SilkDenim is alive and functioning. While, we have lots of desire but no time to develop a new product line, we continue to sell retail on ETSY and wholesale on FAIRE . The order today was for Silkea-Minis. This is the very best use, ever, of out leftovers. Being so much fun to make andContinue reading “Our Very Best: The Silkea Bag”
Category Archives: Bubbe Wisdom Blog
Some Favorite BubbeWisdoms
The opening date for “Louise Silk: A Patchwork Life” at The Heinz History Center is Sunday September 1, 2024. “The Witness Project” is its narrative centerpiece. Launched at the opening of the exhibit, Silk and a team of stitchers will embellish an enormous, resplendent ritual garment with meaningful scraps of material donated by exhibition viewers.Continue reading “Some Favorite BubbeWisdoms”
SilkDenim Bat Mitzvah Bag
Sometimes the product is so much fun to make, so filled with joy, that it seems like absolutely no effort is required. It helps to have a good eye, a way with the materials, and an ease with the construction, all turning toward the perfect Silk Denim Tote to gift friends of the Bat Mitzvah.
August 1, 2023-the 15th of Av, 5783
In the Babylonian Talmud it is written that “when we enter Av, our joy is diminished.” This month is associated with the darkest events in Jewish history, the Nine Days culminating in the fast day of Tisha B’Av, the ninth of Av. However, Tu B’Av, the 15th Day of Av, is a post-biblical day ofContinue reading “August 1, 2023-the 15th of Av, 5783 “
The 72 Names of G-D
The quilt shown above was my first try at the 72 to Names. “And the angel of G‑d who had been going ahead of the camp of Israel now moved and went behind them, and the pillar of cloud went from in front of them and stood behind them. Thus [the pillar of cloud] cameContinue reading “The 72 Names of G-D”
WE DID IT- The Portuguese Way
I couldn’t be more proud of us. As I reported in the last blog, the last 2 weeks of April, my family and I walked over 70 miles from Valenca, Portugal to Santiago, Spain. It was a glorious mix of urban & rural environments, a comfortable selection of accommodations & sustenance, and a fascinating glimpseContinue reading “WE DID IT- The Portuguese Way”
The Way- Part II
The PORTUGUESE CAMINO- from Porto to Santiago In 2019, three of us walked the El Camino, going from France to Santiago. Today, back by popular demand, eight of us, leave to experience The Way’s second most popular path, beginning from the south in Portugal and walking north to Santiago. Having done it once with theContinue reading “The Way- Part II”
Dayneu Quilts: The Zen Circle
A year plus ago, I made the commitment to a 10 Year plan which helped me to zero in on the need to have a one person show- as a kind of summation of My Patchwork Life. This, my seventh one person exhibition, including fourteen quilts following its chapters, will occur in the fall ofContinue reading “Dayneu Quilts: The Zen Circle”
You Too Can Make A Big Bag
Since 2013 Sarah and I have been collaborating as SILKDENIM on the production of recycled Denim. Today, most of our sales come through our ETSY STORE when one our original and best selling products is OUR BIG BAG. Here is the info from our store: Originally inspired by the idea of making the reusable groceryContinue reading “You Too Can Make A Big Bag”
France 2022
Memories of a lifetime with my daughter, Sarah, my granddaughters, Maya & Naomi. We started in Nice, stopped in Eze and spent two nights in Monaco. We rented a car in Monaco and drove through Provence. We ended with a train and four days in Paris. Our favorites, hands down, were people watching, shopping, andContinue reading “France 2022”
