Category Archives: Scenes from Solomon’s Puzzle
Book Lover’s Block of the Month February List
We had many interesting recommendations this month. Post a comment if you’ve read any of the following: 11-22-63 by Stephen King (time travel) A Thousand Splendid Suns by Khaled Hosseini Balzac and the Little Chinese Seamstress, A Novel: by Dai … Continue reading
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Stockings
The tradition of hanging stockings has been important to me since I was little. Instead of the fireplace, we hung our stockings from the staircase railing. We opened them before breakfast and found simple treats in them. My favorite was … Continue reading
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Fall Show and Tell
…at Cottonseed Glory So far this fall we’ve had many customers stop in at Cottonseed Glory to show us their beautiful work! You can imagine what fun this is for us. We have pictures of a few of the quilts … Continue reading
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Pieceful Choices Quilt Shop
If you’re ever visiting northern New Jersey or the New York Hudson Valley, you simply must stop by Pieceful Choices Quilt Shop. My sister and I found this shop when I was in the area to visit my nearby hometown, … Continue reading
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Tagged Allendale, quilting, sewing, Solomon's Puzzle, writing
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My Quest To Make Yet Another Boutis Baby Cap
Recently I wrote about how I learned about the French art of corded quilting (boutis) and how I came to make an imitation of a cap I saw in Paris years ago. After I made the first one, I saw a … Continue reading
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