ScrapHappy February 2019
If each of us were assigned the task of designing a dog fabric, and we were told, “Include as many breeds as possible, and make them look fairly realistic,” our resulting fabrics would… Continue reading
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Putting Herself in the Picture
Last week, in one of my favorite used book stores, I found the book Women’s Worlds: The Art and Life of Mary Ellen Best 1809-1891. Mary Ellen Best was a professional artist active… Continue reading
Souvenirs from the Middle East, 1961
As I was scrolling through the Cleveland Museum of Art’s Open Access collection, I saw a little bag very similar to one I have. It came to me through my husband’s family, but… Continue reading
Endeavourers Reveal Day 5 – Texture
It is time for another quarterly reveal day, for the online group The Endeavourers. This time our theme was “Texture.” Our themes are picked at random from a list, but I felt we… Continue reading
ScrapHappy January 2019
This ScrapHappy project uses more stylish scraps than my usual fare. I have been making these gift bags from large samples of decorator fabrics. I think I have given away 11, and I… Continue reading
Goals for 2019
I love the beginning of the year, sitting down with a hot cup of tea and my quilting notebooks, to plan lots of projects. This year I am happy to participate in Quilting… Continue reading
Wrapping up 2018
I did not get a whole lot of quilting done in 2018, but many of the things I did accomplish had been on my to-do list for a long time. 2018 was the… Continue reading
Quick and Easy Gift Bags
I needed some gift bags, and I wanted to make them from a bunch of beautiful furnishing samples a decorator gave me. The pieces I had were about 12 inches by 13 inches,… Continue reading
Snacking and Shopping in Dusseldorf
When we were in Düsseldorf, Germany, in the last part of November, my poor husband had to actually work at a trade show. But I got to wander through the pastry shops and… Continue reading
Textile Highlights at Centre Charlemagne in Aachen
Along with our visit to Aachen Cathedral and Treasury, we also visited the Centre Charlemagne. I had been hoping that this museum would focus on the life of Charlemagne, but it is more… Continue reading