A Jar of Buttons
A Jar of Buttons This is a core samplefrom the floor of the Sea of Mending, a cylinder packed with shellsthat over many years sank through fathoms of shirts —pearl buttons, blue… Continue reading
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The Endeavourers’ Reveal Day Three: Spirals
I am part of an online art quilt group, The Endeavourers, that works on quarterly challenges. Our current topic “Spirals” generated a lot of ideas in my mind, but sewing machine troubles turned… Continue reading
Top Five Joys of Quilting
Number 5: The sound of a well-tuned sewing machine, stitching steadily as a train clacking over tracks. Number 4: The scent of Magic Sizing steaming up from under a hot iron. Number 3: … Continue reading
English Needles from the 1850s
Melanie at Catbird Studios just did a post on needle facts, and she mentioned, “By 1847 with the introduction of specialty machinery, more than 50 million needles were made each week in the… Continue reading
Vintage Needle Books
These are all needle books that belonged to my great-grandmother and grandmother. I have always loved the cover illustrations, and the foil paper on the inside reminds me of Christmas wrap from the… Continue reading
Sew Many Variables, Sew Little Time
As part of Use-Up-Your-Scraps month*, I decided to focus on the different types of stabilizers, needles, and thread that are stuffed in drawers in the studio. I got all of these notions in… Continue reading
Inspired by the Fabulous Scavenger
There are so many creative, thought-provoking blogs out there that I love reading. But there is one in particular that gives me ideas I can accomplish quickly, right this minute! And that is … Continue reading