Kat’s Rainbow Sundress

Now you see what I’ve been up to for the past several days. I made this little dress for Kat by copying a dress we bought last year in a local store. It had been made by someone here in Athens, and I drafted a pattern from it to make this dress. The fabric is […]

From Food Porn To Food Cost: Balancing Profit with Creativity

One of the most fun parts of working as a chef is the creative puzzle of coming up with off-menu specials that will not only wow diners, but which keep food costs low. Food cost is something that every chef and line cook is acutely aware of–it is a fact of life in every restaurant, […]

Time Off For Quilting

So here’s the deal: Restaurant Salaam is closed for the week of Ohio University’s spring break so we can do renovations, cleaning, maintenance and have a bit of rest. This is pretty standard practice here in Athens–lots of restaurants close either for the entire break or part of it, so that employees can spruce the […]

Ruminations on Life, Death, and Life Again

There is a reason I haven’t written anything since Monday. Even though I had planned several posts, I found that I couldn’t write them. On Monday, my Mom told me that my Uncle John will be selling my grandparents farm, or rather, what is left of it, and moving away. As she told me over […]

The Wallhanging Top Is Done!

Here is the completed top to the wallhanging I am making for Zak; you can see that I added the appliqué dragonfly two days ago. I drew a pattern on a used piece of printer paper, and cut it out. Then, I applied fusable webbing to the wrong side of two different fabrics–these are really […]

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