From a Shoe Box Full of Scraps
Back in January I bought a lot of fabric from a quilting friend who is moving, and instantly, all my New Year’s resolutions went out the window. Except for one — working with… Continue reading
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Binging and Binding
Binge-watching television while hand-sewing quilt binding, that is. I don’t watch television too often, but I make the most of it during those hours of hand stitching. Here are a few videos I… Continue reading
Checkmarks on the List
Although I have been lost in the news with everybody else, my personal life went nicely in January. Early in the month I had a dinner party for my husband’s birthday. He loves… Continue reading
Word of the Year for 2017
When it comes to New Year’s plans and resolutions, I have tried different things. I have made just a few resolutions, a long structured list of resolutions, and no resolutions at all. At… Continue reading
2016 Year-End Wrap-Up
In 2015, I followed the lead of NanaCathy and had a structured list of goals, “15 in ’15.” I enjoyed that structure and got a lot done, but in 2016, I never made… Continue reading
First Finish on the Last Day
So my sister called and said, “What are you doing?” And I said, “Working on a blog post about my first quilt of the year.” She said, “It’s the last day of the… Continue reading
Long Relationships and Short Attention Spans
Looking back over this year, my very favorite event happened in November. To commemorate the day we met, my husband secretly invited family members and friends to spend the weekend here. (My sister… Continue reading
I Saw, I Pinned, I Followed Through
I recently saw button ornaments like these on Pinterest, and I remembered there was an article saved in one of my clipping notebooks too. (It was from the Dec./Jan. 2011 MaryJanesFarm magazine.) I… Continue reading
A Fruitful Small Business Saturday
I talked my husband into going out to some local antique shops on Small Business Saturday, and I made some great purchases! Let’s start with this top. Nice, but not too special, you… Continue reading
A Family Textile Collection at the Smithsonian
Look at these two very similar samplers — They were made 57 years apart, the second one by the great-niece of the first, and based on her design. Many of us make quilts… Continue reading