Amy’s Blog
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Blogs: The Sewing Circles of 2010
In a 1924 Woman's Institute 'Inspiration' publication, Katherine Rabuck wrote about the evolution of Institute Clubs, networks of women in cities around the country, and compared them to the Sewing...
Creative Connection 1 – The Handmade Market
I cannot begin to tell you how much The Creative Connection event in Minneapolis meant to me. To start with, I have so much to report, I'm going to be breaking it down into three posts. The event...
The Joyous Blur of Launch Weekend, Pt. 1
The Launch Evening Way back on Sept 1, my newest book, Vintage Notions: An Inspirational Guide to Needlepoint, Cooking, Sewing, Fashion and Fun, officially launched. That seems like ages ago, but I...
Gourds and pumpkins and seeds!
Gourds and pumpkins...I have seen some wonderful displays this season. A fabulous tower on display at the Country Living Fair in Columbus...the little gourd girl...
Whew…
The past several weeks following the launch of my new book, Vintage Notions, have been a whirlwind of activity. I am just now getting back off the road and am going to be catching up on my blog...
Pumpkin Bars
I promised awhile back that I would post my pumpkin bar recipe...so here it is! I have made a number of desserts for my family over the years, but this is their absolute favorite. I hope you enjoy...
Earth Angels Country Living booth…wonderful!
Jen O'Connor shared the stories of her wonderful team of artists as I toured her booth! Country Living Show is open Saturday and Sunday!! To learn more about the...
Junk Bonanza
Just wanted to share a few photos from Junk Bonanza... After I set up our display at the Three French Hens booth, I ventured out into the show...amazing!!!! Here...
Sew Beautiful
One more thought on cherries…
The other day, I posted an excerpt from Vintage Notions called "The Secrets of a Perfect Pie." In that post, many of us recounted fond memories of cherry picking for our mom's, aunt's and...
Michigan Cherries
Summertime is cherry time in Michigan. Everywhere I looked during my visit I saw gorgeous red fruit. I had to take photograph them, they are visually stunning - not to mention delicious! Do you...
A Special Thank You
I am so proud of my book, Vintage Notions. Through the research and its writing, I found my voice and my muse in Mary Brooks Picken. Over the past week, however, in this blog, I've found something...
