Monthly Archives: July 2010

Beth El Synagogue Torah Mantels

I am migrating a Passage Quilting project to daintytime from an earlier now defunct studio blog, which I used for the purpose of updating clients on their projects in progress. In 2009, Beth El Synagogue in Durham, NC commissioned me … Continue reading

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Mod-Mood Quilt 3 ~ Get Your Pattern On

Step 3: Get Your Pattern On Once you have identified your moods and chosen corresponding colors in step 2 what are you to do? It’s time to choose a pattern. A. For your Modern Mood Quilt you can choose any … Continue reading

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Knitting In The Sun

There are days in my studio when all I can do is knit. Especially on difficult emotional days when everything seems wrong, every cell in my body feels worn, and my mind can’t think through the fog. On those days … Continue reading

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Vacation Linens and the Comfortable Life

I love my set of vacation linens. I keep them in the trailer ready to go, so they are only used on camping trips. The pink towel is from my grandmother’s collection. Camping on the McCloud river near Mt. Shasta … Continue reading

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Vacation Mantra Giveaway Winners & Controversial Creativity

Before I left for vacation I put Lelainia’s  mantra (of Tattered Edge) on the back of the Mantra Trailer. All the way up I-5 we were getting honks, thumbs up, thumbs down. People were even taking drive-by photos with their … Continue reading

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Craft Party and Open Studio

Sunday, July 18, 2010 Drop in anytime between 1 – 6 PM, FREE 1 Ave of the Palms Ave, Suite 306, San Francisco, CA 94130 If you are in the San Francisco Bay Area bring your current craft or mending … Continue reading

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Solstice Mending Tutorial

The solstice ritual is over. The shirt is off the mountainside and on the operating table. No more dreaming of mending and daisies. Wrong side up – I had to surgically remove two small portions from the inner placket of … Continue reading

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