Posts by Jenny
A Waist Stay and A Finish
I finished my linen dress before the Valley heat set in so I’m ready for 110 degrees! All that was left were 2 finishing details: a waist stay and a fringed hem. I love the waist stay-it keeps my dress from hiking up and the Petersham ribbon that forms the stay is soooo comfy next…
Read MoreDressing For Hot Summer Days
We recently hit 109 degrees here in the Sacramento area and I decided that I needed to build up my dress wardrobe in anticipation of many more hot days. When it’s that hot, no shorts are as comfortable as a dress. Linen is my choice for those hot days and I envisioned this lovely linen…
Read MoreMaine!
The week before Memorial Day DH and I traveled to Maine to visit our son in Gorham. Gorham is just outside of Portland in Southern Maine. It’s just a wee bit different up there in Maine! Locals told me that it was the dreariest May in about 15 yrs-I don’t know if that’s true but…
Read MoreSquaring up “Morning Breeze”
It’s been an intense two weeks for me: a week-long visit to see my son in Maine followed by almost round-the-clock work to hit a deadline. I’ll write a post about my trip to Maine later this week-it was a fabulous visit! “Black and White Whole Cloth” is finally done and now has a name:…
Read MorePencil, Practice and Process
I’ve been working this “Black and White Whole Cloth” quilt for months now and I think (hope!) I am nearing the end. Even I am shocked at how long this quilt has taken me-I started it in November after all! It’s going to be a large quilt-maybe 60″x80″-ish, intensely quilted. I wrote about it earlier…
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