Classic Hollywood

This is my idea of Hollywood glam at its best. Classic beauty in every sense of the word and the fit of Kate's dress is impeccable. Designed by the House of Yves St. Laurent.

There's a current exhibition of Yves St. Laurent at the DeYoung Museum here in San Francisco. It's one of the most extensive fashion retrospectives I've seen in years. An impressive number of pieces that represent every decade of St. Laurent's career.

Celebrity blog

Jane Fonda was on the Today Show this morning and mentioned her new blog. I haven't checked out any celebrity blogs before now, so it was kind of reassuring to discover that even the stars like to engage in this blog business. I liked these photos of her. She must have a really good sense of humor. Today is my 62nd birthday, and I am in awe of how fabulous Jane looks in her 70's. Thank you Jane for giving me hope that all things are possible at all ages!

Art Project

Here is a photo of an art project I did back in the 80's when I was an interior design student at the Academy of Art College in San Francisco. The assignment was to take a work of art (famous or not) and replicate it using only pages from magazines. I chose Picasso's 1932 The Dream (Marie-Therese) and I think I was able to capture the essence of the original painting. It was a fun project, but I remember it took a lot of magazines and quite a bit of time to find just the right colors.

I just checked the Susan in Stitches blog and she's all right. That's very good news!

Susan in Stitches

My initial inspiration for this blog was Susan in Stitches. I have been captivated by Susan's pictures and the eclectic content of her blog. Now I find myself including Susan in my prayers. She lives in that part of Australia (Victoria) that has just been decimated by wildfires and the news coming out of that area has been devastating. I check her blog often just waiting for word that she's all right and hope that good news will come soon.

Seafoam green gabardine

I'm thinking of using this "vintage" Vogue pattern for the seafoam green gabardine fabric I bought at Fabrix a while back. I like the version that is straight and has side front seams.

Show and Tell

Here are two quilts that I'd like to share. I made the Origami Stars quilt for my daughter when she was a student at UC Santa Barbara.

The Alaska quilt was completed after a trip last summer to Seward and Anchorage where my daughter competed in the Mayor's Marathon.