Sewing, blogging, and creative business.
I’m very excited to have finished this patchwork Progress Pride Flag quilt. The pattern is by Bobbie Gentili from Geeky Bobbin. All of the fabrics are scraps from my stash.
This was a fun project and the finished quilt is really bright and colorful. As part of this process, I also enjoyed learning more about how the design of the Progress Pride flag came to be.
The brisket is cooked. The challahs are baked (and impressively tall this year!). The centerpiece is finished. The table is set, and I think the honey cake is going to a be an especially good one this year. Wishing you a L’Shanah Tova, a sweet and happy new year!
…Sarah, whose blog is Sassy Pricsilla. Sarah, please email me your address and your package will go out early this week. Thank you so much for playing, everyone, and thanks again for all of your kind and supportive words. I’m busy working on a million things today. Roxanne’s second year of nursery school starts tomorrow. Read More →
A few weeks ago a copy of Softies arrived on my doorstep from Penguin Publishing Australia. It is such a beautiful book and I was totally thrilled to contribute two of my patterns – an owl pattern and my lizard – to be published in it. The photography is amazing as is the list ofRead More →
These three pieces are off to Plush You once I get to the post office today. The show opens October 12 and my work will be at Schmancy. Last year I sent flapper dolls – it is so interesting for me to think about how my work has changed a year hence. I’m proud andRead More →
"Flight Path"mixed media soft sculpture and collage8" x 10" I found blue wooden dice at the recycling center at the Children’s Museum in Boston. I’m actually not such a big fan of the Children’s Museum due to the crowds, but I am always a big fan of the recycling center. And I picked up aRead More →
We had a lovely week swimming in the ocean and playing in the sand, going to the pool, riding on the carousel at the boardwalk and learning to play golf better in the mini golf course. Regularly playing mini golf, perhaps together with products from https://shopindoorgolf.com/products/diy-golf-simulator-enclosure, can help you become a better analyst of theRead More →
"I Think It’s Time"mixed media soft sculpture with working clockmounted on wood block I like how these two creatures are in conversation with one another. It makes me wonder about what they’re thinking. Saturday morning we are leaving for a week’s vacation to visit my family on the Eastern shore of Maryland. I’m looking forwardRead More →
"Things With Wings" got a great review in yesterday’s Portsmouth Herald. Here is the excerpt about my work: But by far the most exciting pieces come from a newcomer, Abby Glassenberg. These "soft sculptures" drew the hand of my 4-year-old companion immediately toward them. It’s hard not to touch these birds, lovingly crafted from fabricRead More →
I’ll Meet You There mixed media collage and soft sculpture 12″ x 24″ (paper ephemera, wood, Guinness bar towel, wire, floral tape) This is the end of the Guinness bar towel. I used every little bit of that thing – the best .25 cents I’ve spent in a long time. I’m on the search forRead More →
"Things With Wings" opening last night at the Three Graces Gallery, Portsmouth,NH. A bit over two and a half years ago when I started this blog I had just begun to sew in earnest. I was making all sorts of things, but soft toys seemed to be what excited me most. After sewing for aRead More →