The weather is still more summer-like than winter, but we know winter is coming soon! Cooler temperatures foster a need to create warm, cozy spaces. The Danish folk have a special word for this, “hygge”- meaning to create a feeling of wellness and contentment. Soft lighting, soothing colors, delicious smelling candles, crackling fires, and cuddlyContinue reading ““Baby, it’s Cold Outside..””
Author Archives: Judith Oswald
Family is Forever….
I will always be grateful to Sesame Street for assuring my four year old son that our new single parent family of three was a “real” family! The word family means something different to each person. Some people were lucky enough to be born into a picture perfect family, others as adults created their ownContinue reading “Family is Forever….”
Barn Quilts–Part II
Quilts Etc. Sale and Auction –version 2021 has some great new additions! And that is to be expected–quilting is a very diverse art. So many methods, so many styles, so many end products. Plus all the beautiful fabrics. Several years ago, the quilters made a loose pact, that anything offered at the Quilt Sale neededContinue reading “Barn Quilts–Part II”
“Snowman Lane”
Did you have a “border print” skirt or dress? They were popular in the 1950’s. This is an example pulled from Pinterest—couldn’t find an example of the one I had and loved. My skirt was a similar pattern but a southern river port in the 1850’s–bales of cotton, wagons and horses, steamboats, diverse population andContinue reading ““Snowman Lane””
The countdown has started!!
One of the lead stories on the news last night was about the log jam of container ships off the California ports. The cargo ships are full of furniture, electronics, shoes, toys, car parts and holiday items. The reporter ended his story with the advice to start Christmas shopping early this year due to shortagesContinue reading “The countdown has started!!”
Accessories for the Cook
I can’t remember my Grandma Vanslyke without an apron. She was a farm wife from the edge of the Ozarks that cooked on a wood stove, carried water from a well, raised chickens and gardened. If she spilled something on her apron she just turned it inside out! Her aprons were no-nonsense cover ups usuallyContinue reading “Accessories for the Cook”
Three “WINS”
The Quilts Etc. Sale and Auction is a WIN-WIN-WIN– Not two wins but three! The first WIN is the two great ministries of First United Methodist Church that receive all the proceeds from the sales and auction minus sales tax– the TV Ministry and the Religious Nurture Center. The money helps fund the broadcast ofContinue reading “Three “WINS””
Set the table..with placemats
I was told years ago the way to identify a home economics teacher was that her shoes and purse matched and her bound buttonholes were perfect! Not that I was ashamed of my chosen career, but I made an effort to never have my shoes and purse match..and I hated bound buttonholes. ( I retiredContinue reading “Set the table..with placemats”
The “Minor” Holidays
Recently I learned that the “minor” prophets in the Old Testament were not called minor because they were less important but because they were shorter writings than the big guys like Daniel. Thus, logically we have “minor” holidays–not less important than the big ones like Christmas and Halloween but shorter in duration! For some ofContinue reading “The “Minor” Holidays”
Less traditional? More contemporary?
I treasure my family quilts from past generations. I collect 30’s and 40’s reproduction fabrics. Log cabin or four or nine patch blocks are classics. But a craft needs to keep experimenting with new ideas, methods and designs to thrive. Quilters need to break a few “rules” to remain interesting and fresh. True, most ofContinue reading “Less traditional? More contemporary?”
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