ScrapHappy December 2025 — Christmas Blocks
Recently I did an inventory of all my containers of fabrics, and I have 88! Ranging in size from a shoebox to a suitcase. My aim is to reduce that by a fourth… Continue reading
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ScrapHappy September 2025 — A Scrapbook from 1938
In a recent purchase of a box of books, I found a double treasure. First of all, the book itself is from 1887: The preface makes the bold statement: “Our album of authors… Continue reading
A Quick and Practical Gift
Each year at our December meeting, the ladies in my quilt group bring little handmade treats for each other, things like credit card holders, key fobs, bowl cozies, handmade soap, etc. So I… Continue reading
ScrapHappy November 2024 — A Quick and Easy Jewelry Display Project
I have quite a collection of old costume jewelry, and over the years I have seen some lovely ideas about displaying it. People will mount these old earrings and brooches in a shadow… Continue reading
ScrapHappy October 2024 — A Quick and Easy Group Quilt Project
This past weekend our little town had a Quilt Walk, and I volunteered to run a table to create a group art quilt. In preparation, I fused very simple face shapes to background… Continue reading
A Scrappy Tool, and an Amazing Resource
It is ScrapHappy Day, the 15th of the month, when we spotlight our scrappy projects. Scrap Project This month I finally constructed a proper design wall, of two insulation board panels covered with… Continue reading
ScrapHappy May 2024 — A Vintage Top is Finally Quilted
It has been seven years since I bought this scrappy vintage top, and I finally got it hand-quilted. I estimate it took me at least 60 hours, and I did very minimal quilting,… Continue reading
ScrapHappy February 2024 — A Mixed Warp Four Ways
Throughout the many years of my weaving life, I have always loved to create mixed warps from odds and ends of yarn. I love seeing the interactions of the different colors and textures… Continue reading
SalvageHappy — The Steamboat Arabia
My husband needed to go to Des Moines, Iowa for business, and he figured that driving would be almost as fast as going to the airport, dealing with security, and then trying to… Continue reading
ScrapHappy November 2023 — Scraps from Many Lives
Back in 2012, I sketched a plan for a way to use all the vintage handkerchiefs I had gathered up over the years, and this year I finally got around to making it.… Continue reading