klein meisje quilts

I made some more bowties from my mother's scraps.

Seth's report on John Dillinger...

My father, Leroy Dykstra, in 1954, serving in Frankfort, West Germany as the company clerk of his infantry unit, and in 2001 as commander o...

In sorting out the history of the scissors controversy, I have discovered that I was the reason for my sisters and brother being punished. ...

My mother, Henrietta Scholten Dykstra, at the switchboard in Hull, Iowa. She also worked the switchboard in Sheldon. She once assisted wi...

I am starting to put them into blocks of 4 bowties. There are about 400 bowties at this point. I was happy to be in Naperville on Thursday ...

These are sophisticated prints that my mother used for her clothing--dresses, coat linings, blouses. All are 100% cotton. When you think of...

The fun of going through my mother's scraps is seeing the evidence of what she used the fabric for. It is the negative space of cutting...

front back I finished the scapular yesterday. This is the liturgical piece I was working on last Sunday. It was commissioned by the cho...

Looking east. Another in a continuing series of parking ramp rooftop views.

I've been making the cheddar bow ties that Bonnie Hunter has had as a blog project for the past year. When I was home this Easter, my ...

Looking south-east.

The blog Quilts by Cheri had a quilt-a-long with this simple quilt. I made it as a distraction from what I needed to work on and delighted i...

This time looking south.

I was working on a vestment this morning in church. I like to sew during the organ and choir rehearsal before the service, and you may find ...

Chocolate coconut bread--makes 2 loaves Cream together: 1 cup butter (do not use margarine or oil) 2 cups sugar 1 tsp vanilla Add in:...

Making brown breads for a church luncheon tomorrow. Here you see banana, lemon poppy seed, orange cranberry, and pumpkin. In the oven yet ...

Looking east, into the fog.

My quilt brought in $400. And I scored some great socks knit by my friend Marcia Knudsen. I had to bid several times in order to get them. ...

Looking south towards the Loop