Hello, friends!  How were your weekends?  Mine was exactly what I needed.  Aaron was back in town and we were able to spend the whole weekend together– kind of a rarity these past couple of months!  We spent two days enjoying the 75 degree sunny weather and some of our favorite foodie spots.  Friday night we went to Mistral, this intimate french restaurant in the valley.  It has one of those classic mahogany bars and amazing woodwork throughout the restaurant. … +more

Oh how this print takes me back to my Textile 201 days at Texas in Gearing Hall!  I remember sitting there with my box of over a hundred tiny fabric swatches attached to 5 x 7 cards with all of their noted properties next to them.  ”Windowpane?  Really? Are we certain we shouldn’t just lump all of the plaids, glen plaids, checks, buffalo checks, and all of the other intersecting straight line patterns together?”  More than a few years late, … +more