” It is curious to note the old sea-margins of human thought. Each subsiding century reveals some new mystery; We build where monsters used to hide themselves.” -Longfellow- You are asking yourself what this quote from Longfellow has to do with little drawstring bags. I will tell you that …
Bag Lady Every woman I know has worried about being one. If I was one, I would love to have a bag like this. ~ This is one of my favorite Bag Lady bags. Bag Lady isn’t any kind of registered trademark. It is just the phrase I used …
This From That In the event that my memory ever fails me, I want to remember that I actually did things like this and how I did them. There will be many posts to this category in the future and they will all begin This From That. I love thrift stores. Some are …
Funky ironing board covers make it fun to iron even if you are bored. (That sounds a bit like a tongue twister to me.) Anyone who sews knows that you can’t sew without a hot iron. Every seam needs to be pressed. Every wrinkle needs to be smoothed out. Every …
journal entry: Our row of poplars needed to be thinned. As I saw the long branches fall to the ground, I had a thought. It was the kind of thought that Grandpa wishes I wouldn’t have. It was the kind of thought that often means work for him. “Whatever you …
journal entry: Sometimes I see fabric that is kind of unusual. I imagine that BIG companies can have their own fabric designed and that is why I love to thrift Pajama Pants for some projects. At Deseret Industries they are $2 and I happen to know that it takes quite …
journal entry: Everyone is coming. Tied them on the kitchen table and bound them by hand. Started months ago since I am not as productive as I would like to be and need more time than I used to. Ended up with 20 finished quilts, designed for evening snuggle …
journal entry: Oli and I went for a long walk. We were looking for special treasures and little fairy things. It is fortunate that we both had empty pockets because the ingredients for Fairy Soup were everywhere. Oli found nut shells to make into boats and green moss and …
journal entry: We know a family whose Mommy is passing away. She has colon cancer. Three little children are being pulled along in the flow and only they and our Heavenly Father know what is in their little hearts. My daughter asked me if I would make three little …
journal entry: I am not quite sure why women like pillows on their sofas and in their chairs. I am one of those women and that means that every time someone wants to sit down, they look for a place to put the pillows. I often move them myself to make room …
