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One-Hour Pillow and Other (Small) Adventures
I curbed my craftiest ambitions this week after one of the fabric-painted robot tees that I made last week emerged from the washer: a smudged, sorry schmatte. What happened? I swear I followed...
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Origami and Quilts for Japan
This is what I’ve been up to this week: folding paper! Specifically, cranes–for a “1,000 crane” fundraiser at my son Zeke’s preschool for those affected by the recent earthquake in Japan. Maybe you are...
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Thinking about Sweden
I am now living in Florida, where it is very hot and very steamy. So, Sweden is extremely appealing. In the Truman Show-like village near my house–think very cute clapboard houses and little village...
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Cassandra Ellis
The work of the British quilter Cassandra Ellis is so inspiring. Her impossibly pretty home was featured on design*sponge recently, and her quilts are scattered throughout. I often find it difficult...
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Quilt show at the Dudley Farm
The Dudley Farm, a historic Florida homestead and working farm, hosted a quilt show this weekend. Ladies in period costume–prairie bonnets!–showed off some antique quilts. There were some quilts for...
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The Glass House
This past weekend, we visited the glass house–as in Philip Johnson’s 1949 little gem, not Billy Joel’s album circa sixth grade. Johnson lived to be nearly 100 (he died in 2005) and the house and its...
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Little white houses
I’m not sure how best to describe these: whitewashed Monopoly houses scattered on an oversized board game? Typewritten pages folded into paper houses? Stencilled with bits of poems from Emily...
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Faribault Woolen Mill
We recently had a cold snap in Florida–22 degrees, brr!–so I feel justified in coveting these gorgeous blankets and throws. I have been thinking about knitting a blanket, but I would be finished just...
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Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum
If you want to see some real drama–of the falling-to-the-floor and writhing-in-agony variety, just mention the words “art museum” to my kids. They love art, but art museums–not so much. We managed to...
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Add some clutter!
What’s not to love about the Eames? But, what I really love about this recreation of their living room–on exhibit at LACMA and posted on co.design–is how much stuff they have. After years of living...
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Cottage Part 1: Patchwork Tablecloth
The clouds are cumulus. The sky is robin’s egg blue. The kids are at home asking about what to do next. Must be summer. I, for one, am dreaming of lake days at my cottage. Did I say my? I meant at your...
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A Stencil for Your Sweetheart
Finished these heart-stenciled drawstring bags just in time for Valentine’s Day. Whew. Tomorrow I’ll toss in some trinkets and goodies for my little sweethearts. (Later, I figure they can stash their...
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Bucket hat
This bucket hat was a snap to make–thanks to the excellent pattern from Liesl Gibson in her book Little Things to Sew. My daughter is on the cusp of being too old for all the patterns in this charming...
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Jessica Brilli at Salvage
I’m not sure how the very hip store, Salvage, found its way to my neighborhood (a happy one, but not particularly hip). Nevertheless, we are blessed with a store front full of mid-century teak and...
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Quilts and Color Exhibit at Boston MFA
Carpenter’s Wheel Quilt, attributed to Mrs. Miller, Mennonite, Easton, Pennsylvania, about 1890 The quilts displayed at the Quilts and Color: The Pilgrim/Roy Collection now at the Boston MFA are not...
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Places: Treasures & Trash
My friend Mary is a veteran treasure hunter and estate sale scout. She looks for places that are lived-in, worn-at-the-edges, abundant–in other words, houses with a lot of stuff in the basement. Mary...
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Penny & Jelly and a Star-Powered Craft!
Your friend is not invited to the sleepover. But you are. What do you do? In Penny & Jelly Slumber Under the Stars, Penny faces this dilemma, with a twist or two. The excluded friend isn’t just an...
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Zinnia and the Bees!
I’m not a knitter. Nor a crocheter (besides some basics, which I learned just last winter). But the charming middle-grade novel Zinnia and the Bees by Danielle Davis made me want to be both. Zinnia is...
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