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
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Scrappy Baby Quilts Finished
I started these baby quilts back in February, and I finally got all three of them finished. On one of them, I quilted smaller patterns in the white blocks only, and on the… Continue reading
ScrapHappy September 2018
I am so happy to join this group! I have been wanting to get something finished for the monthly Scrap Happy Day on the 15th, and I finally made it. I bought big… Continue reading
In Awe of a Master Designer and Stitcher
You think you know a person… … and then you find out she’s been interviewed by NPR and the BBC, had an offer from the Guinness Book of World Records, turned down that… Continue reading
The Two Quilts of Madame X
The location: undisclosed The date: unrevealed The source: anonymous The job: provide quilt history The payoff: images for my files A quilt consultation was set up. Here is the client’s story: I don’t… Continue reading
A Sampling of Pexels Free Stock Photos
I read the WordPress blog post today, about a library of free stock photos to add to posts. Here are a few that came up for the search word, “textile.” (Their credits come… Continue reading
The Endeavourers’ Reveal Day Three: Spirals
I am part of an online art quilt group, The Endeavourers, that works on quarterly challenges. Our current topic “Spirals” generated a lot of ideas in my mind, but sewing machine troubles turned… Continue reading
Basting, Bingeing, and Books
A while ago Kerry at Love Those Hands At Home mentioned in a post that she had tried this quilt-basting method from Sharon Schamber. The main idea is that you roll the quilt… Continue reading
Spectacular Spirals
I am part of an online art quilt group called The Endeavourers. When our current theme, Spirals, was announced, I thought it was a good time to dig into my Kindle inventory and… Continue reading
The Richness of Greek Embroidery
When I think of “household embroideries,” I think of framed cross stitch samplers on the wall, or some pillowcases with daisy-stitched flowers with French knot centers. But last week I got to visit… Continue reading