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World’s Largest Garage Sale–Textile Center of MN
April 12, 2014 Success is mine! Have gone through–that means have actually ‘touched’–every single piece of fabric in my stash and have three tubs ready to donate to the World’s Largest Garage Sale, an annual fund raiser for The Textile … Continue reading
Posted in FIBER ARTS
Tagged fund raiser, sale, stash, Textile Center of MN, World's Largest Garage Sale
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Palm Springs Modernism Week Home Tour El Rancho Vista Estates
One of the last 2014 Modernism Week events was a Sunday morning home tour of ten homes in El Rancho Vista Estates. The homes were open for tours and all offered snacks and beverages–most of the alcoholic variety. I declined … Continue reading
Facebook Rant, Rant, Rant…Can’t Use/Find ‘Like’
Just spent way too much time–AGAIN–on Facebook trying to use my business page. So why am I wasting so much time on a clearly frustrating, poorly run website? Because the Powers that Be (who are they???) have decreed a FB … Continue reading
Posted in OPINE
Tagged business page, facebook, Facebook Business Page, Facebook Like, FB, Like, rant
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Claire B Shaeffer– The Queen of Chanel Couture
Claire Shaeffer, Queen of Couture Meet Claire Shaeffer, the Queen of Couture, especially Chanel. Claire turned to couture sewing after abandoning her first love, The Circus. Like many of us, sewing was/is a way for Claire to wear couture fashion … Continue reading
Claire Shaeffer Couture Classes
Claire’s newest classes are scheduled for May, 2014. Claire hosts the classes in Palm Springs, CA., a perfectly wonderful City offering lots to do, see, shop, and eat. These are five day workshops with a Meet and Greet at 5:00 … Continue reading
Heated Outdoor Furniture
You’d think heated outdoor furniture would be a slam dunk–readily available, lots of options? Well, it is not–until Galanter & Jones. Located and founded (2013) in San Francisco, Galanter and Jones is a design + fabrication studio that is changing … Continue reading
PETER PILOTTO RTW Fall 2014
All I can say/sing is an anthem to Peter, Peter, Pilotto, Pilotto, PETER PILOTTO. Peter Pilotto and his design partner, Christopher de Vos presented their Fall 2014 RTW collection February 17th and it is Magnificent, Fantastic, Marvelous, Wonderful, and…And, it … Continue reading
Posted in FIBER FASHION FUN
Tagged color ways, fall 2014, fur, knit, mosaics, mountain landscape, Peter Pilotto, RTW, texture
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California Dates
The Coachella Valley in California has been growing dates for over 100 years due to the ideal climate–high temperatures, low humidity and low rainfall. In my opinion, you can’t appreciate dates until sampling them fresh from the farm. And this … Continue reading
Posted in OUT AND ABOUT, REBLOGS
Tagged CA, dates, Indio, Romance and Sex Life of the Date, Shield's Date Garden, wasabi
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The Living Desert, Palm Desert, CA
The Living Desert in Palm Desert, CA, is 1200 acres dedicated to…”desert conservation through preservation, education and appreciation”. I highly recommend visiting when in the area as it is very well organized featuring hard surface trails with sand side trails … Continue reading
Posted in OUT AND ABOUT
Tagged gecko, Living Desert, mexican wolf, Palm Desert CA, peccaries
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Palm Springs Vintage Market
Best part about Palm Springs–other than the fantastic weather–is the multitude of street fairs. And not just in Palm Springs but up and down the Coachella Valley. Palm Springs has a Street Fair every Saturday and a Vintage Market on … Continue reading
Posted in OUT AND ABOUT
Tagged Cardinal Travel Trailer, Palm Springs, Rolls Royce Grill, Siren by the Sea, Van Briggle, vintage, Vintage Market
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Palm Springs CA Street Fair
Out of MN for a month and none too soon; was -27 the morning I left but planes fly in the cold–thank you, thank you!!!! So here I am where the temps are in the 60’s and 70’s–more than 50 … Continue reading
Posted in OUT AND ABOUT
Tagged CA, dates, Palm Springs, rewind, street fair, t-shirts
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Schmetz Sewing Machine Needles
It’s About Time– Schmetz is color coding it’s machine needles. Have never been able to read the stamped size # even with the ‘so-called’ magnified needle case cover. Color-coded needles for European made machines is long overdue. Singer has done … Continue reading
Posted in FIBER FASHION FUN
Tagged color coded, machine needles, Schmetz Needles, sewing machine needles, sewing needles, Singer
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What a Hoot
Are you seeing OWLS? Everywhere? Thanks to social media, owls are as ubiquitous as were Pet Rocks back in 1975. I first became aware of the owl popularity on Pinterest when a family member created a Collect.Owls board. FYI: we … Continue reading
Vintage Torchons–French Linen Dish Towels
Wall Street Journal always amazes me with the breadth of their coverage. Imagine my surprise to find an article on Dish Towels in the December 28, 2013 WSJ issue Dish Towels to Dry For – WSJ.com. Who knew they … Continue reading
Posted in REBLOGS
Tagged dish towels, Etsy.eBay.WSJ, linen, Satin Moon, solution to wrinkled towels, torchons, vintage, wrinkle
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Name This ‘Bring a Dish to Share’
Has this happened to you? Get a call to an impromptu get-together with the fateful add-on: “Please bring a dish to share.” Phone rang Monday with invite for neighborhood Christmas party on the next evening. Should be plenty of time … Continue reading
Posted in FOOD
Tagged almonds, bananas, Briannas Ginger Mandarin Dressing, Clementines, couscous, crunch, dish-to-share, fruit, grapes, name this recipe, pomengranate
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Christmas Fashion from Fat Quarters
At a Christmas in July sale, the Fat Quarters on an end cap caught my eye and triggered a memory of a Fat Quarter Toddler Skirt from Pinterest. Couldn’t quite remember the details (that’s why there is Pinterest) but knew/thought … Continue reading
Posted in FIBER FASHION FUN
Tagged Christmas Skirt, fat quarter, Fat Quarter Skirt, Fat Quarter Toddler Skirt, ruffle, tiers, tulle
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Lining a Crocheted/Knitted Handbag
This crocheted bag ended up in my sewing room with a request for a lining–something ‘pretty’ with a bit of weight. My first reaction was a taffeta; it would probably be crisp enough but not too heavy. Couldn’t find any … Continue reading
Posted in FIBER ARTS
Tagged bag, brocade, clutch, crochet, handbag, lining, slip-stitch
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CAMOUFLAGE: IT’S THE FASHION
Camo, Camo, Everywhere. On the street, on the Runway, Target and Hermes, teens, toddlers, models, Moms, GrandMoms, male and female. Want one? Add an authentic military camo shirt/jacket that has been ‘Neupurposed‘ for the current fashion. Find them at my … Continue reading
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Tagged Alpenflage, Battle Dress Uniform, BDU, Camo, Camo Fashion, camouflage, Desert Tropical, woodland
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A weaved journey
Travels in the Wardrobe is a blog I came across by clicking links from one place to another and it turned out to be a serendipitous event when I arrived at a visit to the goblins workshops and museum in … Continue reading
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Kaffe Fasset: working with colors..”Get it to the point of glowing!” | Renaissance Ribbons Blog
Kaffe Fasset: working with colors..”Get it to the point of glowing!” | Renaissance Ribbons Blog. Have run into Kaffe Fassett many times at sewing shows and he is always fascinating–an entertaining and educational speaker! He is known for his use … Continue reading