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”
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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”
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”
National Quilting Day ’26
Happy St. Patricks Day–or as it is known in our family, “the day before Navya’s (our only granddaughter) birthday! This holiday is short lived in home decorating. The valentine wall hangings and table runners have been put away for another year and the bunny rabbits and pastel colors for Easter and spring are out atContinue reading “National Quilting Day ’26”
Lion or Lamb
Hopefully March is following the adage “In like a lion, out like a lamb”. We have had cold temps, cloudy days, strong winds and some rain. So, fingers crossed, in three or four weeks we should have warm breezes, sunny days and more rain. (Kansas always needs rain!). But signs of spring are popping up.Continue reading “Lion or Lamb”
Go ahead and use it!
I have an iron stone saucer that belonged to my Grandpa Vanslyke (Van). Yep, it has a chip in it. I have no clue when or how he came to own this common ironstone china. I have looked up J & G Meakin and discovered they were one of the largest pottery companies in England.Continue reading “Go ahead and use it!”
Getting There!
I don’t have any finished quilts to show you, but I do have two quilts “getting there”. Some quilts tops just take more time to make. I am not a very patient person and I prefer quilts tops that are quickly pieced but STARLIGHT seemed the perfect pattern to use the blue with white printContinue reading “Getting There!”
Snow time is Sew time
Brrr it is cold outside! Temperatures – not the “feels like wind chill numbers” were in the low single digits yesterday. We didn’t receive as much snow as predicted but the 6-7 inches we did get is beautiful. I say this as a retiree with no place I must go. Hats off to those whoContinue reading “Snow time is Sew time”
Quilts, Etc. 