Have you seen the videos of my mother’s recent trip to Houston, Texas for the 2012 Fall Quilt Market? Too much fun!
Here’s a free quilt pattern that gives you a lil’ peek at her new Glamping fabric …
Let my mother take you on a tour of her new MODA glamping fabric that she debuted during Quilt Market in Houston a couple of weeks ago. Make sure your local fabric store puts in a order.
Be there or be square! This Saturday, November 10, at noon, at Herberger’s Pine Ridge Mall in Chubbuck, Idaho, I’m all yours. There will be tons of farmgirl fun to be had, including awesome giveaways and free samples of my organic chocolate.
Herberger’s Pine Ridge Mall
4235 Yellowstone Highway
Chubbuck, Idaho
It was inevitable. We have clothing made from recycled plastic bottles, why not thread? Leave it to thread maker Gütermann to come up with technology for a stronger, more environmentally friendly thread. I enjoyed breakfast with the woman, Phyllis Dobbs, who was “manning” the booth at the Houston Quilt Market last week where this idea was launched. I’m going to keep a close eye on my local fabric shops so I can start using it. One bottle produces 10 spools of thread.
With everything going on, from the magazine, to the launch of my new book, to traveling to L.A. to appear on T.V., to spending four days in Houston launching my new collection of glamping fabric, I admit, I’ve let my Facebook personal messages fall through the cracks. (I’ve disabled the function everywhere Facebook will let me. Call me old-fashioned, but I do still have AN e-mail address. It’s maryjane@maryjanesfarm.org 🙂 And I’ll answer them here since I probably can’t find the Facebook PLACE where I found these to start with. (If you’re from my generation—two minutes away from age 60—you can surely relate.)
1. Hello Mary Jane … I was telling my former aide that I had recently joined …
What’s the best way to keep your lunch warm while you run to the barn to accomplish just one more thing?
A binder clip. 🙂 Today, it’s on my Peasant Tomato Soup.
Also very helpful while waiting for my favorite, Fiesta Rice (or any of my rice and pasta meals for that matter), to let it steep in the pouch the exact amount of time given in the directions … yum! When I travel, like recently to L.A. and Houston, I rarely eat in restaurants. Instead, I toss several of these in my suitcase and heat the water required for their 10-minute steep in my room’s coffeemaker. Dinner on a dime and just in time! AND organic to boot.
Here’s a look at some of the characters that showed up for work at the farm yesterday. Louise, as Little Red Riding Hood, brought her dog, Saphira, the big bad wolf.
Karina made her owl costume out of burlap, feathers, and fabric. Crafty chick!
A candle lit for safety and swift recovery for all our sisters, families, and friends harmed by storm Sandy.
Buy props used in MaryJane’s books and magazine!
5% of profits will benefit www.firstbook.org, a non-profit that provides new books to children from low-income families throughout the U.S. and Canada.
Here’s how:
MaryJane will post a photo and a description of a prop and its cost along with a few details as to its condition here: https://shop.maryjanesfarm.org/MaryJanesCurations. It’s a playful way to be the new owner of a little bit of farm herstory.
