What is in your Treasure Chest? Do you have One? The #lovenotes I recall were from my husband when we were newly married. We would leave them in unusual places to see how long it would before it was found.… Continue Reading
QUILTING PRECIOUS MEMORIES The Passion for Quilting Ignited All quilters will agree that once you begin this fabulous journey of quilting it becomes a passion. One cannot pass a fabric store without going in and coming out with another treasure… Continue Reading
SEWING TIPS AND TECHNIQUES Sewing is such a rewarding, fulfilling pastime and when you master the techniques and become proficient it can become a business. After many years of sewing for myself, my family, friends and then as a business… Continue Reading
MY PERFECT WORK ENVIRONMENT If you look out the window of my sewing room and before you is the view of Table Mountain, that would be a PERFECT WORK ENVIRONMENT . This is the inspiration for writing about my sewing/craft… Continue Reading
PICKING UP PIECES Have you ever thought how much time we spend PICKING UP PIECES, not only the Ladies reading this post but also the Gents? At this point can’t leave the boys and girls out either. This can be… Continue Reading
ART STITCH – A Way of Life You may wonder why I chose Art Stitch as the title of this post but as an avid seamstress and artist, I wanted to combine the two. In my mind, these two passions… Continue Reading
Hermanus FynArts Festival 2018 – the Highlights THUMBS UP HERMANUS FYNARTS FESTIVAL ORGANIZERS A huge thumbs-up to all who worked so hard to make the #sixthHermanusFynArtsFestival such a wonderful success. My admiration goes out to the Organizers, Artists, Performing Artists,… Continue Reading
Hermanus FynArts Festival – the Thrill of Anticipation In our lives, we are almost always anticipating something or another, wonderful things to look forward to. At the moment, uppermost in my mind is the thrill of anticipation of #HermanusFynArtsFestival. For… Continue Reading
Embellished Art Quilts by Dal Botha What a thrill it is to introduce my 5th Star of the Sew, Dal Botha. Little did I know just how much I was going to be blown away by the beauty, this talented… Continue Reading
Craftyarts Maureen Graham’s Journey in Craftyarts One of the great joys of aging is that you have your friends for longer, especially if they are like Maureen Graham, who is into Craftyarts and is inspired by the beauty of nature.… Continue Reading