Are you familiar with the phrase “the shoemaker’s children have no shoes”? I heard my mother say this about acquaintances, but don’t remember exactly why. Maybe it was a neighbor who sold all the milk and eggs for cash but did not save any of the nutritious food for his family’s dinner. Or the coachContinue reading “The Shoemaker’s Children”
Author Archives: Judith Oswald
Smart Shoppers
Congratulations, dear readers–You are so savvy. You learn about all the treasures–i.e. projects the Quilters at First have finished long before the Quilt Etc. Sale in October. You can pick the cream of the crop–the best of the best–the pick of the litter from all the beautiful items we have created as soon as theyContinue reading “Smart Shoppers”
Something about Sunflowers!
We Kansans love our sunflowers! In fact, we call ourselves the “Sunflower State”. One of the earliest car licenses plates issued with an image featured sunflowers. And when Kansans rebelled against the suggested redesigned plates last fall, this became the public’s choice. It was submitted too late to be chosen in the redo but lookContinue reading “Something about Sunflowers!”
Quilt musings at a Baseball Game
Been to a Little League baseball game lately? I attended three this past week end to cheer for my “out-of-state” great nephew in a local tournament. I am much more familiar with league and select soccer which moves along much quicker than baseball, so I had plenty of time to observed the crowd. I quicklyContinue reading “Quilt musings at a Baseball Game”
Read any thing good lately?
Read any good books lately? What are you reading now? These questions always starts a great discussion at our Wednesday quilting group. Many of us have several books going at the same time….one book on our iPad or a “real” book and one we are listening to on audio books. Five of us belong toContinue reading “Read any thing good lately?”
Four Full days in Arizona
We just returned from a few days in Arizona. In case you didn’t know, Phoenix is home to 15 Major League Baseball teams and ball parks during the six weeks of Spring Training. These teams belong to the Cactus League–the other 15 teams are part of the Grapefruit League in Florida. The proximity of professionalContinue reading “Four Full days in Arizona”
Preparing for an Estate Sale
A friend of a friend recently ask me for tips on pricing her mother’s quilts for an estate sale. My only experience is pricing donated quilts for our annual Quilts Etc Sale in October and that is a group project—I am not a professional appraiser, but I shared some guidelines we use. The gross photoContinue reading “Preparing for an Estate Sale”
In Honor of National Quilting Day
Did you know that tomorrow is National Quilting Day? Like any holiday, it is observed many different ways. Local quilt shops may have special sales. Some well- know bloggers, fabric designers and pattern creators have “give aways” or drawings. Some guilds promote hanging quilts from porches or having quilt shows in public parks or gardens.Continue reading “In Honor of National Quilting Day”
Pretty in Pink
Look what the hand quilters displayed in their room this week! Isn’t she a beauty? Of course the quilt is a “she”–so very feminine in pink and stitching that suggests lace. Paulette used the six hand cross stitched squares that Coila Ernest’s daughters gifted us after her passing. It was a puzzle –how to makeContinue reading “Pretty in Pink”
Visiting Places in my Mind
Do you every wish you could whisk yourself off into a pretend place? When I was in the fourth or fifth grade, I had a border print skirt. My skirt was an ante-bellum southern river port scene; probably it would be considered politically incorrect now. It was a simple gathered cotton skirt much like thisContinue reading “Visiting Places in my Mind”
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