Comments on: scribbling and reading http://www.penguingirl.com/2008/08/18/scribbling-and-reading/ books. fibre. food. travel. words. Sat, 13 Mar 2010 22:50:06 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: LC http://www.penguingirl.com/2008/08/18/scribbling-and-reading/comment-page-1/#comment-51296 LC Tue, 19 Aug 2008 14:01:48 +0000 http://www.penguingirl.com/?p=1479#comment-51296 <i>simple techniques a la Laura Ingalls Wilder </i> simple "best practices" maybe, but the clothing they made for 'Sunday best' wasn't necessarily made plain simple without embellishment (ruffles, poofy sleeves, etc.). I just bought (via the internet, the package arrived yesterday) fabric for a quilt for my daughter - she wants to learn to sew, and loved the picture I showed her of a baby crib quilt friends and I pieced for a mutual friend in college (OK, the quilters were students, married friend was not) - 3 color cubes with 6 pointed stars in relief. simple techniques a la Laura Ingalls Wilder simple “best practices” maybe, but the clothing they made for ‘Sunday best’ wasn’t necessarily made plain simple without embellishment (ruffles, poofy sleeves, etc.).

I just bought (via the internet, the package arrived yesterday) fabric for a quilt for my daughter – she wants to learn to sew, and loved the picture I showed her of a baby crib quilt friends and I pieced for a mutual friend in college (OK, the quilters were students, married friend was not) – 3 color cubes with 6 pointed stars in relief.

]]> By: melanie http://www.penguingirl.com/2008/08/18/scribbling-and-reading/comment-page-1/#comment-51250 melanie Mon, 18 Aug 2008 23:37:32 +0000 http://www.penguingirl.com/?p=1479#comment-51250 I know what you mean about being a different reader each time you reread something like <i>Little Women</i>. Sometimes we play games at work and cast each other in books. Every time, I've been cast as Beth - a little disturbing, since she dies, but my friends mean it kindly, and think I'd be the type to drop mittens out the window.... melanie recently wrote <em><a href="http://teabird17.blogspot.com/2008/08/peace-shawl.html" rel="nofollow">peace shawl</a></em> I know what you mean about being a different reader each time you reread something like Little Women. Sometimes we play games at work and cast each other in books. Every time, I’ve been cast as Beth – a little disturbing, since she dies, but my friends mean it kindly, and think I’d be the type to drop mittens out the window….

melanie recently wrote peace shawl

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