Help us celebrate and give back at the same time!

Posted on April 1, 2014 by seldomseenquilting

Seldom Seen Quilting Studio Inside My Father’s House Antiques 308 S. Rogers / Waxahachie / http://www.seldomseenquilting.com 972-921-6715 Come and help us celebrate the studio’s FIRST BIRTHDAY! Saturday, April 5, 9a.m. – 6p.m. Come and go CHARITY STITCH-A-THON On the frame: … Continue reading →

It’s a bit of a mystery…

Posted on March 25, 2014 by seldomseenquilting

My friend has a wonderful family quilt she is repairing. It is 1930’s fabric, and appears to be a version of a Sunbonnet Sue — but we need help identifying this pattern. It appears to be a PIECED version of … Continue reading →

Ugly enough to be cute…

Posted on March 17, 2014 by seldomseenquilting

And definitely functional! Not to mention that reuse is the purest form of recycling. These broken-fishing-pole and broken-hammer-or-flat-iron thread guides are “constant comment” items at Seldom Seen Studio. My darling husband made the hammer version first, and then we (various … Continue reading →

Working outside my comfort zone…

Posted on March 10, 2014 by seldomseenquilting

Ignore the cardboard background — I just used what I had at hand, which was a USPS “flat rate” box, not yet folded. Working on a square called “Eight Hands Around”. Definitely out of my comfort zone. This is my … Continue reading →

Ah, Texas…

Posted on March 3, 2014 by seldomseenquilting

Undaunted by the temperature — TWO degrees Fahrenheit with wind chill factor — and the ice/snow/sleet that covers the ground and decorates the drooping trees, the birds of Texas still greeted the morning with their cheery tunes. They are Texas strong for sure! Makes me want to start on a bird quilt. How about you?

Hope on wings…

Posted on February 20, 2014 by seldomseenquilting

Butterflies are a symbol of hope, new beginnings, second chances, coming out of our shells, being seen for who we really are, and so many other complicated emotions and situations. Yet they are fragile, short-lived, and, in reality, just bugs, … Continue reading →

Almost done…

Posted on February 6, 2014 by seldomseenquilting

A little less than half of the hand work on the binding, and this quilt will be finished. My customer is deciding what she would like to have embroidered on a label for the back, but that will only take … Continue reading →

I am fascinated…

Posted on February 1, 2014 by seldomseenquilting

Truly fascinated, by these 1930’s fabrics. I think some of them were from feed sacks, others from flour sacks, and who knows what other grocery items may have been packaged in fabric to tempt the homemaker of the day. I … Continue reading →

We called her Mima…

Posted on January 30, 2014 by seldomseenquilting

…the wonderful great-grandmother that made this quilt, my mother’s grandmother. I often think I didn’t get to spend enough time with her. She was tiny and frail from my earliest memories of her — with paper-thin, baby-soft skin, wispy hair … Continue reading →

Little gifts, big hearts…

Posted on January 23, 2014 by seldomseenquilting

I have some awesome friends. They are always giving little gifts to others — and usually they play down the importance/value/significance of the gift. “Oh, it’s just a little thing.” But it’s not really little for someone to spend time … Continue reading →

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