tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-89393351604064006352024-03-19T04:39:38.784-05:00Pearl the SquirrelLinzeehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08348737259759695337noreply@blogger.comBlogger312125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8939335160406400635.post-65043707123089923232017-09-13T05:00:00.000-05:002017-09-13T05:00:01.725-05:00Eagles in Minnesota and Quilts in Texas with Lone Star Quilt Study Group<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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I spent a lot of August away from home—nearly two weeks at our family cabin in Northern Minnesota, where we read, hiked, cooked, entertained friends, and took a day-long fishing trip into the Boundary Waters. We also saw lots and lots of eagles, including one who perched no more than 30 feet from our fishing trip lunch site, just waiting for us to leave so she could feed the fish remains to her young'uns. Being that close to an eagle gives you a good idea of their power with a close-up look at its hooked beak and those huge talons.<br />
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Just four days after our return I headed to Austin, where I was invited so speak to the <a href="http://www.lonestarquiltstudygroup.org/">Lone Star Quilt Study Group</a> about feed sacks. They were a lovely audience and as always, I learned as much new information as I shared. <a href="https://www.depts.ttu.edu/museumttu/">Museum of Texas Tech University</a>, who is working on a feed sack book. In addition, the museum will host a feed sack exhibition in 2019, something to look forward to, indeed.<br />
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I also met Marian Ann Montgomery, curator of clothing and textiles at the <a href="https://www.depts.ttu.edu/museumttu/">Museum of Texas Tech University</a>, who is working on a feed sack book. The museum will host a feed sack exhibition based on their extensive collection sometime in 2019, to coincide with the release of Marian's book. Something to look forward to!<br />
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The <a href="http://www.lonestarquiltstudygroup.org/study-day-program-info.html">afternoon speaker was Nancy Ray</a> (scroll down to learn more about her), a Texas collector of string quilts. <a href="http://pearlthesquirrel.blogspot.com/2014/09/vacation-stitching-reading-relaxing.html">one I made previously</a> is one of my all-time favorites).<br />
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I adore string quilts—their scrappiness parallels the feed sack ethos of waste-not, want-not that I so admire. Nancy's collection was inspiring and exemplified the the inventiveness quilter's have applied to the technique. Here are a few photos. I've got a string quilt on my to-do list (<a href="http://pearlthesquirrel.blogspot.com/2014/09/vacation-stitching-reading-relaxing.html">one I made a couple of years ago</a> is one of my all-time favorites).<br />
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Linzeehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08348737259759695337noreply@blogger.com70tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8939335160406400635.post-91108134856720172712017-09-04T14:03:00.004-05:002017-09-04T14:03:58.396-05:00The Final Stop for Art Quilts of the Midwest—the Texas Quilt Museum<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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In August I had the opportunity to visit the <a href="http://texasquiltmuseum.org/index.html">Texas Quilt Museum</a> in LaGrange. (I was in Texas to speak to the <a href="http://www.lonestarquiltstudygroup.org/study-days.html">Lone Star Quilt Study Group</a>, but more on that later.) <a href="http://blog.modafabrics.com/2015/01/collections-for-a-cause-the-texas-quilt-museum/">I've written about the museum</a> and visited once, last February, but this time it was personal—Art Quilts of the Midwest is on display there through the end of September.<br />
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The exhibition space is beautiful and I loved seeing some quilts hung on an exposed brick wall in the airy gallery. I talked with a lovely employee (whose name I swore I wouldn't forget, but have) and thoroughly enjoyed "saying goodbye" to the pieces in the show—this is the last of the four exhibitions based on <i><a href="https://www.uipress.uiowa.edu/books/2015-spring/art-quilts-midwest.htm">Art Quilts of the Midwest</a>.</i><br />
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When <a href="http://pearlthesquirrel.blogspot.com/2015/03/art-quilts-of-midwest-is-launched.html">I wrote that book</a> I never imagined it would lead to exhibitions at four museums (the <a href="http://www.quiltstudy.org/">International Quilt Study Center and Museum</a>, the <a href="https://quiltmuseum.org/">National Quilt Museum</a>, and the <a href="http://iowaquiltmuseum.org/">Iowa Quilt Museum</a>) and their curators, that I would be listed as a guest curator at two of them, and that I would get to help hang a show at one. Though I've met only a handful of the 20 artists represented in the book, I've spoken and corresponded with them all over the past five years and learned so much about their creative processes and by continuing to follow their careers.<br />
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Having a vocation that lets me "look behind the curtain," to ask questions about what makes creative people tick, expands my life exponentially and for that I am truly grateful.<br />
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There is an unexpected coda to this story, though. Little did I imagine during the visit on that hot, hot Texas day that just a week later parts of LaGrange would be underwater. Though the museum was uphill from the river, museum staff and volunteers sandbagged the doors and raised the quilts up high via their pulley system. Power was lost. I was grateful to the curator, Sandra Sider, for taking the time to keep me informed in the midst of all the issues surrounding Hurricane Harvey. In the end, the museum was spared and they are working to reduce humidity in the building. You can read about it in <a href="http://texasquiltmuseum.org/">this letter from museum founders Karey Bresenhan and Nancy Puentes</a>.<br />
