Rare Reflections
My husband’s old truck made a rare visit from the mechanic’s garage to our place, so I took the opportunity to get some pictures.
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Quilts for the Four Seasons
I had gotten these four back from the long-arm quilter in February. This week I went on a binding binge and I got them finished up! All of them are made primarily from scraps. My long-arm quilter, Patti Roebuck, chooses the thread and quilting pattern that she thinks will complement the top. In this batch, […]
Came for the Costumes, Stayed for the Character Arcs
Last year one of my honorary grandkids recommended the movie KPop Demon Hunters, so I watched it and liked it, especially the beautiful songs. The Netflix algorithm then suggested some other Korean TV series, so I picked one of the historical dramas to try, and I was immediately hooked. The settings, the costumes, and the […]
The Endeavourers’ Reveal Day — Favorite Book
It is time for the reveal day of a little art quilt. Our online group The Endeavourers sets quarterly themes to spark our creativity, and this time the theme was “Favorite Book.” My favorite non-fiction book is Pilgrim at Tinker Creek by Annie Dillard. It is a book about observing and reacting to nature, and […]
ScrapHappy April 2026
I have tons of vintage jewelry and I am always looking for ways to get it out of boxes and out where I can see it. I have seen beautiful shadow box assemblages on YouTube and I finally created two for myself. (I photographed them without the frame and glass.) I bought very basic shadow […]
Guest Post — Little-known Facts about Weaving
I have been writing this textile blog for 14 years, but recently my husband pointed out that so far I have failed to report on large areas of weaving history. From pterodactyls to Hollywood movies, weaving is the thread that binds it all together, as he is now ready to mansplain: I am here to […]
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