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Has anyone ever written an article encouraging quilters to do math?

Please hang with me here as I'm going to share of my own failures in Junior High and High School, the moments where the dime dropped, and how I can now do a lot of quilty math in my head. I'll begin with breaking down the question and clarifying my intent. While I failed math… Continue reading Has anyone ever written an article encouraging quilters to do math?

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Be a Nonagon in a Square

Hang with me as this is shaping up to be the first in a series of posts on education, and learning. At the outset please know that these are my opinions based in part on my experience as a student, and as a teacher, and I welcome conversation. The thinking process of education, learning, learning… Continue reading Be a Nonagon in a Square

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Thank you Mrs. Hastings, Ms. Roux and Ms. Bacon

Here I am, more than 20 years post high school using Algebra and Geometry every day as a quilter.  Yep, every day, I can hardly believe it myself, with how hard I found Algebra 2 of the 4 years I took it.  (I failed Algebra 1 and Algebra 2 and had to take them a… Continue reading Thank you Mrs. Hastings, Ms. Roux and Ms. Bacon