Jennifer Jay
jjay925.bsky.social
Jennifer Jay
@jjay925.bsky.social
Basketmaker, doodler, fiber artist, gardener, home chef… Jennifer of all trades, master of none.
www.jenniferljay.com
took a basic introduction to New Zealand Flax workshop taught by Debbie McClelland from Nanaimo, B.C.. I made a diagonal plaited small pouch (3.25”c4.5”x1.5”) and a four corner container (4.5”x4.5”x4.5”) with a wonky braided rim. #newzealandflaxweaving #greatbasinbasketmakers
May 15, 2025 at 7:54 AM
I always forget to bring my name lanyard to the workshops but I never forget my apron. This evening, I embroidered a “Hello my name is Jennifer” label onto two of my aprons to solve that problem of forgetting my name tag. #hello #machineembroidery
May 13, 2025 at 3:55 PM
Completed 4”x4”x4” gourd that I wood-burned, painted with metallic inks, inlayed with colored crushed glass, and bedazzled to create more dimension. #gourdart #gourd #nevadagourdsociety
May 12, 2025 at 4:31 AM
Antler basket (11”x12”x9”) made with one antler, round reed, flat reed, and sea grass, took up to season 3, episode 3 of “Emily in Paris” to make. If you have antlers that you don’t know what to do with, consider gifting to me so I can make another antler basket. #antlerbasket #basketmaker
May 11, 2025 at 9:51 PM
Two weeks ago, aphids appeared in my veggie garden. Before situation got out of control, I went to the local nursery and bought a container of lady bugs since I don’t use pesticides. No more aphids. Veggies thriving and flowers blooming. #ladybugs #organicgardening
April 28, 2025 at 11:10 PM
Carving & cleaning gourds so I have a variety of shapes and sizes to weave, wood-burn, carve, and/or paint when my creative mood strikes. I first drill a little hole that’ll fit gourd saw blade, saw open, use round ball-shaped sander to clean out inside, and use finer sand paper to smooth it out.
March 25, 2025 at 6:10 PM
So far I’ve completed 5 out of 56 blocks for the alphabet quilt challenge I set for myself

E: Evening Star Block
R: Rail Fence Block
L: Log Cabin Block
W: Wild Goose Chase Block
F: Flying Geese Block

#quiltblocks #quiltingabc
March 6, 2025 at 6:51 AM
After learning how to construct and alter pants for the past month, today I shortened the length of hubby’s blue jeans and think my hem job looks great! #sewingalteration #denim
March 5, 2025 at 3:08 AM
Today, I attended Nevada Gourd Society’s fun Carving Techniques workshop where three stations were set up to learn Relief carving from Bonnie Kennedy, Stippling from Kristy Dial, and Filigree from Susan Lester. On my way home, I pulled off the road to watch it snow up on the Carson Range. #gourds
March 3, 2025 at 4:07 AM
For the past 4 weeks, I’ve been going to the Nevada Museum of Art’s Museum School and taking an Intro to Sewing Clothes workshop. I learned how to read patterns, fitting techniques, making a toile, sewing pants. This is my finished pant on my body form. Next 5 weeks is button shirts. #sewingclothes
February 26, 2025 at 6:05 AM
Last July, I got a used size 6 dress form from someone moving to Hawaii. Since then, I’ve been saving my cotton quilt batting trimmings. Finished plumping up the form to my body measurements. Fitted with my clothes to test fit. #goalofthedaydone #dressform
February 24, 2025 at 10:44 PM
Today’s home-cooked meal: Bok Choy, chicken, and Chinese black mushrooms served with Thai brown jasmine rice. I followed this yummy recipe and added a layer of chicken: www.madewithlau.com/recipes/brai...
February 14, 2025 at 11:47 PM
A year ago, I had pieced this quilt top together but didn’t quilt it at the time because I didn’t have the skill to quilt it, but now I do! Finished putting on the binding on this 59” x 55” quilt this evening. #valentinequilt #scrappyquilt
February 14, 2025 at 7:18 AM
8.5lb bone-in pork shoulder roast was on sale for $8. Cut it in half to freeze half for later, and with the other half, made Southwestern Red Pork Pozole, recipe from the Rancho Gordo cookbook using Rancho Gordo white corn posole hominy. Yummy! #ranchogordo
February 2, 2025 at 10:15 PM