Over the river and through the woods, we are heading back to Portland early in the morning. We are packing and loading earlier than usual because it is due to start raining within the hour. I took this sunset photo last night. Sunrise and sunset, so many of these we have witnessed in the last [...]
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Over the river….
Posted in animals, Cats, Fabric, Memories, Nature, Places, Quilts, Seasons on November 30, 2010 | 10 Comments »
Vintage Finds
Posted in Antique/Vintage Textiles, Clothing, Decorative, fabric/collage/applique, Quilts, Vintage Clothing on August 15, 2010 | 8 Comments »
Last Thursday, I took a small road trip from Mendocino through the Anderson wine country and ended on Hwy 101 driving south just a few miles. I stopped and washed my car in one of those quarter-consuming, do-it-yourself washes, hand-dried it with old towels and then headed into the town of Healdsburg. This is one [...]
Antique Silk Quilts
Posted in Antique/Vintage Textiles, Decorative, Fabric, Inspiration, Interior Design, Memories, Quilts on August 8, 2010 | 10 Comments »
I do not purport to be an expert on quilt history by any means. The subject is far too vast, and so much has been written and well documented that I could never claim any expertise. However, from time to time, I like to feature textiles or quilts that are favorites, and silk quilts happen [...]
Waiting…….
Posted in Antique/Vintage Textiles, Art, Fabric, Family, Memories, Places, Quilts, Seasons on July 28, 2010 | 10 Comments »
Waiting for a baby to arrive can be a unique time. I have been in Southern California for a week now with my youngest daughter waiting for the birth of her first baby. She continues to work at home and will periodically go into the office as well. We have had a special time going [...]
Why We Sew
Posted in Antique/Vintage Textiles, Art, Decorative, Fabric, Indomitable Women, Inspiration, Literature, Memories, Places, Quilts, Seasons, Slow Living on June 24, 2010 | 35 Comments »
“When my hands were little, and my mother was teaching me to sew, she placed her hands over mine. She put her middle finger, encased in a pitted silver thimble, at the end of the needle and pushed for me. This finger, with the thimble, is a little engine, she said. It makes the needle [...]
Projects for a New Grandson
Posted in Decorative, Fabric, fabric/collage/applique, Interior Design, Memories, Places, Quilts, Slow Living on June 17, 2010 | 5 Comments »
I returned from Southern California to Portland at midnight Sunday. It is still raining here, but this morning on my walk I found a door that hit me with a jolt of color, so I went back to take a photo so I could share the joy of it. Now that I am home, I [...]
Sharing Some Joy
Posted in Cats, Fabric, Memories, Nature, Places, Quilts, Ruminating, Seasons, Slow Living on June 8, 2010 | 8 Comments »
Joy is best and most often found in simple and familial things……. a new grandchild on the way, a beautiful rose in the garden, a collection of fabrics waiting to become, a much-loved cat, a view of nature and finding solace there. I really welcome comments if you have the time and inclination, but I [...]
Anchoring the day
Posted in Antique/Vintage Textiles, Decorative, Fabric, Inspiration, Interior Design, Quilts, Ruminating, Slow Living on May 20, 2010 | 18 Comments »
After my absence, I am feeling as if I am restoring some energy finally. Jude is really inspiring me with her ideas and teaching with the “Cloth to Cloth” workshop. Today I tried to do one of her techniques called “anchored weaving.” I started with a solid piece of fabric, in this case a printed [...]
Playing with Weaving
Posted in Decorative, Fabric, Inspiration, Quilts, Ruminating, Slow Living on May 18, 2010 | 20 Comments »
I signed up for Jude’s class titled “Cloth to Cloth” and am having the best time! It is just what I needed to get me going again. Sunday I decided to dedicate my afternoon to creating something so I would be able to learn this technique. I washed all the fabrics, cut them into strips, [...]
Two quilts return home
Posted in Antique/Vintage Textiles, Quilts on December 21, 2009 | 24 Comments »
When I was in LA recently visiting my youngest daughter, I asked her if I could take a couple of quilts home that she had been keeping for me. This one pictured above was one that belonged to my mother. It was made for her as a gift by a dear friend that had made [...]
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