Did you ever do almost anything else, even cleaning, to avoid getting some kind of work done? I'm sitting in front of my machine, looking at all of the stuff that's magically appeared on the flat surfaces over the last few days. This is all quilt and knitting related stuff so it belongs in this… Continue reading Avoidance Therapy
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On Tidying Up
Tidying up in preparation for free motion quilting is an essential step. Because I needed space on the floor to baste the quilt. After spending a good bit of yesterday doing said tidying my sweetie and I were watching some show, which I paused for a moment. Scratch! Scratch! Scratch! Damitol! Wouldn't you know it...mouse.… Continue reading On Tidying Up
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A Sunday Morning Musing
Bill Volkening has guest blog post on Why Quilts Matter: History, Art, & Politics. I really enjoy chatting with Bill, and have had the privilege of connecting Bill with Generation Q Magazine. His love for quilting, and his collection of quilts inspire me. Bill is, in a very unique way, preserving and furthering our quilt… Continue reading A Sunday Morning Musing
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Renewed
Quilt Market has something of a frenetic pace. Places to go. People to see. Meals to eat with people you get to see once, maybe twice a year. Leading up to Market there are things going on behind the scenes that have us all arriving tired, wanting to make sure all the eyes are dotted… Continue reading Renewed
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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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Happy Hour
But before I get to the happy hour bit. I did a bit of a tidy up in my sewing room yesterday. Oh my goodness was I ever over due for that! A while back someone gave me thread stands for both Superior and Aurifil. These very useful stands were sitting in the middle of… Continue reading Happy Hour
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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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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
