I’ve been playing with a squirrel project.
*Clicking on a photo will give you a closer look!
Haunted Halloween is a free mystery available at The Fat Quarter Shop.
Have fun and carry on!
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We barely saw even a corner of the state of Kentucky, but we did make a little side trip to the Jefferson Davis Historic Site.
Did you know that a monument to Davis, the President of the Confederate States, exists? We didn’t.
The Jefferson Davis Monument State Historic Site commemorates the birthplace of Jefferson Davis in Fairview, Kentucky. The site’s focal point is a 351-foot concrete obelisk. In 1973, it was believed to be the fourth-tallest monument in the United States and the tallest concrete-cast one.
Simon Bolivar Buckner, Sr., a Confederate general, first proposed the idea of a monument for Davis during a reunion of the Orphan Brigade of the Confederate Army in 1907.
*Clicking on a photo will give you a closer look!
*You will have to click through to a full view if you want to read a couple of the following photos (you may have to click on the circled i in the lower right corner after clicking once).
The museum is very well done and shares all of the facets of Davis’ life.
There is a small gift shop.
In the doorway to the elevator in the obelisk:
Once to the top, you can walk all the way around and take in the views.
A life-size painting of Davis greets you when you enter the museum. The hall is narrow so I couldn’t get a straight photo.
There is a lot to see; these are just a few items:
Varina Anne Banks Howell Davis and her daughter Margaret Howell Davis Hayes.
See the world around you!
I have been wanting to make an organization mat for my sewing machine.
Not that I needed one. I just wanted one.
I found that the pockets really come in handy for my readers, Jack the Ripper, the tv remote and my cell phone.
It can hold much more. Maybe I should put the M&Ms in there!
The yellow ribbon that you see tucked into a pocket is in case I’d like to roll up my tools in these handy pockets, and take the mat with me to a class, or perhaps to a sewing buddy’s home.
Thank you to Melissa Mortenson for sharing your easy and fun organizer pattern!
Maybe you would like to make one, too! It would make a nice gift for a fellow sew sister! And it is customizable!
Have fun and carry on!
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