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 day.... 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 the... 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–my... 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 articles... 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 much... 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 Brooks... 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.