Sunday Quilt Inspiration: My Grandmother
I hope you have fond memories of grandparents. Mine was an idyllic childhood, dispite the fact that I cried All. The. Time. It would take half a lifetime to come to terms with all that crying.
Did WordPress die? Can I Kill WordPress?
It seems that I write apologies for not writing on a regular schedule. Well, this time, I’m not apologizing. This time, it’s all on WordPress. I tried, many times, to log onto the WordPress dashboard last week. Nothing happening. Occasionally I got some kind of “can’t access this site” page, but that’s about it. You
The Sugaridoo Quilt Finished at Long Last!
I have been off-grid for the last few days. Determined to complete at least ONE project, I locked myself in the studio with The Sugaridoo Quilt.
Jolie Graduates from Bunkie High School
Graduation Jolie is our fourth grandchild; Will and Stacey’s baby. She is beautiful, funny, smart, and has the undeniable ability to drive everyone around her crazy. Stacey says she’s just like me, so I guess that means some good and some bad and some I-don’t-know-what-to-do-with-you. She turned 18 in February, graduated Friday, and is ready
Sunday Quilt Inspiration: whimsical flowers
Before I begin with SQI, I wanted to mention that I’ve posted an excerpt of my novel here and book discussion questions here. If you’ve read the book, please feel free to download or print the discussion questions. If you haven’t, check out the excerpt…you may want the book. You’ll get a signed copy when
An excerpt from This World So Fierce
“He’s eight. I’m nine. He’s in fourth, I’m in second. His teacher, Mrs. Sheryl, says he’s smart enough to know when to be quiet” answered Willie, who answered for Frankie from habit. “Are you?” asked Mike. “Ha, nope,” laughed Max and Willie simultaneously. “Supper’s ready,” called Molly from the door. “Let’s eat. Fish gravy and
Book Discussion Questions for This World So Fierce
Chapter 1: How did you feel about the characterization of Bud and Molly? Are they believable? Do you think that a couple could provide a foster home like theirs? Chapter 2: How do you feel toward Mike Turnat? Do you see him as a protagonist or antagonist? Why? Do you think he could become a
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Pin It Weekly #352 Followers stole my heart
Before we begin with PIW, I want to announce that I’ve written book discussion questions for This World So Fierce. You can purchase the novel here on marymarcotte.com but the discussion questions are free! Help yourself: download, print, whatever. Enjoy! It’s been a while since we last met followers, so we’ll start with Janice Walker
Cotton Quilters’ Guild May Meeting + Sew Day
we did something different this month and it was a wonderful success. We met early–about 9am or whenever you could get there–had a sew morning, ate lunch, then held our meeting at the usual time of 1pm.
Sunday Quilt Inspiration: More Summery Quilts
Last week’s SQI was about summer quilts. We are having such beautiful almost-summer (but not yet hot) weather, that I thought why not do it again? Kaja of Sew Slowly blog mentioned that they don’t have quilts just for summer. Allow me to explain. Firstly, in Louisiana the heat is muggy and heavy. I don’t
