Quilter. Writer. Artist
The last time I posted it was to show you the beautiful work my friends at the Cotton Quilters Guild (CQG) have created. Well, I couldn’t show it all! Some people must have the luxury of sewing all day, every day. They bring in fabulously cute little projects. The rest of us ooh and aww […]
CQG is my local quilt guild, Cotton Quilters. We meet each month on the first Monday of the month.
Since my parents died 10 years ago, my sister Angie and I have taken responsibility for putting flowers on everyone’s graves. By that, I mean parents, grandparents, and even a great-uncle (whom we loved as children). Uncle Dave was buried in the same grave as his parents. I can’t explain how all that transpired, because
My Cotton Quilters’ Guild is very traditional. I’m very improv modern. (I’m the only one.) There’s a clash here. It occurs every year when CQG puts out its block of the month challenge. I participate. Every year. I HATE it. Let’s countdown the reasons I HATE traditional BOMs and haven’t worked on one since this
I suppose a catchup post would be in order. I have been busy with everything. As the current phrase goes, “All the things.” When school ended, I decided to stay retired, but I miss it . There’s always that wistful pull to do what I love. The problem is that when I’m teaching, I kind
If you know me, you know that I’m cheap, let’s say frugal. Yeah, frugal. To the point of putting in extra work to save money. Even in technology. The problem with finding ways to save money in technology means that things happen in the background. Those places you don’t know exist. I don’t mean the
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I’ve been working on memory quilts for a former student who now has two sweet little boys who outgrew their baby-t0-4T tees. When she asked me to make the quilts, I almost said no. But, well, you can read that article HERE if you need to catch up. After Jude’s quilt fiasco, I wrapped it
Now that the kitchen is almost complete–the countertops need work–we have mostly been trying to stay cool. Like everyone else, we’re under some “heat bubble” and dealing with 100+ temps. The ONLY thing to do is stay inside as much as possible. And pray that the electricity doesn’t go out. What better way to be
We have been living with a broken oven. Broken meaning “fried” as in melted digital parts. Seriously. Melted. I used the oven cleaning feature twice. That was one time too many times. Last year we looked at new ranges. Lots of new ranges. Nothing like I wanted. What did I want? A range with little
So, I told you about the CQG meeting way back on the third of this month. I also told you about the whole friendship fabric collection that Ingrid gave me after their road trip. I have not worked on those blocks since that last post. C’est la vie! (That’s life!) Before I show you all
