Prairie Bluestem

Fall pictures I pulled off "The Boulevard" (Ft. Campbell Blvd. in Hopkinsville) to take this picture of the spectacular colors ...

Quilts and fabric in Kentucky Mennonite country. This barn stands along Highway 68/80, east of Hopkinsville, KY. The "quilt block...

(And some other examples of quilting and needlework) I drove over to visit my Cousin Alta one day this week. She lives in Tennessee about 10...

All's well that ends well I've gone so long without writing a post that a couple of my readers have emailed to ask if I'm OK. ...

Repair a hole in fabric If you have the time to do it, a neat patch on a damaged garment returns it to useful service, saves you money...

Story of an heirloom quilt Carolyn Hall of Bassett, Nebraska, sent the photo of the beautiful quilt above, and I asked if I could post it fo...

Some Interesting News... And What I Think About It... According to an article in the Rolla Daily News , WalMart may be closing out fabric de...

Life in Christian County, Kentucky... I bought this old photograph for 25¢ at the Peddler's Mall in Hopkinsville a few days ago. I foun...

Blogs and Blogging... Debbie R ., a lady from Texas, has posted some lovely photos of embellishments in her needlework blog, " Needle L...

My Various Hobbies... This link leads to an article that contains a number of useful and interesting sewing links. I'm posting it for ...

My Various Hobbies... I saw this yo-yo garland at the flea market in Hopkinsville. I have forgotten the exact price asked for it, but it wa...

Timeless clothing style The little scrap of paper has been in my sewing files for years. I don't have the name of the publication or ...

Cloth for cloaks Today I bought two 4'x15' canvas dropcloths, and I'm in the process of dying them royal blue in my washing ...