A doll quilt with your {bits & pieces}
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Doll quilt: A story
My granddaughter, Rosie’s Nora, seemed to be in need of doll bedding. (Muttered to me over her head as I received clear “I want a rag doll like the one you made Josie” messages — “We have a lot of D-O-L-L-S, how about bedding.”)
Say no more.
Now, perhaps this particular design — in the center — seems a little odd to you.
Let me explain.
Because clearly this — THIS — is what is important now; we literally have nothing else to do but talk about my design decision here on this… doll quilt.
So, I pulled out my scraps — my little, tiny, itsy bitsy scraps — and started thinking… playing… looking at truly minuscule little bits… wondering what sort of strange syndrome it is that causes someone to save such things…
And then I re-discovered these:
What are these?
They are three patches left over from the little baby quilt I made Rosie when she was a little girl (not a baby — I was and am a very slow quilter, and I didn’t get the idea to make quilts for my children at all until my eldest was about 5).
So yes, these are three small patches that are about 30 years old. To be fair to me, your Honor, I know my client is bonkers, but look at this workmanship:
This was back when I pieced by hand using tiny stitches and minute seam allowances (no doubt because I had made some mistake in cutting).
So I kept them. Wouldn’t it be fun to use them in her daughter’s doll quilt? But how? Three squares? (Thanks a lot, me of three decades ago… )
I arranged those resulting triangles into the strips, which was truly the best I could think of to use them in a pleasing fashion.
I had also saved bias binding leftover from other quilts… bias binding is a chore to make! I wasn’t going to just throw it away!
So there you have it. And now those patches are no longer in my scrap bag!
bits & pieces
The title of this piece isn’t a swear — it’s a description: Happy Canada Day, Bastards. The argument is essential for us to understand if we are going to meet the coming challenge, which is focused on the enemies of the family using their current advantage in law.
I’m sure by now you’ve heard of or read the Harvard Magazine article condemning homeschooling as borderline abusive and anti-democratic (misogynist too, naturally). I like this rebuttal, which I think gets at the heart of the real issue. Here is the article about the upcoming Harvard conference at the Home School Legal Defense Association site.
If you are doing traditional cursive handwriting with your children, here is a nice set of free practice exercises using prayers.
To become men, boys need to leave childhood behind.
Recreating medieval blue ink.
Fun games kids can play with a penny.
Many of us are able to go into a church empty of a congregation — but filled with the Real Presence — to pray. Maybe now is a good time to understand the importance of adoration in the spiritual life and the spiritual renewal. I recommend this institute of priests — their site is beautiful. I did hear Fr. Davidson preach once and it was life-changing in the most quiet, peaceful way possible. Do watch his videos if you can.
At the end of every {bits & pieces} I have a list of links for you to follow us with (by?). Just wanted to say point out two time-sensitive things:
https://www.instagram.com/daedalshop/Bridget has been posting on her IG account a good number of fiddle tunes with the hashtag covidceilidh! Enjoy!
And Deirdre and The Artist have a great giveaway going on of books they’ve illustrated — go to Deirdre’s account for details!
from the archives
Not too deep in the archives (from this week, actually), but you might have missed the less usual weekday posting from me: How to keep your family from being destroyed
Did you tuck ham away in the freezer after Easter? Here is our favorite way to use it: Ham and Cheese and Spinach Pie
liturgical year
It’s the feast of St. Mark! And also a Major Rogation Day.
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