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If you're in the area, I encourage you to visit as soon as they reopen. The exhibition (and two others, including some gorgeous, traditional quilts from the International Quilt Study Center and Museum) are on display through October 1.<br />
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Linzeehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08348737259759695337noreply@blogger.com19tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8939335160406400635.post-59221853662244358012017-07-29T06:52:00.003-05:002017-07-29T06:54:41.920-05:00Today in Textiles<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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A piece of a skirt worn by Elizabeth I (bearing striking resemblance to the skirt she's wearing in this 1602 portrait) was found in <a href="http://herefordshirepast.co.uk/churches/st-faiths-church/">St. Faith, Bacton, a 13th-century parish church in Herefordshire, England</a>, where it had been cut up and used as an altar cloth for hundreds of years.<br />
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Two fascinating quotes from Eleri Lynn, curator of historic dress at Historic Royal Palaces in <a href="http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2017/01/07/queen-elizabeth-long-lost-skirt-found-church-altar-herefordshire/?WT.mc_id=tmg_share_fb">the January 7 article</a> in the Guardian:<br />
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"In Tudor times, clothing was so expensive that it would be passed from one generation to the next, or taken apart and reused for something else, like cushion covers."<br />
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"On top of that, Oliver Cromwell sold off every item of clothing in the royal stores, so the only things we have, including a hat which might have been worn by Henry VIII, have come back to Hampton Court after they have survived elsewhere."<br />
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(I was drawn to this story, in part, because I lived in Hereford in the mid-1980s. Hope to get back there this fall.)<br />
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And an amazing quilt collection is on sale this weekend in Berkeley.<br />
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<a href="http://www.berkeleyside.com/2017/07/27/vintage-quilt-collection-passionate-local-collector-eli-leon-sale/"><br />http://www.berkeleyside.com/2017/07/27/vintage-quilt-collection-passionate-local-collector-eli-leon-sale/</a><br />
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I remember hearing about Leon when we lived in Berkeley—at the time (late 80s-early 90s) he was collecting quilts made by an African American woman in Richmond, CA, among others, and years later an exhibition of his quilts appeared at the Figge Art Museum in Davenport, IA. Boy, do I wish I was in Berkeley (although it's probably a very good thing I'm not)!<br />
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Linzeehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08348737259759695337noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8939335160406400635.post-62586202159331144172017-07-15T16:18:00.004-05:002017-07-29T06:54:00.305-05:00Today in Textiles: Things I've Enjoyed This Week<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
This art deco sewing machine cabinet (I've never seen one in this style). You can bid on it <a href="https://new.liveauctioneers.com/item/54610852_art-deco-singer-sewing-machine-in-cabinet">here</a>.<br />
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This upcoming exhibition at the American Folk Art Museum (AMFA), <a href="http://folkartmuseum.org/exhibitions/war-and-pieced-the-annette-gero-collection-of-quilts-from-military-fabrics/">War and Pieced: The Annette Gero Collection of Quilts from Military Fabrics</a>. I saw a quilt of this genre at the International Quilt Study Center (IQSC) last August and it stopped me in my tracks. The first two quilts below are from the upcoming AMFA exhibition (to be held from September 6, 2017 to January 7, 2018) and the last photo is a detail shot I took of the quilt at the IQSC.<br />
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And finally, not this week, but on June 28, <i>Art Quilts of the Midwest</i> opened at the <a href="http://texasquiltmuseum.org/">Texas Quilt Museum</a>.<br />
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This is the exhibition's last scheduled stop, after shows at the International Quilt Study Center, the National Quilt Museum, and the <a href="http://iowaquiltmuseum.org/">Iowa Quilt Museum</a>. If you haven't had a chance to see it in person and you're near LaGrange, stop in to check it out. Cheers!<br />
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Linzeehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08348737259759695337noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8939335160406400635.post-87703301567652128632017-04-18T09:39:00.001-05:002017-04-18T09:40:29.199-05:00The Feed Sack Match Game<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
One of my favorite things about the kind of writing I do is meeting new people and hearing their stories. It happens during the interview process, but I also hear fabulous stories from folks who come up to me after I give a talk, or who contact me because of something I've written.<br />
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The latter happened recently, when I got an email from Pamela Shadle Flores, who works at the University of North Texas (UNT). She's from a family of ranchers and farmers who lived in the Texas panhandle during the dust bowl and she'd always wondered whether the quilt she inherited (above) was sewn from feed sacks. Pamela learned about the fe<a href="http://uppercasemagazine.com/feedsacks/">ed sacks</a> book from <a href="https://www.library.unt.edu/news/external-relations/three-questions-linzee-kull-mccray">an interview I'd done in the with the UNT Libraries</a> about using their <a href="https://texashistory.unt.edu/">Portal to Texas History</a> in my research.<br />
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To her delight (and mine), she was able to match two fabrics in the quilt to those in the book. I asked if she'd send me photos and whether I could share them, and she agreed to both. It appears that many, if not all of the bow-ties are feed sack—they stand out so nicely against the solid fabrics.<br />
