Celebrating Public Domain Day
Every year at this time, I am eager to explore the works that are entering the public domain each year. For a list of 75 highlights of this year’s works, you can read… Continue reading
Every year at this time, I am eager to explore the works that are entering the public domain each year. For a list of 75 highlights of this year’s works, you can read… Continue reading
2021 was not that different from 2020 — I mostly stayed home, and worked on projects in a scattered fashion. Big Projects I did get one bed-sized quilt done. It was enough to… Continue reading
Our family celebrates Christmas with very little stress — the kids get presents, but for the adults, we just exchange small edible treats, and make donations to our favorite charities. The fact that… Continue reading
I am very happy to have gotten two quilts finished before the holiday hustle and bustle begins. I started making quilts with this pattern in early 2018. I initially saw the pattern on… Continue reading
The Endeavourers is an online group that creates small art quilts quarterly, all inspired by a chosen theme. This quarter the theme was “A Headline from a Newspaper,” which I found dismaying. Normally… Continue reading
Imagine yourself in rural France on a cool autumn evening in the 1840s. After the work of the harvest, what would you do for entertainment? You might find yourself outside in the dark,… Continue reading
Since I am apparently just going to make quilt tops for the rest of my life, and never finish them, I thought I would post a few. A benefit to this photo session… Continue reading
Every year, I spend the month of August digitizing our family archives, and then, when I have worked hard for a month, I reward myself with Aunt Millie’s photographs! Millie lived in Juneau,… Continue reading
Today we’re going to take a look at some books covering world-wide textile history. It is interesting to see how different authors organize and present this huge body of content. (I will link… Continue reading