Today, November 16, is National Button Day! The designation came from the National Button Society, which formed in 1938 to celebrate the hobby of button collecting (so crafting and collecting craft supplies were always two different hobbies!). There were some special buttons I wanted to celebrate today. They actually belong to my mom, who grew […]
Read More National Button DayEmma isn’t the only one who traveled to far-flung yarn shops in February. Her mom, Cyndi, also managed a stop at an old favorite with new digs. She agreed to share her thoughts on the updated store: A recent visit to my niece’s house to catch up with my sister took us to Humeston, Iowa—a […]
Read More Snips of Thread Revisited: The Yarn PantryThe crafty family gathered once again for a quilting weekend at my cousin’s place in rural Iowa. When we called my aunt to tell her we were on the road, she said “By the way, there’s a new quilt shop in Humeston. I guess they have yarn. You might want to check it out.” It […]
Read More Snips of Thread Quilt ShopMy mom grew up in Muscatine, Iowa, and a lot of her family still lives in that area now. So like clockwork, twice a year, we head up there to catch up with her family, including my quilting aunts. I also have a cousin on my Dad’s side who lives up in Cedar Rapids, she […]
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