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On having “the talk”

First up: it's Thankful Thursday! Time to thank a quilter who's made a difference in your life. Today's gratitude goes to: Melissa Thompson Maher, C0-Founder, and Editor-in-Chief of Generation Q Magazine. Melissa has a long history in the publishing world, she sees trends happening, has the skill of making a writer sound more like the… Continue reading On having “the talk”

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Did you ever?

Wonder what the heck? I do. So, I'm not sure if you know that the City Quilter is closing in October (as of yet there is no final date). Dale and Cathy are ready to retire. While it's hard to see another quilt shop close, leaving a huge hole in the NY Quilting Landscape, I'm… Continue reading Did you ever?

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Questioning

When my mother-in-love Joy had her home in South Jersey, rather than grass, she had stones surrounding her home. This meant that the blower and occasionally weeding, were important at various times of the year. Every now and again she would plant things like rhododendrons and dogwoods. My sweetie and I would go help with… Continue reading Questioning

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Exercising Creativity

https://www.instagram.com/p/BISqd6Mh6Sj/?taken-by=terilucas I spent the weekend with my sisters, and cousins. The place we were staying in upstate NY was out of range for the my cell provider, and the house we rented didn't have wi-fi. For a person who works social media as part of her job being without internet access was really challenging. Really… Continue reading Exercising Creativity

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My desk while I’m working

I'm working on finishing an article this morning before going to work. This is my desk in the midst of the writing a Test Drive for Generation Q Magazine. I am happy. I need coffee. I am happy to be writing. Cold brew is awesome. Rejoice with me, something fun is happening in this place.… Continue reading My desk while I’m working

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You are a Smart, Intelligent woman, and you can do this

Sunday seems like a good day to blog right now. While there is a lot going on in life that I'm not quite ready to share or can't share. Some things are just hard. Knowwhadimean? So this morning I read this blog by Kathy Sebright. It once again spoke to my heart, deeply and profoundly.… Continue reading You are a Smart, Intelligent woman, and you can do this

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Shhh!

It sure is quiet in here! Yes, it is. Not because I have nothing to say. You know me, I have a lot of quilting things to say. It's just that the things I long to write here get set on a shelf, like my fabric stash, waiting for me to have time to write… Continue reading Shhh!

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I’m leavin’ on a jet plane!

I do know when I'll be back again. In the meantime I get to go teach Go With the Flow, Beginner Free Motion machine Quilting and And now What?! https://www.instagram.com/p/BEtluSEtvof/?taken-by=terilucas I'm hoping these are still blooming when I get home. This needs a scratch & sniff feature. https://www.instagram.com/p/BE113OztvkQ/?taken-by=terilucas One thing I love about NY is… Continue reading I’m leavin’ on a jet plane!

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Seam Rippers

The Spring issue of Generation Q Magazine is on the newsstands and mailboxes near you. Quilter and BERNINA Ambassador Kari Carr is our cover girl! That quilt is totally adorable. My friends from the Pelham Quilters participated in the first of two Test Drives. We had fun ripping it up...get it? ripping it up? The… Continue reading Seam Rippers