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Linzeehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08348737259759695337noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8939335160406400635.post-88188909694902950962017-04-05T07:32:00.000-05:002017-04-05T07:39:03.643-05:00Turkey Red <div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
Yup, I'm still here—so is Pearl. As a matter of fact, I've got some ideas for reviving Pearl the Squirrel. But as the business of life intercedes, these remain mostly ideas.<br />
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One thing I'd like to do with this blog is share some of the intriguing textile-related things that pop up in my view. Today is an interesting video about Turkey Red. If you're at all interested in textile history or quilt history, Turkey Red is a term that you've heard, but if you're like me you don't know much about it. Thanks to Karen Alexander's post on the American Quilt Study Group Facebook page, I know a little more. She shared <a href="http://textileconservation.academicblogs.co.uk/resurrecting-turkey-red-phd-research-and-outreach-communication-and-dissemination/">a link from the University of Glasgow's Textile Conservation program</a>, about PhD student Julie Wertz, who is applying her chemistry background to the study of Turkey Red.<br />
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The process to create Turkey Red fabrics was used in Glasgow (where Julie is studying) from the late 1700s to the 1930s. No one apparently knows how the process works chemically, just that it does. She's created a lovely, super-short video to explain it simply, for those of us who glaze over at the word "chemistry." Make sure to watch it til the end, where the magic happens.<br />
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(If you're into it, she's got two more videos, one about Prussian Blue and one about Chrome Yellow.)<br />
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Linzeehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08348737259759695337noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8939335160406400635.post-33394435099400830362016-12-19T14:01:00.002-06:002016-12-19T14:03:56.292-06:00Feed Sacks for the Holidays<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
Christmas and Chanukah are less than a week away, and like everyone else, I'm in the throes of preparation for family and guests to arrive. Menu-planning is at the top of the list, along with holiday decorating, because to be honest, I haven't done much more than plop our Christmas tree in its holder in the living room—no lights, no ornaments, not yet.<br />
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But it'll all come together, it always does. And however it turns out is fine, because both my daughters will be back in the nest soon (along with Maggie's fiancé EJ and dog Lily) and that is what really matters. Such a treat!<br />
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Before the holidays take over, I wanted to share the video Janine made for the feed sack book—it provides a little peek into the book's contents for a quick browse. <iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="360" mozallowfullscreen="" src="https://player.vimeo.com/video/195020369" webkitallowfullscreen="" width="640"></iframe><br />
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The book has also gotten two lovely reviews—one by Rita of <a href="http://www.redpepperquilts.com/2016/12/encyclopedia-of-inspiration-feed-sacks.html">Red Pepper Quilts</a> (how does she do all the incredible sewing she does and find time to blog, too?) and another lovely one by Patricia of <a href="https://okanarts.com/blogs/">Okan Arts</a> (Patricia has promised to unveil the wonders of yukata and share her expertise with me). Thank you!</div>
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Why yes, it HAS been four months since I posted...and while many things have happened in that span of time, probably the thing I've concentrated most of my energy on has been on a book about feed sacks. I'm working with Janine Vangool of <a href="http://uppercasemagazine.com/">UPPERCASE</a> and as if you know her work, you won't be surprised to learn that this book is going to be an absolute stunner.<br />
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I've been reviewing page proofs over the past couple of weeks and cannot get over the variety and number of included images—vintage ads and newspaper clippings, images of items made from feed sacks, historic photos of feed sack-wearing folks and of artists designing logos, and of course, lots and lots of feed sack swatches, labels, and whole bags.<br />
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Janine and I met in Lincoln, Nebraska in August and spent two days photographing feed sacks belonging to collectors Gloria Hall and Paul Pugsley—quite literally thousands of sacks and feed sack-related items. We visited the <a href="http://www.quiltstudy.org/">International Quilt Study Center</a> and met with curator Carolyn Ducey. We held an event at <a href="https://porridgepapers.com/">Porridge Papers</a> and met and learned from some lovely folks. And we sat on the couch and wrote and rewrote, found imagery to accompany text, and worked on making the book something that was truly ours.<br />
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There have been a number of different feed sack books (one woman I talked to said "There are 17 books about feed sacks," to which I replied "I guess ours will be number 18!") and while I found many of them useful (indispensable, really) and lovely, this book will be different in style and content. I've interviewed a number of individuals with great and unusual feed sack stories, slipped in items both whimsical (chickens dressed in feed sacks) and serious (Belgians using feed sacks to subvert the WWII German occupation), and Janine went a little wild—more than a little, to be honest—in acquiring and sharing images that shed new light on the feed sack story.<br />
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So there you have it. I'm waiting now for final page proofs, and the book should be available in November, in time for the holidays. I can't wait to hold it in my hands, instead of just in my head. Long live print...<br />
