Category Archives: making

And this was then

Posted on May 8, 2021 by Fran Gardner

I found this item while rooting around in my old daily exercises. It’s like a fever dream. Every thought engenders another. My life was full then, and it is now. January 9, 2014 11:14 AM As I work in the … Continue reading →

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Pressman’s hats

Posted on September 17, 2019 by Fran Gardner

September 17, 2019 It was Crazy Hat day a few days ago here at Hawthorne Gardens, my new home in assisted-living land. Robert and I are wearing historic hats—the kind worn by generations of newspaper press workers dating back to … Continue reading →

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Memories and fabric

Posted on May 10, 2017 by Fran Gardner

On her While She Naps blog, quilter and designer Abby Glassenberg describes a new project, a quilt with 99 hexagons, each one representing a fabric in her stash. “I’ve had some of these fabrics for more than 10 years,” she … Continue reading →

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