I just visited my childhood home that has been in the family since 1888 and had fun looking at the 1879 Singer sewing machine. I can just imagine all the clothes that my great grandmother made on this in her 94 years.
Category Archives: Quilting
I will be giving a trunk show on Using Orphan Blocks each day at 11:30. I will show at least 30 quilted items for your inspiration! http://www.wiquiltexpo.com/
What fun to make a quilt from the six orphan blocks of the six generations of quilters in my family. Included are my greatgrandmother Salome Strum Lauffenburger, my grandmother Kate Ames, my mom Selma Davidson, me, my daughter Thea Engen, and granddaughter Brielle Engen. All the quilts have buttons of the era and since Brielle […]
I love to look for barn quilts as we travel, but my favorites of course are the family ones. I am showing the one today that my cousin Janice hung on her barn in Darien, Wisconsin. It is a replica of the quilt made by our great grandmother Hannah Hutchinson Davidson. She made the quilt […]
Vintage Textiles With Wool Stitchery Eileen Daniels Lecture Price: $10.00 Select an Option Below Q18BB-T: Thur., Sept. 6, 2018 10 a.m.. […]
I have been making these fun-to-wear phone purses for several years now, and I thought I could share a few pointers on making one. I have the iPhone 8 Plus so it is the bigger phone. You can make yours smaller. Just add 2” to your phone measurements both ways when planning the size. Mine […]