Patching Blue Jeans
March 2, 2012
Time to patch another pair of blue jeans. I had worn a hole in the knee, but denim is such a durable cloth that the rest of the jeans were still serviceable. The colorful, log-cabin quilted patch will give new life to these jeans. This patching project was quick, pleasurable, and satisfying.
My Latest Quilting Project
February 3, 2012
“Any day spent sewing is a good day.”
— Author unknown
“Our lives are like quilts — bits and pieces, joy and sorrow, stitched with love.”
— Author unknown
I finished piecing and hand-quilting another project, two placemats. The pattern is called “Twilight Village” and I found it in The Thimbleberries Book of Quilts by Lynette Jensen. The placemats will be a gift for a young couple as they start their married life together.
Goodbye Flannel Sheets
May 21, 2009

Embroidered pillow cases

Hand-embroidered pillow cases

Pillow cases embroidered by my Great-Aunt Mary
This week I stripped the flannel sheets from the bed and put them into storage until winter … another one of those seasonal changes marking the move to warmer weather. I replaced them with plain white cotton sheets and these pillow cases that I embroidered in April 2003 and June 2004.
Embroidered pillow cases remind me of my Great Aunt Mary, our Dad’s “spinster” aunt who made the rounds visiting her nieces and nephews, always with her embroidery projects in tow. I have one pair of her embroidered pillow cases. I save them for company.
I love the idea of making ordinary, everyday things more beautiful by adding my own personal mark. Seeing these embroidered pillow cases again, after being hidden away for six months, makes me want to hand-stitch some more. I’ll have to look for plain pillow cases at garage sales this year so that I can move ahead with this project.