My Church class has forty to fifty members; some have just joined us with the last year and others have been members for decades. Members leave the class to move closer to grandchildren or to attend a church closer to their new home. Some have health issues that make attending church difficult. But at theContinue reading ““Getting to Know You..””
Tag Archives: crafts
The Small Things
There is the “big picture” and then, there is the “small things”. Which do you see first? Both can be equally difficult to recognize according to the circumstances. This week “small things” have grabbed my attention. One morning while my dog was taking a “sniffing” break on our walk, I looked down at the recentlyContinue reading “The Small Things”
Share the Love
One of the most rewarding interactions a person can experience is to share a passion with someone else and for them to become excited about it! It happened twice this week. My eight year old great niece has been very observant when visiting and often asks if I made the quilt or wall hanging orContinue reading “Share the Love”
Ken Burns and Quilts
I am a huge fan of Ken Burns and his documentaries and Ken Burns is a huge fan of quilts! Ken Burns who has produced and directed over forty films about different aspects of American history owns over 100 quilts that he has personally selected and considers them his friends. I have a history minorContinue reading “Ken Burns and Quilts”
Where Did I Put That?
I spent two days cleaning out my sewing room so my grandkids visiting from out of state would have a place to sleep. I gave myself enough time that I wouldn’t just stuff things in the closets and storage room which I have done in the past. This method of cleaning results in days ofContinue reading “Where Did I Put That?”
The finishing touch!
The finishing touch to a quilt is the binding. Binding is the frame around the focal point–the combination of fabrics, colors and cuts pieced together to make the quilt top. To become a quilt, the pieced top needs four more elements–batting, the backing, the quilting and the binding. The batting gives the quilt its bodyContinue reading “The finishing touch!”
Summer Time
Officially it is summer–first we had the meteorological summer that begins on June 1 and Sunday we observed the start of the astronomical summer..June 21. In Kansas, summer begins any time in March, April and May with over 90 degree temperatures. But for the past few days we have had cooler than normal days withContinue reading “Summer Time”
Sewing + Audio Books=A Good Day
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”
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”
Quilts, Etc. 