Scrap Organization--

A Quilting Life has wonderful suggestions on how to organize your

fabric scraps.  Take a look!  Great ideas!

I thought it would help me get my act together 

and put all those fabric scraps into a decent order.

Look!  I made a start............

and these are cut 2.5" square--Nice, huh?

and then................

there is that huge bin of scraps in the closet to go through............

oh, well,

think I'll leave those for another day!

Did You Know?

There are so many facts that I didn't know about our history, especially the Civil War.

Recently, I came across an article about Roswell Mill and women.

Since I'm a weaver and very interested in the production of fiber, this was a story to read carefully.  The Mills of the South had women workers, some with children on site.

Read this story and wonder--how could this happen?

I've been reading this book, especially since our annual spin-in theme is "Cotton Candy".

What a story!  Our daily life is surrounded by so many cotton products--want to read,

give me a shout--

Wisteria ?????

Just a few more days and all will be revealed

Melody's Makings

Wisteria is an elegant, lacy, and gorgeous project with all sizes from Girl's Small (5-7 Years) through Women's XXXL.  So it's perfect for all shapes and sizes

Check her website out for super neat crochet and knit patterns while

you wait for the mystery!

Wax Paper?? Who Would Have Thought??

Okay, gang--I use some of these ideas, but 

others--who would have thought????

Mandalas

The mandala is one of humankind's most ancient art forms. With the circle as its basis, it reflects eternity and all of nature: the sun, the moon and even the bird's nest. Types of mandalas may be found in all religions, as well as in psychology.

The circle is the most natural form known to mankind. The universe is made up of planets, stars, moons and the sun---all spherical in shape. The sun rises and sets in a never-ending circle; seasons pass in an annual circle. Trees, rocks and raindrops are circular, and most fruits and flowers are spherical. The cells and atoms that make up everything within the universe are circular.

 

Mandala history

How about Mandala's to color?

Join in on the interesting artistic world of Mandalas by becoming a member

of  Facebook group.

We see Mandalas in our every day life.

My Mandala is my spinning wheels--what is yours?

Here Comes the Queen of Hearts!

It's time to think about that sweetest time of the year--Valentine's Day!  Did you know that Valentine's Day is celebrated in various countries around the world?  It is a time to show your love and affection for someone special in your life.

I'm thinking about Valentine's Day because the brown headed kid asked for a table runner for her new home--she requested this valentine one.

Joy Shope has the tutorial--we are stash diving for this one!

Should be fun to create for her table.

Other patterns are found here on this site--have fun!

and for some history, we have this from Wikepedia........

Valentine's Day, also known as Saint Valentine's Day or the Feast of Saint Valentine,^[1] is a celebration observed on February 14 each year. It is celebrated in many countries around the world, although it is not a public holiday in most of them.

St. Valentine's Day began as a liturgical celebration of one or more early Christian saints named Valentinus. Several martyrdom stories were invented for the various Valentines that belonged to February 14, and added to later martyrologies.^[2] A popular hagiographical account of Saint Valentine of Rome states that he was imprisoned for performing weddings for soldiers who were forbidden to marry and for ministering to Christians, who were persecuted under the Roman Empire. According to legend, during his imprisonment, he healed the daughter of his jailer, Asterius. An embellishment to this story states that before his execution he wrote her a letter signed "Your Valentine" as a farewell.^[3]Saint Valentine's Day is an official feast day in the Anglican Communion,^[4] as well as in the Lutheran Church.^[5] The Eastern Orthodox Church also celebrates Saint Valentine's Day, albeit on July 6 and July 30, the former date in honor of the Roman presbyter Saint Valentine, and the latter date in honor of Hieromartyr Valentine, the Bishop of Interamna (modern Terni).

The day was first associated with romantic love in the circle of Geoffrey Chaucer in the High Middle Ages, when the tradition of courtly love flourished. In 18th-century England, it evolved into an occasion in which lovers expressed their love for each other by presenting flowers, offering confectionery, and sending greeting cards (known as "valentines"). In Europe, Saint Valentine's Keys are given to lovers "as a romantic symbol and an invitation to unlock the giver’s heart", as well as to children, in order to ward off epilepsy (called Saint Valentine's Malady).^[6] Valentine's Day symbols that are used today include the heart-shaped outline, doves, and the figure of the winged Cupid. Since the 19th century, handwritten valentines have given way to mass-produced greeting cards.^[7]

Antique Valentine's card
Also called	Saint Valentine's Day or the Feast of Saint Valentine
Observed by	People in many countries; Anglican Communion (see calendar) Eastern Orthodox Church (see calendar) Lutheran Church (see calendar)
Type	Christian, cultural, commercial
Significance	Feast day of Saint Valentine; the celebration of love and affection
Observances	Sending greeting cards and gifts, dating, church services
Date	February 14 (fixed by the Western Christian Church) July 6 (fixed by the Eastern Orthodox Church)
Frequency	annual

Crayola has coloring pages!! for you to download and color!

And if you need something to write in those Colorful cards, you can find Poems!  Much sweeter than candy!

10,000 hours or 100 hours

What Is the 10000 Hour Rule?

The 10000 Hour Rule is just that. This is the idea that it takes approximately 10000 hours of deliberate practice to master a skill.

For instance, it would take 10 years of practicing 3 hours a day to become a master in your subject. It would take approximately 5 years of full-time employment to become proficient in your field. Simply work out how many hours you have already achieved and calculate how many more you need to clock up before you reach 10000.

the 100-Hour Rule:

For most disciplines, it only takes one hundred hours of active learning to become much more competent than an absolute beginner.

For example:

• Cooking: it takes years to become a master chef, but one hundred hours of cooking lessons and classes and deliberate practice will make you a better cook than most of your friends.
• Coding: it takes years of study and practice to become a strong software engineer, but going through a couple of Codecademy or Udacity courses will make you a good enough programmer for a lot of basic applications.
• Sales: it takes years of experience to become great at sales, but reading a few key books and shadowing experienced sales people for several hours will help you learn enough to avoid the most common/dangerous sales mistakes.

So, if this is the case--what is the number of hours you need to be competent in your fiber field?  Is it 10,000 hours, 1,000 hours or 100 hours?  As someone who has been a weaver since 1979, I can personally say--I'm still learning!  I AM NOT competent in my weaving!  I don't think I ever will be.  There is no way you can achieve the greatest number of hours and learn everything about weaving--how do colors mingle; weave structures abound; fiber combinations match, etc.  So, I will continue to practice and build up more hours of learning!

What number of hours do you need to be proficient in your field?