Diary of a Quilt in Progress: Dorothy’s Crown of Thorns
When did I start Dorothy’s Crown of Thorns quilt? Was it a hundred years ago? Two hundred years? Or was it sometime last summer? It started with this samp... Read more.
Notes: Friendship Album, 1933: Episode 16
In Episode 16, Father Mayfield makes an offer Bess may not be able to refuse. (LOC photo; it doesn’t really have anything to do with this episode, but I l... Read more.
Notes: Friendship Album, 1933: Episode 15
In Episode 15, Eula considers how she might earn enough money to get her family back on the farm, and the bee members give updates on their Sears Contest quilts... Read more.
Notes: Friendship Album, 1933: Episode 14
In Episode 14, Emmeline imagines her life as a famous quilt columnist and plays matchmaker for Florence. I’m aware that people have mixed feelings about h... Read more.
Notes: Friendship Album, 1933: Episode 13
In Episode 13, Dorothy gets some much-needed alone time on her walk to work and comes up with a plan to lure Hannah back to Milton Falls. Now that my ...... Read more.
Notes: Friendship Album, 1933: Episode 12
Florence gets some help in the kitchen from Arthur, and the members of the bee grow closer as they reveal more about their lives to one another. What are we ...... Read more.
Notes: Friendship Album, 1933: Episode 11
In Episode 11, Bess eagerly awaits news of the birth of her first grandchild and worries about Helen, who brings home an unexpected guest in the middle of the d... Read more.
Notes: Friendship Album, 1933: Episode 10
In Episode 10, Eula dreams of going back to the farm, Dorothy worries about about her family, and a reformed Emmeline auditions her latest quilting column with ... Read more.
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.