Another String Theory Quilt
This is another quilt based on Sharon Tucker’s String Theory pattern, which was in the April 2017 issue of American Patchwork and Quilting. The original pattern had nine big blocks. Each block started… Continue reading
10 Comments
Reclamation
A few months ago, I saw “Reclamation” as the title of someone’s blog post (which, sadly, I didn’t bookmark), and I thought, “That is what I want to do with all my left-over… Continue reading
A Balkan Treasure
A few weekends ago I went to an antique show. I had no intention of buying anything; I was there to meet up with an antique dealer I had met at a previous… Continue reading
ScrapHappy September 2025 — A Scrapbook from 1938
In a recent purchase of a box of books, I found a double treasure. First of all, the book itself is from 1887: The preface makes the bold statement: “Our album of authors… Continue reading
Some Quilts Finally Finished
This year everything fell into place for me to start working with a longarm quilter, and I am loving it. No more trying to wrestle a large quilt through a small machine, no… Continue reading
The Endeavourers’ Reveal Day — Effervescent
It is time once again for our little online art quilt group to reveal the works inspired by a theme. This quarter the theme was Effervescent, and it reminded me of the summers… Continue reading
Two Poems for National Quilting Day
Since December I have been keeping a poetry journal, working through a book called Every Day Poetry: The 365 Day Poetry Project, by Dustin Howard. The book leads you through 72 different poetry… Continue reading
Dust Off a Book Blog Hop
I buy a lot of books in auction lots, which means I don’t even look at each one before taking them home. So I was glad to sign up for the Dust Off… Continue reading
1920s Fashions from an Unlikely Source
In an ongoing quest to make some space on my bookshelves, I am going through our books looking for ones to rehome, and I am starting with the largest books. Today’s book weighs… Continue reading
Costumes by Karinska
I am not sure what algorithm suggested the book Costumes by Karinska to me, but I am grateful I bought it! I knew absolutely nothing about this costume creator; in fact, I thought… Continue reading