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Linzeehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08348737259759695337noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8939335160406400635.post-39667869618069264732016-06-13T15:49:00.000-05:002016-06-13T15:49:35.286-05:00Oilcloth!<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
Over the past few years that I've been traveling to Oaxaca, Mexico, I've grown even fonder of oilcloth than I already was. Oilcloth in Mexico is very inexpensive and I'm always tempted to get tons, but I've learned it's quite heavy, so I restrain myself.<br />
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I've used oilcloth to make zippered pouches, to line a cosmetic bag, and to make tons of totes.<br />
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They are perfect for farmer's market and swimming pool season—easy to wash and dry. I taught a class at Home Ec Workshop on Saturday, where my students made a simple oilcloth tote.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Photo from an earlier class, not this past Saturday</td></tr>
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It's reversible and they can add a pocket on the inside, outside, or both. I love it when I spy one of them being used around town—that happened just last week at the Saturday Farmer's Market.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Oilcloth in the Abastos market in Oaxaca-Oilcloth was harder to find this year.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I agreed to make reversible table runners for my traveling companions</td></tr>
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I've learned a few tricks since sewing with oilcloth (and from Kelly McCants, author of the 2010 <i>Sewing with Oilcloth</i>, who I interviewed for a 2012 <i>UPPERCASE</i> story). Use a slightly longer stitch length, try a denim needle, and most important, slip tissue paper between the bed of the sewing machine and the fabric–it can be very sticky. I shared those tricks with my students, and they each left with a completed bag—I love when students walk away with a finished project!<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Also an earlier class and not last Saturday--I cant' find that photo!</td></tr>
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Linzeehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08348737259759695337noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8939335160406400635.post-12084322641064286692016-05-19T07:00:00.000-05:002016-05-19T07:00:37.880-05:00Kalona Quilt Show: A Visual Tour<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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April 28 was the opening of the annual quilt show in Kalona. It's a mix of old and new quilts, and the old ones are definitely the thing that turns my head.<br />
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<a name='more'></a>Though there seemed to be fewer this year, there were still a few knock-outs. Unlike years past (<a href="http://pearlthesquirrel.blogspot.com/2011/07/old-friends.html">here</a> and <a href="http://pearlthesquirrel.blogspot.com/2012/05/antique-quilts-from-kalona.html">here</a>), no purchases were made, but it was an enjoyable evening nonetheless. I went with my friend Kristin, who has a much better appreciation and eye for the quilting. I was grateful for her perspective because my attraction to color and pattern often overrides my notice of how much quilting adds (or detracts) from the overall piece.<br />
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So, for your viewing pleasure, here are some of the highlights...<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Churn Dash, 1900s</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Pickle Dish, 1940s</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A signature quilt—forgot to take a photo of the information card. Thought the colors were so unusual</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Hole in the Barn Door, 1880 to 1900s (This was Kristin's favorite)</td></tr>
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Linzeehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08348737259759695337noreply@blogger.com34tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8939335160406400635.post-15748846651776908682016-05-15T09:40:00.001-05:002016-05-15T09:40:27.927-05:00Rhubarb Dreams<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
I have lots of quilt-related photos to post...one of these days. But for today, I'm touting rhubarb.<br />
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Short version: Years ago we made rhubarb simple syrup as a basis for rhubararitas—rhubarb margaritas. They were a hit and I wanted to make them this week for my youngest daughter, who'll be home for a wedding. Yesterday I combined two cups of water, two cups of sugar, and a pound of cut up rhubarb and simmered for 20 minutes, This morning I mixed the "dregs"— the well-cooked rhubarb solids left after pouring off the simple syrup—in my plain yogurt it was deeeelicious! Looking forward to the simple syrup, too. (This drink sounded also sounds like a good way to use it: <a href="http://www.nwedible.com/the-rhubarb-75/">The Rhubarb 75</a>.)<br />
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Rhubarb is one of those fruits (really it's a vegetable) that I just can't bring myself to pay for—it seems to grow like a weed and lines the alleys of old neighborhoods in Iowa City. I haven't have success growing it at my house though, perhaps because I planted it in the backyard, too close to three huge walnut trees. So if a friend didn't share rhubarb from their bounteous patch, I often went without.<br />
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Last fall we redid some landscaping in our front yard and I realized that the side of my garage—nearly hidden from view but warm and sunny, would be the perfect spot for rhubarb, which once it's established can be neglected. The big leaves would help keep the weeds down and I'd have all the rhubarb I wanted. I bought two plants and got two from my friend Anne, who has an enormous patch on her farm, and it's those latter two that have grown like crazy and that I was able to harvest.<br />
