The Good-enough Family Archivist
When you are interested in textiles, people assume you are interested in history and the old way of doing things. And quite often that leads to you becoming the family historian. So quite… Continue reading
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The Fabulous Aunt Millie and Her Fashions
Every year, I spend the month of August digitizing our family archives, and then, when I have worked hard for a month, I reward myself with Aunt Millie’s photographs! Millie lived in Juneau,… Continue reading
Archive Mystery Solved!!
You may remember that in the hot month of August, I retreat to my sewing room and work on digitizing our family archives. My favorite part is the photo collection of Aunt Millie,… Continue reading
ScrapHappy February 2021 — My Fastest Turn-around Ever
I actually have two lap quilts/table toppers to share, but I didn’t photograph them. We were supposed to get snow, and I thought it would be nice to have pictures with snow in… Continue reading
An 8th Grade Annual from 1939
Working through our giant family archive, I came across a school annual from 1939, from an elementary school in Ohio. The school had first through eighth grade, but this annual only had pictures… Continue reading
A Thrift Store Find
Standing unsteadily on a shelf of unwanted Christmas decorations, this poor old doll caught my eye. From the front, his clothes were in shreds, but in the back, the fabrics were unfaded. For… Continue reading
Happy Earth Day!
I picked up these wooden garden markers a few weeks ago, and grouped them into an old enamel basin. They remind me to get to work in the garden! Also, I think they… Continue reading
Narratives Embedded
“Each artifact has a narrative embedded within…” Ingrid Mida and Alexandra Kim Earlier this year, I got an email from the Texas Historical Commission, asking me if I would like to write about… Continue reading
When Pink Was For Boys
More family textiles are coming my way, including some of my father-in-law’s baby clothes, from the late 1920s. This romper has a rare note with it, saying who made it. The construction is… Continue reading
Funky, Funkier, Funkiest
Here are some recent finds, and they are all a little bright and crazy. This first one has me utterly befuddled. I can’t find the exact pattern in Maggie Malone’s 5500 Quilt Block… Continue reading