Amy’s Blog

Welcome to my blog where I share vintage-inspired projects, tips, and seasonal inspiration. Have fun exploring my latest blog posts and be sure to subscribe to my newsletter for even more vintage fun, straight to your inbox!

Here’s the Day 3 Winners

Thank you, thank you, thank you...every one of  you who has been posting and sharing. I am overwhelmed by the outpouring of stories, comments and support for Vintage Notions. I feel lucky every day...

Contest Reminder

Please remember that we are drawing our daily winners from each day's VN Excerpt post. If you want to be in the drawing for a free copy of Vintage Notions, you have to check back daily and comment...

Day 2 Winners

It's Day 2 of the Vintage Notions Book-a-Day Give-a-Way and we have two more winners. They are: From the blog: Corrine Ann From Facebook: Jennifer DeSantis Frye Remember: we will be attempting to...

VN Excerpt: The Secrets of a Perfect Pie

"So let's look into the matter of pie making in order that we may learn for all time the secrets they're only a few in number”that will enable all of us to supply our home folks with pies which they...

Our Day 1 Vintage Notions Winners

Congratulations to the the following Day 1 winners of my Vintage Notions Book-a-Day Give-a-Way. Each will receive a copy of my new book, Vintage Notions: An Inspirational Guide to Needlework,...

VN Excerpt: Profiting from the Pajama Mode

Whether they be so romantic as to demand a pirate's garb or so nautical as to long for sailor's togs . . . this quality of vesting us with new personalities may partly explain the lure of pajamas,...

VN Excerpt: The Joy of Doing Things

The Joy of Doing Things Inspiration, 1922 Of all of the joys that enter into our lives, it would be difficult to find one greater than that which brings us the exclamation, "See, I did this all...

My Vintage Notions Book-a-Day Give-a-Way

My Vintage Notions Book-a-Day Give-a-Way Countdown So excited to announce my new book, Vintage Notions: An Inspirational Guide to Needlework, Cooking, Sewing, Fashion and Fun, is a week away from...

Kansas City Connection

I am looking forward to my upcoming Kansas City book events Sept.2nd-4th, and I am thrilled  to celebrate the release of Vintage Notions with favorite local retailers who have inspired me: Curious...

Vintage Notions Book Adventures!

The last few week I have met some wonderful people while traveling to share my book Vintage Notions. Here are some photos from a book signing event I did at the Liberty Quilt...