Richard and I took a short vacation, oh goodness, in October I guess. It’s been a minute. The plan was to go to The Ark Encounter in Kentucky. It’s a drive from Evergreen to almost Cincinnati.

The modern guild that I’m involved in is located in Baton Rouge, about an hour and a half drive from my house. We are a fun bunch! Every year we participate in a round robin quilt-along. Last year, the group ran off with my Paris-themed quilt. Actually the six quilts were all pretty awesome. Read

This isn’t really a countdown so much as it is the five ridiculously wasteful ways in which I’ve missed out on quilting. # 1 — Work full time. Yes I know, I wanted this job. And I still do! But Wow! I’d forgotten how much time teaching takes away from ordinary, after-school time. Writing tests

It’s not often that I take in a customer quilt for quilting simply because I can’t promise a quick turnaround. I am a working woman again, and wow! does teaching middle school eat up some time. I could have gone the easy route: hand the kids some boring workbooks and let them go, but who

Really, teaching middle school is not as bad as all that. Mayhem may be a bit strong, but it is exhausting work! My classroom looks better, anyway. I have added a few small items to the walls and hanging from the ceiling. Not the look I’d like, but the kids appreciate it, so…. And I’ve