Author Archives: Judith Oswald

How is my fabric diet going? May is almost over–more than a third of the year and I am doing well!! I will admit to one slip up—I purchased two charm packs of “ZINNA”. Zinnias are my favorite summer flower. They are hardy; they can take the Kansas summer heat. They remind me of myContinue reading “Diets and gift certificates”

The difference between what a quilt is worth and what people will pay for it! This is a constant dilemma I face when determining the asking price of a quilt. Recognizing most buyers are unaware of the cost of fabric and batting and don’t realize the number of hours spent sewing, quilting and binding, IContinue reading “How do you price art?”

“Summer Sunday Afternoon” As soon as these three words are spoken, I have this nostalgic yearning for a sunny, warm, afternoon without any responsibilities. An afternoon with a novel by my favorite author. An afternoon after Church. An afternoon following a larger than usual lunch allowing dinner to be pop corn or a bowl ofContinue reading “Summer Sunday Afternoon”

Yesterday was a glorious day! I was at my sewing machine for 8 hours with short breaks to do “life” stuff–empty the dishwasher, let the dog out, fix dinner. These days don’t come around often. Activities that support my choices take up time. Causes I really believe in require time away from my “happy” place.Continue reading “A Good Day”

Well, what has been happening in the past few weeks? In my world we traveled to Florida for baseball! With a couple of friends, we joined Triple Crown Travel, (https://triplecrowntravel.com) for three spring training games in the Grapefruit League and two professional games, the Miami Marlins and the Tampa Bay Rays. In addition to baseballContinue reading “Trips, parties and projects”

Do you use these terms interchangeably? Most of us do. We were told to grab a tea/dish towel and dry the dishes that were washed by hand. After a large family meal several towels would be used before the mountain of dishes were dried and put away. We might get a way with spreading aContinue reading “Tea towels or dish towels?”

It is March, the beginning of spring–in Kansas. Today the weather man predicts we will be in the low 70’s and that next week we could see snow! Your winter clothes are too heavy and you are tired of them. Your spring clothes seem a bit premature. But there are hints of spring. We haveContinue reading “Almost Spring–”

You have a new quilt! No matter if the quilt is beautiful or interesting, just finished or gently loved, sentimental or an investment, with a history or bought at a sale, the next question is often “what do I do with it?” I have many quilts and only two beds. And this is a littleContinue reading “Show off your Quilts!”

Valentine’s Day sneaks up quicker than any other holiday–well, my husband’s birthday just jumps onto the calendar. I am never prepared. Never. And now, Valentine’s Day is five days away! I do have the grandkids cards in the mail, but otherwise, yikes! In lieu of getting my husband something creative, but meaningful, he will haveContinue reading “Happy ❤️ Day!”

Happy Groundhog Day! Punxsutawney Phil saw his shadow and predicted 6 more weeks of winter! According to news outlets, he has been right 100 out of 137 times since the late 1880’s. But, Phil, it is only the second day of February—what do you expect? All of us have experienced some of our coldest temperaturesContinue reading “Happy Groundhog Day!”