Weave Truth with Trust
From the WordPress prompt book for 2014: Quote me. Do you have a favorite quote that you return to again and again? What is it, and why does it move you? My title… Continue reading
A Great Coat for Great Weather
This coat belonged to my husband’s grandfather! Gary Cooper wore one like it in The Fountainhead, which was made in 1949, so I would guess this is from the 1950s. It is only… Continue reading
Summing Up, Looking Ahead
Last year I made three resolutions – I was going to keep an art journal, use up my fabric scraps, and watch the quilting videos I had, which would in turn help me… Continue reading
52 Weeks of Fantastic Bindings, Week 52: an embroidered Bible presented by Charles I, on behalf of Queen Anne, to Sir Harry Wardlaw of Pitreavie
Originally posted on Echoes from the Vault:
The embroidered front cover of the Wardlaw Bible, a copy of the 1640 Geneva-Tomson Bible presented by Charles I to Sir Henry Wardlaw of Pitreavie for…
Textile Time Travel – the Middle Ages
It’s not often that we get the kind of bleak rainy weather we’ve had lately, so I’ve been glad for the excuse to stay inside and lose myself in some wonderful books and… Continue reading
Christmas Kitsch
When it came to decorating, my grandmother was never a traditionalist. She loved modern houses, modern furniture, and trendy holiday decorations. She was the first person I knew to have a themed Christmas… Continue reading
Vintage Silk Production Postcards
A few times a year, around either my birthday or Christmas (or when there’s been enough of a time lapse for him to forget the last trip), my husband bravely accompanies me into… Continue reading
Calling 1952
The other day I noticed the dog chewing on some antlers in the yard. This in itself is not strange, because we have plenty of skulls and antlers around here – hogs, elk,… Continue reading
Blue Norther
I was in the Hill Country this morning when a cold front blew in. The clouds looks like waves in the ocean as they rolled through in less than 20 minutes.