Coming Out of Hibernation
The fourth quilt in my Arabesques series has been sleeping the winter away in a heap on my work table. (I last posted about finishing the top in June!) I’d done some basic quilting over the summer (?) in the fall (?) but put it away after that. I knew that …
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Quilts for Sale
I’ve just added a few more quilts for sale in my shop. Now all of my favorite art quilts are available for purchase, including “Circles,” which I created last year.
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2016 Year in Review
I’ve seen a few “Year in Review” blog posts lately and decided that it is a great idea. I have long done that in my personal life and it seems like a good practice for my quilting work too so here goes: One of my biggest quilting accomplishments this year …
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Happy Thanksgiving!
On this day of thanksgiving, in between the turkey and the really awkward conversations about politics with family, I want to take a few minutes to thank you for being here. After some struggle, I am finally living the life of my dreams, pursuing the work that I believe to …
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Orlando Victims
After a little hiatus from my project, I am back to work on my Victims Quilt, making what I hope will be the last blocks. These blocks are the first four of the 49 I will make for the victims of the shooting at the nightclub in Orlando just a few …
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TBT – Quilter’s Newsletter
Last week I learned that after 47 years, Quilter’s Newsletter will cease publication. I am so filled with sadness by this news for many reasons. IMHO, Quilter’s Newsletter is very different from the other quilting magazines available because, though it has patterns in it, it includes articles about quilting history, …
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#TBT – Launching My New Life
A year ago today I posted here about “Launching My New Life” and finally pursuing quilting as a profession. I thought I would use this Throwback Thursday post to give an update on that. I am happy to report that I am still on this path. I didn’t quit yet …
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#TBT – Journal Quilt Project Lessons Learned
I wrapped up my year-long journal quilting project in 2012, two weeks after my daughter was born. It was a terrific project for me and one that I am tempted to repeat. If nothing else, I had something on my to do list every week that encouraged me to get …
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#TBT – Journal Quilt Week 52
I can’t believe that I have now been posting these Turn Back Thursday journal quilt posts for an entire year. But, here we are, at the end of my journal quilting project. Like last week’s quilt, this one was made a little late because we were home with a newborn …
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#TBT – Journal Quilt Week 51
The journal quilt for week 51 did not get made that week (or the next). As Week 51 of my project began, I was in the hospital having just delivered a baby. The timing had been perfect – our child was due the week after my journal quilt project was …
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