Every once in a while, with a little cajoling, my mom will bring out long-forgotten skills to impress us all. She still remembers the cheer she used to do for her junior high school teams - put a pom-pom in that woman’s hand and you just might talk her into demonstrating. And she can still twirl a baton just like she used to in the marching band.
But she has one vintage skill that I used to think she was completely making up: shorthand. With a few indecipherable squiggles, she can make notes at the speed of light. Before the widespread use of computers, shorthand was essential for secretaries. To the untrained eye, it just looks like a two-year-old wrote it, but it’s just a phonetic system of writing that saves loads of time.
Shorthand (also called stenography) is still used today by some journalists and other professionals, but many versions are ancient history. President Woodrow Wilson was fond of an already-old fashioned version of shorthand, and when historians tried to read his notes for an acceptance speech of his, they had to call in an 84-year-old expert to crack the code!
When you use this bold Stenographer’s Notebook precut, folks will see EXACTLY what you’re trying to say!
Stenographer's Notebook Batiks 10" Squares contains 42 10" squares of fabric. Some prints are duplicated. 100% cotton. Take note of the unique fabrics in Stenographer’s Notebook! These batiks by Marcia Derse for Anthology Fabrics include bold geometric patterns and free-spirited abstract designs. These prints play so beautifully together, I’d love to see this precut in a Super Easy Hourglass quilt!
