Amy’s Blog
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Crazy for Crazy Quilts!
March is National Quilting Month! Our LIVE last week was focused on Crazy Quilts. If you missed the Facebook LIVE event you can watch it below. My mom, Donna, joined me for this episode sharing...
March Musings
I love this quote from Mary Brooks Picken! Knowing Spring is around the corner cheers me up, how about you? Seeing the first crocus of the season makes for a great day! I saw a patch of yellow buds...
Vintage Notions Monthly Club: March
Thanks for joining me in my third installment of our monthly club, where we are revisiting my Vintage Notions Monthly magazine issues. This is the cover of the third issue of 24 in the series.The...
Let’s Celebrate National Embroidery Month!
February is National Embroidery Month, so let's celebrate with a little vintage inspiration! Today I’d like to tell you about my book Folk Art Motifs and how it came to be and share a little bit of...
Vintage Notions Monthly Club: February
Thanks for joining me in my second installment of our monthly club, where we are revisiting our second issue of the Vintage Notions Monthly magazine issues. The timeless wisdom and inspiration that...
Crystal Bridges – Crafting America
Last week my mom and I visited Crystal Bridges, Museum of American Art in Bentonville, Arkansas, to see Crafting America's opening. Donna and I stopped off at the Museum on our way to pick up my...
Fabric Valentine Fun!
Digging through Valentine images I found this gem!! Dian Stanley made me this fabric Valentine 10 years ago! If there was a year to send Valentine's to friend and family, this is it! So how about...
Vintage Notions Book Club: A Fresh Start
The theme that resonated most with me in the January Chapter was that do-overs are allowed, and that our happiness is not contingent on getting things right the first time. I believe it is...
Joy of Making a Snowman
Living in Kansas City snow can be scarce so I looked forward to our family trip over New Year's to Northern Michigan and the opportunity to enjoy the beauty of falling snow and the winter wonderland...
New Year’s Inspiration For You
Excerpt from the New Year's letter to the students of the Woman's Institute, Inspiration Newsletter, January 1922 As many of you know, I am an obsessive collector of vintage fashion and sewing...
My Pearl Button Adventure!
"Meet "Gus"! This is the Mississippi Harvest statue that sits on the banks of the Mississippi in Muscatine, Iowa. Gus is standing in a small boat with a pair of large tongs and mussels at his...
Christmas Inspiration for Merry Making- A VMM Video!
Time flies! It is hard to believe 2020 is coming to a close. I have had so much fun sharing my Vintage Notions book in my Vintage Made Modern Youtube Series! From the Department of Inspiration, I...