fashion shows, picking out the styles I would be happy to wear if I were young, rich, and attending a gala… Continue reading
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The Endeavourers’ Reveal Day 13 – Memories
Diving in to new techniques for an art quilt challenge.
Riffety! Riffety! Rus! — A Yearbook from 1916
Here is another treasure from the archives of my husband’s family — a school annual from Dresden, Ohio. To start us off in the proper spirit, here is the official Senior Yell: Riffety!… Continue reading
An “Infair” to Remember
As I have been working on the archives from my husband’s family over the last 3 years, I have been studiously avoiding one particular folder. It is full of faint photocopies made in… Continue reading
SalvageHappy January 2021
ScrapHappy is a lovely virtual get-together on the 15th of every month, hosted by Kate and Gun. My current project doesn’t really count, because I had to use some new material, but I… Continue reading
An 8th Grade Annual from 1939
Working through our giant family archive, I came across a school annual from 1939, from an elementary school in Ohio. The school had first through eighth grade, but this annual only had pictures… Continue reading
Wrapping Up 2020
Considering that I stayed home most of the year, I didn’t get that much done — but those things I did finish brought me a sense of comfort during this crazy year. Big… Continue reading
ScrapHappy December 2020 — The Quilt That Won’t Quit
I have been enjoying the book Sunday Morning Quilts by Amanda Jean Nyberg and Cheryl Arkinson. There are several patterns in there that I would like to make, but I started with Scrapper’s… Continue reading
Studio Child’s Play
I am very blessed to have a great group of neighbors, and of course in a year like this one, I am especially grateful for them! There are 10 of us total, and… Continue reading
Extreme Textile Happiness
Somehow I got on Gretchen Rubin‘s mailing list, so every Friday I get an email with “Five Things Making Me Happy” as the subject. It got me thinking about some great textile finds… Continue reading