As a seamstress, I had to visit the Betsy Ross House on Arch Street.
She may not have ever lived in this tiny house or sewn the flag per George Washington’s orders, but I was enchanted with her upholstery workshop where she was sewing bed covers. She demonstrated her easy way to cut a specially folded paper into a five point star. She showed me both her single and double sided appliqué stars and her flat felted seams for the stripes on linen flags. Most flags were constructed from worsted wool for durability.
Katy’s Blog Trip to Europe 2019 
Katy, I loved the details about the making of the flag. The history in Philadelphia is amazing. The cities in the East are old but I love the richness that is there. Thank you for this update. Book club tonight. You will be missed. I am going!!
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It’s so great of you to comment! I did d “best of” today. Mint cemetery. I Hall. Lunch at City Tavern. Anadama bread.
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We’re at the airport. It’s good to be among the thousands traveling abroad. Reminds me to relax. Everyone else can do it. So can we.
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Hi. Trying to figure all this out. Stay tuned!
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Off you go. Maybe you’re there
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Who are you?
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