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I didn't grow up with rhubarb, as it doesn't do well in southern California, but I learned to love it at my Aunt Marcia's farm in Minnesota. Her rule was that you could pick it until the 4th of July, and I'm looking forward to more rhubarb this year, and lots more next year, when it's all better established. My rhubarb dream—an unlimited supply that I'll never have to pay for—is coming true.<br />
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Linzeehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08348737259759695337noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8939335160406400635.post-18897525671559539172016-03-21T06:00:00.000-05:002016-06-13T15:50:43.914-05:00Sewing Extremes<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
For quite some time now, I've been making hexagons. I even taught <a href="http://homeecworkshop.blogspot.com/2016/02/english-paper-piecing.html">a hexagon class at Home Ec</a>. But I haven't done much else. This weekend, however, I did get a little sewing in, and I chose to sew two challenging substrates—one super stiff (oilcloth) and one loosely woven, with little body (gauze).<br />
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I've sewn lots with oilcloth previously, but after being plied with cerveza in Oaxaca, I promised my traveling companions that I'd make them oilcloth table runners with oilcloth we bought at the Benito Juarez and Abastos markets. It's a pretty simple job, really—they just had to bring me the dimensions of the runners they wanted, along with their oilcloth and some bias seam binding.<br />
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Karen picked two fabrics that are wonderful complements and I made her what seems to be more of a tablecloth (it's 39" wide by the width of the fabric). It was pretty much a piece of cake—those Clover clips really make it so much simpler to attach the seam binding than the hair clips I used to use. But the darned thing was so stiff and unwieldy that I had a little trouble—periodically as I'd sew I'd run into something on my sewing table and essentially sew in place until I realized what was happening. In the end, though, it turned out nicely.<br />
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Next up was gauze (and not double gauze, which I've used for tops and has a bit more body). It's become so popular for making baby blankets and we had a slow week at Home Ec (half the population away on spring break), so I started a sample at work. I thought I'd cut the gauze square, but after I brought it home to finish it I realized it was far from square—what started at 50" wound up at 42" by the time I was done, and it's still not totally square. One of the tutorials I read mentioned sewists who insist upon perfection may not enjoy sewing with gauze.) I ultimately used <a href="http://www.sewtospeakshoppe.com/sew-to-speak-news/how-to-bias-bind/">the tutorial from Sew to Speak</a> as my guide.<br />
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Making continuous bias binding from a square—I used a Heather Ross lawn from Wyndham—is rather miraculous, but tedious nevertheless. The Sew to Speak tutorial links to <a href="http://www.mccallsquilting.com/mccallsquilting/articles/continuous_bias">this tutorial</a>. I had done it before, but the method is not very intuitive and so a visual reminder was helpful.<br />
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Attaching the binding required lots and lots of pins and I worried about whether I'd caught the elusive gauze all the way around (I did). Like much of sewing, I swore I'd never do it again while I was doing it, but the end result is so cute that I'd be tempted. And the 23" piece I cut is enough to make bias binding for two blankets, so I probably ought to try again, if for no other reason than to use up the binding. It felt good to finish two tasks and spend time in my sewing room—it's definitely been awhile.<br />
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Linzeehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08348737259759695337noreply@blogger.com46tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8939335160406400635.post-70059235778086405292016-03-06T08:34:00.002-06:002017-07-12T11:43:26.883-05:00Stitching Through<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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It's been a rough time in the McCray household, as we cope with unexpected losses. They feel like a sucker punch and we're trying to figure out how to exhale again and move forward, what context death provides for the rest of our lives, and how to support the loved ones of those lost. Bottom line, both Paul and I have been rather unproductive, with lots of aimless gazing and little concentration. TV has been something of a distraction, but I'm not good at sitting and watching unless I've got something in my hands.<br />
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So English Paper Piecing, which I got started on after Quilt Market (thanks to <a href="http://allpointspatchwork.com/">this great book</a>), has filled the void. The color has been good for these grey days and the repetitive, mindless sewing a solace. No idea what I'll do with these, but the good part of making so many is that I have a lot to fool around with when it comes time to decide. This morning there is finally some sun coming in the windows and I was moved to push the bits around and start thinking of some coherent whole.<br />
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Linzeehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08348737259759695337noreply@blogger.com36tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8939335160406400635.post-19353646612355768812016-02-12T14:21:00.005-06:002016-06-13T15:51:21.327-05:00What's Pearl the Squirrel About, Anyway?<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
That's a question I ask myself frequently.<br />
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It started out as a way to document my life, both crafty and personal. It morphed into talking about my writing, mostly of the crafty nature. Then it turned into a way to do a little book publicity, too. The blog's readership has never been large, and at the end of a day of writing for publication I often decide I'd rather sew or knit than write some more. Hence, Pearl the Squirrel is neglected. <br />
