I’m thinking back to last winter, 2015, when we had record breaking snowfall. After a few snow days the thrill of working from home had worn off, my freezer was full, and shoveling was harder as the piles got bigger. Perfect time to bring out […]
Author: leora
Matzah Covers 5775/2015
Add a personal touch to your Passover Seder with a batik Matza cover (inventory as of 3/18/2015):
Chuppah quilt
It started with a simple ask, can VTJR help with our wedding chuppah (canopy)? Of course we will! And thus began my second quilt project, with Elizabeth again leading the charge. At the start: The fun of the pattern was that we had a bunch […]
I made a quilt!
It took me all of 2013 to make my first quilt, and another couple of months to tell you about it. Thanks to my friend Elizabeth, I managed to turn these strips of fabric: into an amazing quilt! The idea was to use scraps of fabric […]
Teaching batik at Teen Quest
I’m an educator by training, so when I get to merge those skills with my self-taught creative outlets, it’s a bonus. At the start of June, I got an email from Meredith Hofmaier of Teen Quest at Brooks School Summer Programs, asking: “I’m doing a two-week […]
I (finally) have an Etsy page
With much prompting from various friends, and a final evening of actualization with The Barefoot Hobbiest, I can now be located on the “… marketplace where people around the world connect to buy and sell unique goods.” https://www.etsy.com/shop/BBbatiks Tell your friends! Make me your favorite! […]