Notes: Friendship Album, 1933: Episode 9
Last week I traveled to Atlanta to give a presentation to the East Cobb Quilters’ Guild. It was a great trip, though I saw my life flash before my eyes ..... Read more.
Notes: Friendship Album, 1933: Episode 8
As I write this post, I’m getting ready to drive down to Atlanta from North Carolina to talk to the East Cobb Quilters’ Guild about quilt stories... Read more.
Notes: Friendship Album, 1933: Episode 7
Now a thing of the past, women’s pages appeared in newspapers across the country for much of the 20th century. These early Style sections featured article... Read more.
1930s Food, or the Ever-Popular Gingersnap
When I started writing Friendship Album, 1933, I anticipated doing a lot of research on quilts made during that period, but what’s surprised me is how muc... Read more.
Notes: Friendship Album, 1933: Episode 6
Nostalgia for simpler times is nothing new. In the 1920s, folks suddenly found themselves pining for Colonial days, which sparked enthusiasm for home decor that... Read more.
Double Windmill Quilt–Free Pattern!
Have I told you about the scrapbook I found on eBay a few years ago? It’s a collection of 1930s quilting columns by Nancy Page, Florence LaGanke, Alice Br... Read more.
Notes: Friendship Album, 1933: Episode 5
For the Bee’s second meeting, we venture to Florence’s Tudor home on Walnut Street. One of the most enjoyable things about writing fiction is that I... Read more.
We Gather Together
July marks my book club’s sixteenth anniversary. Every month we gather in one of our homes, ostensibly to discuss a book, but also to chat, catch up, drink a ... Read more.
Notes: Friendship Album, 1933: Episode 4
Over the last year, Dorothy has spent her fair share of time worrying about Bess and her family (too much time, her husband would say), but in Episode 4 her ...... Read more.
Eula Baker’s Blue Ribbon Chocolate Cake
What was it like to live in the 1930s? To keep a home, make quilts, raise children, work, and worry? Friendship Album, 1933, the book I’m currently writing an... Read more.