With the International Quilt Market trade show coming to Kansas City next week, I've been immersing myself in Kansas City history as much as possible lately so that I can share fun places for visitors to see while they're here! I'm sharing all my pictures and...
Spool crafts are not a new thing, but they're the very essence of Vintage Made Modern. They're just as much fun to craft with today as they were a hundred years ago! The best thing about them is that they're at the heart of being a maker - using what we have on...
Fabriflair™ is a new brand I created for Indygo Junction. It falls into my focus of products that are "Vintage Made Modern”. Here a little bit of the story behind the brand. This is the inspiration that started the process- a vintage star made with feed...
Recently I had the honor of chatting with Pat Sloan on the American Patchwork and Quilting Podcast on Creative Talk Network. You can listen to Episode 323 here. We had a good time chatting about how I came up with our Fabriflair™ kits, and our new line of...
Yo-Yo sewing projects are a favorite vintage find of mine. I love seeing the inspiring combination of fabrics, which were likely made from the scrap bin and can be a great snapshot of vintage fabrics. One of my favorite yo-yo patterns that we updated is Scrappy the...
Did you (or your parents) keep any of your toys from when you were little? Most everyone has one or two special items that they just can't part with. One of my favorite childhood toys was Dapper Dan. He was a good friend to me when I was young and to my kids when they...
Did you know that this is the 100th anniversary of Mother's Day? I recently read a great article detailing how Anna Jarvis made it her life's mission to make it a national holiday, and how she then spent the rest of her life fighting against the commercialization of...
As I am preparing for Christmas with last minute crafting and shopping, I came across a series called the Needle-Minded New Yorker written by Mary Brooks Picken in Home Arts Needlecraft. I thought I would share some of this Christmas gift sewing advice with you. Merry...
Ahhh! the joy that is felt on the first swing of summer on our hammock - a liberating feeling knowing that in the days and weeks ahead the hammock will be there for a peaceful spiritual escape. I look up at the trees, leaves and blue sky take a long, deep breath -this...
Today is flag day in the U.S., and a chance to reflect on the pride and tradition woven into the fabric of Old Glory. I found a few of my favorite flag images to share with you, old and new. Also, you can find free download images of flag Americana on The Vintage...
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