***This post was originally part of our Stitched Podcast series.*** Introduction For a few summers of my childhood we spent a good portion of our days out of school on road trips. My father’s employment was in advertising sales and his job was to sell ads for newspapers and magazines. He did most of his sales face to face with clients and since we lived in the Midwest, many of his “sales territories” were quite large. He would travel from Ohio to Nebraska and all the states in between. So, ... View the Post
The History of Gingham
The History of Gingham: ***This post is a portion of the transcript from Stitched (our quilting podcast) Season 1 Episode 9 called: "Fabric, Gingham, and Quilts...OH MY!" To listen to the full episode you can just click play: And to find other episodes just search for STITCHED on Spotify or Apple Play! And now....the history of gingham...with a side of Wizard of OZ: When I was a little girl I fondly remember watching The Wizard of Oz. Each year during the holidays it would ... View the Post
On Flying Geese
Introduction ***This post was originally a part of our Stitched Podcast*** “Mom, look at all the geese! Did you know that geese leave from and fly back to the exact same spot every single year,” my 8 year old explained a couple of days ago. We were stopped in the car at a stoplight that was next to a cornfield chalk full of geese. (The day before he had been telling me all about how clownfish have a hierarchy with a strong female clownfish always at the top. He might be a zoologist ... View the Post