Tag Archive: 1830s

A Fashion Plate from 1835

One of my daughters kindly picked up some old fashion plates at an auction and gave them to me. Let’s look at this one from 1835 — The caption at the bottom has… Continue reading

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

15 in ’15 Second Quarter Check-in

Here we are half way through the year!  Time to report progress on the goals I set at the beginning of the year. √ 15 fused quilt blocks I thought I would be… Continue reading