Ephemera
A few weeks ago, the local Junior League hosted their annual Trinkets & Treasures sale. I try and go most years because they really do have some treasures – here and here! This year’s treasure for...
View ArticleTweeds, Tattersalls, Feathers & Furs
Yes, I know… there are a lot of people out there who disagree with using fur in fashion, so if you’re one of them, just click away now. I love this time of year because it’s the start of the racing...
View Article#ThisIsBaltimore2018: When Will Spring Ever Arrive??
I was out running errands yesterday and it started snowing AGAIN. It’s the end of March! It’s supposed to be getting warm, and the flowers are supposed to be blooming. Instead, the temperatures are...
View ArticleQuilted
If you have been reading Pigtown*Design for any length of time, you might have noticed two things: I love auctions and I love old quilts. I’ve written about the intersection of the two here and here....
View ArticleEBTH: A GREAT Sale!
I’ve written about my bestie, Andrea,from Bosom Buddy Bags for years. She designs hand-bags, floral arrangements, and much more. She’s had some big changes in her life – foremost, her first grandchild...
View Article#ThisIsBaltimore: It’s FINALLY Spring!
It’s May 1, and the temperatures have finally gotten above 70*! Actually, we had an odd 80* day in Febrauary, but it settled back down and snowed another few times. I love spring in Baltimore and all...
View ArticleA Dinner for Bunny!
This year was the 10th annual Ladew Garden Festival at the amazing Ladew Topiary Gardens! To celebrate, Ladew hosted a dinner for the delightful Bunny Williams and her husband, John Rosselli. It was...
View ArticleFirst Trip to Pittsburgh… Loved It!
A few months ago, I was asked to present at a conference in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and I was delighted to accept for several reasons. Primarily, it was an honour to be selected at this conference...
View ArticleHeading Out…
My former housemate is getting married in England, so I am heading over for a couple of weeks. I’ve got a lot planned for the trip, which only really jelled this past week. I am starting in London for...
View ArticleFor Sale: My Favourite Baltimore Building
My favourite building in Baltimore is on the market. It has no bedrooms and one sketchy bathroom, no kitchen, but a great fireplace and a wood-burning stove. This building, which has been home to...
View ArticleVacation Snaps!
Well, it’s been a whirlwind past two weeks. I put more than 900 miles on the car, traveled from Lyme Regis to York, attended a wedding, went to the theatre, stayed in eight places over fourteen nights,...
View ArticleAscot Opening Day + Ladies Day
One of my favourite scenes in “My Fair Lady” is the one at the Ascot Races. The costumes are by Cecil Beaton and they are entirely black and white. This year’s Ascot races are taking place this week,...
View ArticleThere Was a House in Nantucket…
… that is owned by someone I know, and was recently featured in Architectural Digest, with an article written by former blogger, Mitch Owen of Aesthete’s Lament. I’d had a bit of a preview of the piece...
View Article#Instagram: Whirlwind Few Months!
It’s been a whirlwind few months, with work events, a trip back to England and all of the other things I try to fit into my weeks! I will have a fun announcement in a few days, so stay tuned for that,...
View ArticleAnnouncing the PigtownDesign Pop-Up Shop!
For months, I’ve been watching a space at a shopping village close to my house play host to a revolving cast of pop-up shops. Last week, I signed a month-long lease for all of September for the second...
View ArticleParch Marks
For most of the summer, many of us have been suffering through a horrible drought (it broke here in Baltimore over the weekend with 6+ inches of rain since Saturday!), but it’s still going strong in...
View ArticleQuilts, Again…
If you’re following me on Instagram, you have seen that I am have been seriously collecting Amish and American patchwork quilts in preparation for the upcoming Pigtown Anglo-American Pop-Up Shop. One...
View ArticleBaltimore Buildings
I have been so busy getting ready for my Pigtown Pop-Up as well as assembling slides for a lecture I am giving in October, and up-dating my iPhone Photography class, which is also in October. My...
View ArticlePOP UP!
Whew! Last week was a bit of a nightmare. I thought I was going to get the keys to the Pop-UP on Monday and could start leisurely loading in my wares every evening, since the Village only allows this...
View ArticleFestival of Fabrics
Earlier this week, John Rosselli at the D&D Building in NYC hosted a Festival of Fabrics.I really wanted to go, but my work and pop-up schedule didn’t allow me enough time to go to NYC for the day....
View ArticlePopped the Pop-Up!
Well, the Pigtown Anglo-American Pop-Up was a huge success! Actually, so successful that I kept it open for an extra two weeks at the request of the shopping village where I had opened. We had planned...
View ArticleA Very Happy Birthday
I celebrated a milestone birthday over the weekend and it was simply amazing. A group of friends banded together to host the event, which was held in a recently re-built barn. The evening’s theme was...
View ArticleInstagram: The Days are Whizzing By!
I talked about the Pop-Up shop a few weeks ago, and it was a huge success. I really had a great time doing it, and hope to do another one next year. I’ve been busy doing a lecture, teaching a class and...
View ArticleAnother Quilt Post! (It’s Long!)
I know, you’re sick of me posting about my quilt collection, but this time, I decided to do something about it. In this post from July, I had some images of quilted coats. I started mulling the idea of...
View ArticleThe End...
As you might have noticed, I have stopped posting on Pigtown*Design. After more than 12 years, and 2,156 posts, I felt like I was finished with the blog. When it became more of a chore than a joy, I...
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