How would you describe a good day? I am not talking about those “once in a life-time days” when you were married, or your first child was born or you bought a home, but what makes an ordinary day feel really good? Two close friends answered that question with “playing in the dirt”; they areContinue reading “Sewing + Audio Books=A Good Day”
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Evolution of Quilting Tools
Both my grandmothers quilted–because they needed warm covers for their families in the winter and because it was a creative outlet in the Depression/World War II era that did not offer women many opportunities to brighten their world. They used scraps left over from making garments for their families supplemented with some yardage they purchased.Continue reading “Evolution of Quilting Tools”
Small but Mighty
What is quick to make? Uses leftover fabric? Sells well at the Quilt Etc. Sale? Can be quilted on a domestic sewing machine? Quilters enjoy creating them? Quickly decorate your home for the season? Did you guess table runners? If you did- you are correct! Table runners do all that and more. We have hadContinue reading “Small but Mighty”
Maycember
Graduation, Mothers’Day, Anniversaries and Birthdays–Did you know there is a term coined by the Holderness Family (the funniest, most realistic digital creators on Instagram and YouTube) that describes this time of the year? It is Maycember–is used to describe a frantic, jam-packed period at the end of the school year. I “graduated” i.e. retired fromContinue reading “Maycember”
Grades of Fabric
When I taught clothing classes in high school, I knew I had converted a student to the of love of sewing when the student walked around the classroom (we were a considered a lab class, less structured) and judged the new fabrics of other students. They would rub it between their fingers, pinch it orContinue reading “Grades of Fabric”
A Different Fabric Use
Are you a “reduce, reuse” recycle” person? Do you have two or more trash containers–one for trash and others for paper, metal and glass? Have you had your shoes re-soled or a zipper replaced in a jacket rather than purchasing new shoes or jackets? Is your rice stored in a cleaned pasta sauce jar? DoContinue reading “A Different Fabric Use”
Photo Gallery Fall- includes Halloween
50″ x 64″. $150 Halloween table runner Coasters or mug rugs. $5 each.
Photo Gallery”Christmas Theme”
. Santa or Saint Nicholas. $40 23″ x 23″. $40 $5 each
Photo Gallery-of the ETC items: home decor, accessories, gifts
Table Runners The above is two sides of a 25″ x 46″ table runner/ wall hanging. Cinco de Mayo and autumn. $50 Wall Hangings/Table toppers Placemats Two sets of four placemats -12″ x 18″. $40 per set Quilted with long zipper opening and mesh interior pockets. $40 Quilted with long zipper opening and mesh interiorContinue reading “Photo Gallery-of the ETC items: home decor, accessories, gifts”
Watch for the Joy
What brings you joy? Joy is different than happiness or gratitude. Joy is the spark that happens unexpectedly; it can’t really be planned and sometimes quickly passes. I have a lot for which I am grateful; overall I am a happy woman. But just watching thirty minutes of world and local news can depress anyone.Continue reading “Watch for the Joy”
Quilts, Etc. 