Extreme Textile Happiness
Somehow I got on Gretchen Rubin‘s mailing list, so every Friday I get an email with “Five Things Making Me Happy” as the subject. It got me thinking about some great textile finds… Continue reading
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Diving in to new techniques for an art quilt challenge.
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A friend from Dallas gave me bags and boxes of fabrics — someone had donated so much to their quilt group, that they were spreading it to out-of-town friends! Some of it was… Continue reading
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A man is sentenced to prison for an indeterminate time, condemned to stay there until he can produce what he has promised, gold from lead. Even after four years in prison, with absolutely… Continue reading
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Locked Down in History — Unraveling “The Queen’s Embroiderer”
I came across a book excerpt that described a French embroiderer in the court of Louis XIV – his techniques, materials, and customers¹. I quickly bought the book, The Queen’s Embroiderer by Joan… Continue reading
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Locked Down in History — Venetian Convents
We’re all tired of the new restrictions on our lives, but of course, it could be worse! Lately I have read three books about people experiencing lock-ups they were powerless to escape, and… Continue reading
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The Endeavourers’ Reveal Day 11 – Inspiration from a Friend
I am part of an online group, The Endeavourers, whose members produce small art quilts around a theme. This time around we did a round-robin exchange of inspirational objects. My package came from… Continue reading
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Well, it has been so long since I posted anything that I have almost forgotten how to navigate the admin menu! Way back before the pandemic started, I was on a roll as… Continue reading
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Finding Joy in the Little Things
Originally posted on BaseballGal :
This morning I was thinking about joy. I remembered hearing Marie Kondo, expert organizer, saying that you should keep only the things that bring you joy. That may not…
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The Endeavourers’ Reveal Day – Miss Havisham’s Banquet
I am part of on online art quilt group, The Endeavourers, that posts small quilts quarterly. Our prompt for our tenth challenge was “A Scene from a Book”. The scene that jumped into… Continue reading