Category Archives: Guest Post

My art style is an odd one – a mix of Impressionism and 1950s Realism. Edgar Degas meets with Edward Hopper. I say it’s an odd combination because in Impressionist work, free brushstrokes took precedence over meticulous ones while in Realist work a la 1950s, the opposite was true. Despite their differences in how paintings  Continue Reading »

Another day. Another guest post. Another sewing tip. Katie Lineaweaver and I “met” last spring when I happened upon her site, A Girl Named Katie, and her blog, Love Is Why I Wake. Like most bloggers, we got into a “dialogue” about something we had in common – location. She lives not only in the  Continue Reading »

Well, you get two doses of Clare Mountain of threadBEAR this week. Yesterday, Clare posted on my blog 3 ways to style her peter pan collar (seriously, aren’t they cute?) and today, I’m posting the basic definition of a sloper on her blog. The topic of a sloper or a block is one I’ve spoken  Continue Reading »

I avidly read comments on my post. After a post goes live, I check hourly to read responses and opinions and I respond to all of them I think warrants a response. It’s the telltale sign of a good blogger and a blogger who cares. Not too long ago, oh I’d say at the beginner  Continue Reading »