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...
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...
I am obsessed with patterns in nature…particularly during my summer sabbatical in Northern Michigan when I am able to observe and photograph constantly… Unlike Kansas summers, Michigan summers allow for living outside most days… I see pattern...
It’s summer time, the kids are out of school and summer vacation is in the air. But with busy schedules and tight budgets, why not take a Day-cation! There’s no time like the present, and there is no present like the time. When you take a minute to smell...
So often I use this blog to pay tribute to Mary Brooks Picken, an entrepreneur and one of America’s premier authorities on sewing and fashion in the 20th century. Today, I honor another fashion pioneer, one whom Mary herself deemed an “amazing woman, full...