Even art-apathetic* people know a little something about the artist Christo. His large-scale landscape art projects like Running Fence, The Gates, and “that thing with the pink fabric floating all around those islands”… Continue reading
Here’s a little family history: my great-grandmother Grace had four daughters, and they all embroidered pillowcases, and then crocheted lace edgings for them. (They made lots of other things too, like dresser scarves,… Continue reading
About five years ago, the coordinator of my quilting group was cleaning out leftovers from group projects, and I took home some of those scraps, including some tiny little nine-patches that were only… Continue reading
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
