Spoolies

 I remember using these.

 If you're old enough 

you know them as Spoolies.

They were newest and best way to 

curl your hair in the 50's and 60's.

No more pin curls with bobbin pins

or sleeping on brush rollers. 

They were ingenious, flexible, and 

comfortable to sleep in.

They definitely made your

hair very curly.

 

And yes, I used them.

I was a Spoolie girl.

Today, I guess I'm still a spoolie girl,

only in another way.

About 20+ years ago I went to 

a sale and bought this wonderful old

painted box.

I've kept it in my sewing room ever since.

A box is meant for storing things in it,

and I had the perfect idea.

Each time I emptied a spool of thread I 

tossed the spool into the box.

Slowly over the years the box has been filling up

with a wide variety of empty spools.

This year I decided to wait until the end of the year

to see exactly how many spools 

I emptied in 2015.

It was a very good sewing year.

So I guess I'll continue being a spoolie girl

and see how many spools I can empty in 2016,

but I'll skip using them in my hair.

Until Next Time-

2015: A Very Good Year

 2015 was a very productive year.

I crossed off  lots of fun and 

some complicated quilting projects

off my list.
Of course,

added many others.

I've tried new techniques and

hopefully, improved on old ones.

I continue to learn new things

and I hope you do too.

I've made a Smilebox

to help me remember all 

that I've completed, and

I thought you might enjoy seeing it too.

This photo slideshow personalized with Smilebox

 Until Next Year-

White Snow and A Red Quilt

Combine some fresh snow,
a new year

and a red and white quilt 

and it made a great day to 

take some photos.

This ocean wave quilt 

had been my leader and enders project

starting in January, 2012.

And this fall I had decided I had had enough.

75" x 75"

It was time to stop making half square triangles

and sew all the pieces together.

I had my friend, Kathy, do the machine quilting for me.

I decided on an overall feathered pattern.

I thought it needed some curved lines

to soften all those angles.

The quilt is made up of hundreds of different reds and white fabrics

all sewn together 

while I sewed on lots of other projects.

This toile by Jo Morton

 made the perfect backing 

along with a variety of leftover strips for the binding.

I think this was the perfect way to end 2015,
and start 2016

 don't you?

With lots of quilts finished this past year

it leaves the door wide open for new things!

I'm ready for 2016.

 Until Next Time-