Aachen Cathedral Textile Treasures
Last week I got to tag along on my husband’s business trip to Düsseldorf, Germany. We had one day available for a side trip, so I picked a place I have wanted to… Continue reading
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New Goods! New Goods! An Ohio Storekeeper’s Inventory from 1838
Earlier this year, I typed up the 1847 inventory of Jacob Weaver, a storekeeper in Knox County, Ohio; this week I worked on the 1838 estate inventory of another storekeeper from the same… Continue reading
The Bottomless Bin of Red Scraps
It’s been almost two years since I bought eight shoeboxes full of scraps (and a lot of big pieces, too) from my friend, Marilyn, who had to downsize. For this ScrapHappy project, I… Continue reading
International Quilt Festival 2018
Being that I live outside of Houston, most years I am able to attend the International Quilt Festival. However, I also drive a big pick-up truck, so driving myself downtown and trying to… Continue reading
The Endeavourers’ Reveal Day Four: Improv
I can’t believe our online quilt group, the Endeavourers, has already been together for a full year! I have loved working on our challenge themes. This time the theme was Improvisation, and I… Continue reading
Gifts for the Person Who Has Everything
Recently I had a birthday party. At my age, just getting to see family and friends is a wonderful event that fills me with gratitude. And since I am already the recipient of… Continue reading
Scrappy Baby Quilts Finished
I started these baby quilts back in February, and I finally got all three of them finished. On one of them, I quilted smaller patterns in the white blocks only, and on the… Continue reading
ScrapHappy September 2018
I am so happy to join this group! I have been wanting to get something finished for the monthly Scrap Happy Day on the 15th, and I finally made it. I bought big… Continue reading
In Awe of a Master Designer and Stitcher
You think you know a person… … and then you find out she’s been interviewed by NPR and the BBC, had an offer from the Guinness Book of World Records, turned down that… Continue reading
The Two Quilts of Madame X
The location: undisclosed The date: unrevealed The source: anonymous The job: provide quilt history The payoff: images for my files A quilt consultation was set up. Here is the client’s story: I don’t… Continue reading