ScrapHappy Day, January 2020
I have not participated in the monthly ScrapHappy Day since August of 2019! I would like to say that instead of using scraps, I have been making lots of things with brand new… Continue reading
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Wrapping up 2019
Looking back at my resolutions from last year, I accomplished about half. I am happy with that. Big Projects I finished repairing our friend Chuck’s quilt, not much more than a year after… Continue reading
Lens-Artists Photo Challenge #76 — On Display
For this week’s Lens-Artists theme of “On Display,” I am hearkening back to our trip to Düsseldorf, Germany, last year. I don’t get much opportunity to walk around shopping areas at night, so… Continue reading
Company Manners
At this time of year, when many of us are preparing for holiday get-togethers, we can fall into worry more than anticipation. We want everything to be perfect. But in reality, aren’t some… Continue reading
TextileTopia, Part Two
In my last post, I introduced you to the perfect textile study destination, as I imagine it. I hope you join us for Part Two. Good morning! I hope your room was to… Continue reading
TextileTopia
Let’s say I had enough money to buy one of those abandoned malls, and even more money to fix it up the way I wanted. What would I do with it? Why, turn… Continue reading
Banjara Textile Scraps
This year at the International Quilt Festival, I bought these fabulous scraps. They were labeled “Banjara textiles from Afghanistan.” I had never heard of Banjara textiles before, so of course I… Continue reading
International Quilt Festival 2019
This year I was again able to go to the International Quilt Festival (IQF) here in Houston, and again, I had only three hours to be at the show. My husband drove me… Continue reading
The Endeavourers Reveal Day 8 – Dreams
Last year, at a big church garage sale, I saw a packet of lace-making bobbins for a ridiculously low price, but I told myself, “No! You can not take up one more craft!!”… Continue reading
Renovations Large and Small
It seems like it’s been years that we’ve been working on the exterior of our house, but it is finally finished! My husband’s family built this house in the 1970s, doing most of… Continue reading