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So, I'm going to try again. I'll include links to my writing, photos of my sewing and knitting, and news of an upcoming big project, when the time is right.<br />
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Here are a few photos from last month, when I was able to spend time in Austin, Texas. As a California girl, I've never properly adapted to winter and it has been getting to me more every year. I don't like to drive in the snow and if it's at all icy I don't like to walk outside, which is honestly one of the things that keeps me sane.<br />
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Because my work is portable, I was able to take it and my sewing machine to Austin, where I stayed in a very nice AirB&B in a neighborhood from which I could walk to the grocery store, coffee shop, restaurants, bookstore, and a great bakery. I took Pearl and we walked outside multiple times daily and I felt very restored.<br />
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I also did a little espionage work for <a href="http://homeecworkshop.blogspot.com/">Home Ec Workshop</a>, by taking a class at <a href="http://www.stitchlab.biz/">Stitch Lab</a> (well, I also just really wanted to take a class there). I made the <a href="http://www.made-by-rae.com/washi/">Washi dress</a> with a fabulous teacher, Sarah, who had made every piece of new clothing last year. She's done costuming for Broadway and sewing for museum exhibitions and generously shared her skills with the class. There were five of us and the other students were very welcoming and gave me lots of good pointers on enjoying Austin.<br />
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Best of all, I got to hang out with my daughter Maggie and her beau EJ and meet their chickens. A fantastic month!<br />
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Linzeehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08348737259759695337noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8939335160406400635.post-20616906447994785092015-12-12T11:41:00.001-06:002016-06-13T15:51:33.876-05:00Getting Back At It<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
I've neglected Pearl the Squirrel for so long that it's become kind of an ominous creature for me, lurking in the background, leaving me feeling bad. I decided it's time to revitalize this beast, but in a way that's much easier to cope with. I won't always have things I've made to share—it's been a long time since I've completed a quilt, for example—and so I've decided to share small things. They may be things I've sewn or knitted or they may simply be interesting textile tidbits. And that is what today's post is—I saw this in the November issue of House Beautiful and it combines two of my favorite things: textiles and words. Scroop. Who knew?<br />
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Linzeehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08348737259759695337noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8939335160406400635.post-71920473160080614192015-08-31T11:45:00.002-05:002015-08-31T11:49:08.190-05:00Podcast today!<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
Yes, it's been a long time since I've posted. It's not as though I haven't had anything to post, but somehow when I write all day for work, Pearl the Squirrel gets neglected. I'm planning to gear up again. I promise!<br />
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But for now, I hope you'll listen in this afternoon to Pat Sloan's podcast. I'll be on the other side of the interview chair, talking about Art Quilts of the Midwest. There's some exciting news that I'll be sharing on the podcast.<br />
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In addition, Pat will be speaking to quilter and designer Heather Jones and art quilter Sue Rasmussen. (A super-appropriate pairing, given that Heather's new book is Quilt Local and Sue creates art quilts from photos taken in her surroundings!)<br />
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Here's where you listen: <a href="http://www.allpeoplequilt.com/magazines-more/quilting-podcast">http://www.allpeoplequilt.com/magazines-more/quilting-podcast</a>. The show starts at 3 p.m. CT. Hope you can join us!<br />
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Linzeehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08348737259759695337noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8939335160406400635.post-14052102217385484312015-03-28T08:08:00.001-05:002015-03-28T10:02:54.675-05:00Art Quilts of the Midwest is Launched!<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
I really will post soon about something other than Art Quilts of the Midwest. But last night Codi held a book launch party at Home Ec Workshop and it was so much fun for me. There were lots of friends, old (as in 20+ years old) and new (people I've met while working at Home Ec) and in between. There were several folks that I was especially touched to see, including a group of my former colleagues from my days at the University of Iowa. Several of us had made quilts for one another for significant life events (<a href="http://pearlthesquirrel.blogspot.com/2010/09/pieceful-saturday.html">here</a>, and <a href="http://pearlthesquirrel.blogspot.com/2009/04/buns-in-oven.html">here</a>, <a href="http://pearlthesquirrel.blogspot.com/2009/11/baby-im-amazed.html">here</a>).<br />
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Here Codi and I look oddly formal (considering that I must have hugged her 27 times over the evening). But she gave me this bouquet of <strike>daffodils</strike> tulips and I wanted to include it in the picture. She put so much effort into the evening, and I was so grateful.<br />
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This was the only shot I got of Erick, and we didn't get one of Astrid (the book's foreword author) at all. She and I each said a few words about our involvement in the book, and Erick showed a portion of the film he's made about his work that included the pieces he has in the book.<br />
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The funny part was that the crowd was so much larger than anticipated and we realized we wouldn't fit into the workroom. So Codi, Astrid, and I delivered our remarks from Home Ec's kitchen, and Erick showed his film in shifts in the workshop. Our friends listened patiently and there were so many great comments about Erick's film.<br />
