In Episode 35, Eula passes down kitchen advice to her new daughter-in-law and finally gets the news she’s been waiting for. At the beginning of Friendship Album, 1933, each of …
Notes: Friendship Album, 1933: Episode 22
As I recorded this chapter, I realized that one of the main threads in Florence’s story is about how much control she has over her own life. Sure, she’s an …
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Wednesday Bee and a Big Giveaway
If you’re on Facebook, I hope you’ll consider joining the Quiltfiction Club, which is Quiltfiction’s closed Facebook group. We just got going last Friday, and already we have a lively …
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Notes: Friendship Album, 1933: Episode 21
This week we’re spending time with Bess. Now, one of the things that interests me about Bess is that she’s a PK–a preacher’s kid–or to put it more delicately, the …
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Crown of Thorns Quilt–Finally Finished!
So I finally finished quilting Crown of Thorns, the same quilt Dorothy made to enter the Sears “Century of Progress” Quilt contest. (Is it weird that I think Dorothy is …
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Notes: Friendship Album, 1933: Episode 19
For the record, I have a very nice mother. She’s a quilter and a reader and is always pleasant to be around. I love my mother very much. My mom, …
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Notes: Friendship Album, 1933: Episode 18
In Episode 18, Dorothy quarrels with Emmeline, only to regret her sharp words. If I were to pair up characters from Friendship Album, 1933 in terms of personality, I would …
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Notes: Friendship Album, 1933: Episode 17
In Episode 17, Florence’s new business is booming, and Emmeline seems intent on playing matchmaker, much to her sister-in-law’s dismay. At last the Milton Falls Quilting Catalog is being mailed. …
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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 sample block …
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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 like …
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