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Linzeehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08348737259759695337noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8939335160406400635.post-28124032978864850862015-02-25T07:00:00.000-06:002017-09-21T14:38:44.348-05:00Art Quilts of the Midwest: The First Copy Has Arrived!<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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But apparently it now it did. When I talked to my husband and told him it was there he said "If you don't get it, I will!" That would have been a little embarrassing, so off I went. It was kind of a quiet visit—I guess I thought everyone might come out and cheer or something—but it was nevertheless wonderful. I gave Karen, the production manager, a hug because she did so much work to make it so lovely and because it was so amazing to hold it in my hands I just had to hug someone.<br />
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Then I took it home and put it in a plastic bag and ran around frantically packing and watering plants and doing last minute errands. I really didn't look at it until I was on the plane. There was a lovely, satisfying moment when I pulled it out (and secretly hoped that my seat mate would ask me about it—no such luck) and paged though it and felt the "book-ness" of it. And for the next four days I carried it around, whipping out my book-in-a-baggie and whenever appropriate (and sometimes even when it wasn't appropriate, just because I couldn't help myself).<br />
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I'll share more about the book itself, but for now know that it will be available in the next week or so at <a href="http://www.prairielights.com/">Prairie Lights</a>, if you're local or through your local bookstore (you can ask them to order it), on <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Art-Quilts-Midwest-Bur-Book/dp/1609383230/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1424829184&sr=8-1&keywords=Linzee+McCray">Amazon</a>, and through the <a href="http://www.uiowapress.org/books/2015-spring/art-quilts-midwest.htm">Press</a>. I hope you'll take a look!</div>
Linzeehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08348737259759695337noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8939335160406400635.post-23665979790140627152015-02-24T10:16:00.000-06:002015-02-24T19:56:43.975-06:00More QuiltCon posts at UPPERCASE<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
Here are two more posts about QuiltCon. Sorry for the lack of photos here—some computer issue—but there are plenty on the UPPERCASE blog.<br />
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Linzeehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08348737259759695337noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8939335160406400635.post-15179865097599226542015-02-22T09:49:00.001-06:002015-02-22T09:50:10.023-06:00QuiltCon 2015 Follow-up<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
It's been a wonderful few days in Austin, where I'm attending QuiltCon.<br />
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There's really nothing like being with folks who love what you do. On Thursday morning I started chatting with a young woman from Victoria, B.C., as we walked across the lobby floor. She said "I want to live here!" And I said "In Austin?" Her response was that the location didn't matter so much, but she wanted to be with people who loved what she did on a day-to-day basis. She'd tried to describe her passion to her work colleagues, but they didn't understand and were glad she was going where others did, because they'd heard enough. My guess is that she won't stop talking when she returns—she may be so pumped full of enthusiasm that she makes a few quilting converts.<br />
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For coverage of QuiltCon, <a href="http://uppercasemagazine.com/blog/#.VOn6X0Jpe8E">visit UPPERCASE's blog</a>—though she was on of the three jurors for QuiltCon (along with <a href="http://carolynfriedlander.com/">Carolyn Friedlander</a> and <a href="http://www.steviigraves.com/">Stevii Graves</a>) UPPERCASE editor Janine Vangool wasn't able to attend and asked me to to cover for her. You can find words and photos about QuiltCon 2015 <a href="http://uppercasemagazine.com/blog/2015/2/15/meet-uppercases-quiltcon-2015-correspondent-linzee-mccray#.VOn3K0Jpe8E=">here</a> and <a href="http://uppercasemagazine.com/blog/#.VOn2_UJpe8E">here</a>, with more to come. </div>
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I'm back from the better part of a week in Minnesota with my aunt, and getting ready to head out again, this time for Texas. (And while I dearly love my aunt, at this time of the year I am definitely looking forward to going south, rather than north!)<br />
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I'll be covering QuiltCon for UPPERCASE magazine, which I'm quite pleased to have been asked to do. I've written for UPPERCASE over the years and for issue #24 I got to write about feed sacks, one of my favorite topics.<br />
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The real thrill of writing this piece was getting to talk with people who remember wearing feed sack clothing—I found their names through the comments on the <a href="https://blog.etsy.com/en/2011/feed-sacks-a-sustainable-fabric-history/">Etsy feed sack post I wrote in 2011</a>. The interviews were delightful, and I loved that neither Joyce, who grew up on an Iowa farm, or Nancy, who lived in Ohio, ever felt deprived because their clothes were feed sacks. On the contrary, they loved them. When UPPERCASE #24 arrived at her home, Nancy even sent me the photo below of a feed sack quilt that included scraps of a sack she'd picked out for a dress. It had simple mathematical equations on it, and she remembered thinking when she chose it that it could come in handy when she was in school.<br />
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At any rate, if you'll be at QuiltCon, I hope you'll join me for what they're calling "a demonstration" on Friday at noon in Exhibit Hall B. In addition to giving away 10 copies of UPPERCASE #24, the one with actual feed sack squares affixed to the cover, I'll be talking about feed sacks. (Also, Janine is offering a special QuiltCon discount for an UPPERCASE subscription. <a href="http://uppercasemagazine.com/quiltcon" style="color: #1155cc; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;" target="_blank">http://uppercasemagazine.com/<wbr></wbr>quiltcon</a>)<br />
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I'm inspired by Amy Butler—her fabrics, her ability to combine color and pattern, her fresh palettes. I have a special place in my heart for her because she was my very first profile subject for Quilts and More magazine, back in 2006, which was my first freelance piece for a quilting publication. The opportunity to write that piece, so graciously given to me by editor Elizabeth Tisinger Beese, really changed my career direction and consequently my life.<br />
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Last week I got the chance to interview Amy again and it turns out she loves Oaxaca, Mexico, as much as I do. We talked about the incredible colors, people, landscapes, and textiles. It reminded me to share a few photos from our Christmas in Oaxaca. Hope you enjoy them.<br />
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Linzeehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08348737259759695337noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8939335160406400635.post-75721896475872027462015-01-16T07:00:00.000-06:002015-01-16T12:28:42.082-06:00No Sewing Without Lipstick!<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Thought you might enjoy this tidbit from our sewing past. As my friend who sent it to me said, it was obviously written by Mr. Singer....All this preparation for sewing would mean I'd never get to it! And the prep involves nothing creative, only making yourself look presentable should others stop in unexpectedly. By the time I'd made all the beds, washed the dishes, put on the clean dress that I undoubtedly had to first iron, fixed my hair and put on lipstick, I'd be ready for bed. I'm grateful the "rules" of sewing engagement have changed.</div>
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Linzeehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08348737259759695337noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8939335160406400635.post-70924535754946748772015-01-09T07:00:00.000-06:002015-01-09T07:00:05.703-06:00Sew Together Bag<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="text-align: left;">Sometime this fall, I managed to make a <a href="http://www.craftsy.com/pattern/sewing/accessory/sew-together-bag/36309">Sew Together bag</a>. The design is so clever and I've seen lots of them on Instagram, so when I stumbled upon the SewDemented booth at Quilt Market, I bought a pattern. I thought it might be a good class project, but truth be told, it's pretty darned labor-intensive.</span></div>
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I used fabrics I'd had in my stash for a long while—<a href="http://www.f-echino.com/home.html">Echino prints</a> and <a href="http://cloud9fabrics.com/">Cloud 9 Geocentric canvas</a>—all on heavier substrates, which I thought would make for a nice, sturdy bag. And indeed it did, although I think it made the layers a little thicker and more challenging to sew through.<br />
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I didn't wind up having enough of the exterior Echino fabric and so pieced in some Cloud 9, and I'm pleased with the result and will definitely make the bag again, although doing some batch sewing (making several at once) would be more efficient.<br />
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I also highly recommend the <a href="http://quiltbarn.blogspot.com/2014/03/sew-long.html">Quilt Barn sew-along tutorial from last March</a>. It broke steps down even further than the instructions and was super helpful.<br />
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Linzeehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08348737259759695337noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8939335160406400635.post-23346247496420663292015-01-04T07:00:00.000-06:002015-01-04T07:00:07.279-06:00It's a New Year! Looking Back and Looking Forward<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
It's been two full months since I last wrote. There are lots of reasons why, including the suspicion that blogging may be on the way out and time is best spent elsewhere. But much of it has been about a phase of my life, one that involves adult children and elderly relatives, career successes and considering what's next, all mixed with the usual anxiety, guilt, and pleasures that come day-to-day.<br />
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I last wrote about my surgery, and while the result has been great—most people don't seem to notice the scar or are at least kind enough to say they don't—it took me out of circulation for most of November. Then I had two sets of houseguests, work at Home Ec, and work deadlines. I had to decline some work and missed some deadlines on other jobs, which is not my style at all and still grates on me. But my houseguests were important people in my life and I wanted to be with them,<br />
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Now I'm looking forward, toward the publication of Art Quilts of the Midwest, and thinking about how to do some publicity. It's looking like marketing the book will be almost as time consuming as writing it. But I can't wait for the day (next month!) when I get to finally see the finished book.<br />
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I've done a bit of sewing (the stockings above and a few other small projects), but I've been knitting like a fiend. Below are some cowls I finished up in time for holiday giving.<br />
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And though this poor blog has been neglected, I do keep up with Instagram. I love seeing what folks are up to, catching a brief glimpse into their lives, giving them a thumbs-up or making a brief comment, and moving along. I'm not so good at Facebook or keeping up with this blog, but if you're interested in what I'm up to, Instagram is a good place to find out. Follow me at @seamswrite and let me know your IG name and I'll follow you, too!</div>
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