writer. quilter. artist.
I sort of hate to see the Block of the Month go. I loved creating and writing, but the stress of having everything ready in time was a bit much, especially considering that there was no pay. I wanted to see if I could do it, and succeeded in not just seeing but doing. I […]
The End of the Improv BOM — Goodbye Read More »
I love to go to retreat: to visit with my friends, sew all I want, eat the best of foods, and rest/sleep like a queen. It’s heavenly. And this is the week! Actually, I’m already home. I never seem able to stay longer than three nights. I get much too lonesome, despite talking to Richard
And to Retreat We Go! Read More »
Finally, what did I manage? Well, I completed one flimsy, to be Ryder’s quilt, that gave me fits every step of the way. In fact, I’m pretty sure my friends were tired of my whining. The story behind this quilt is a long one: as you may know, I spoiled our oldest granddaughter, to say
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I wasn’t expecting a treatise on dinosaurs, but I can’t imagine why not. I was giving the dinosaur quilt to the boy who LOVES dinosaurs. He looked at the quilt and told me about the T Rex. “Did you know that T Rex was HUGE, and mean, and could eat the other dinos?” Apparently, it’s
T Rex, Brachiosaurus, Triceratops, Pterodactyl, and “Did you know?” Read More »
In addition to arranging these flowers for All Souls Day, I’ve been busy with one not-so-small and several small projects. Here’s a quick list: In some ways, I’m juggling all of them. Why? Well, my bipolar disorder decided that life was going too well. Or maybe the meds need tweaking. Whatever. It meant three weeks
Projects: all the little things Read More »
Richard and I are Catholic, so we celebrate All Saints Day (November 2nd) by cleaning the graves of family members and placing new flowers on each one. We’ve helped his mom to do this for the last several years. I promised her we will continue this tradition as long as we are physically able. Ironically,
Flowers Are New but Cheating with Greenery Read More »
It’s been fun and educational and sometimes a little wild, but I am officially finished with the Block of the Month event. Both of my quilts are complete. They even have labels! Not that this is the last I’ll write about it: I still want to write about the quilting on each quilt. This first
And the Improv BoM is a Wrap! Read More »
It’s the first Monday! That almost always means a Cotton Quilters Meeting. Whew! What a workout! Sure, I’m president, so there’s that, but today Pam and I were in charge of lunch. She decided to have her husband, Derek, make a pot of spaghetti. Now, for most of us that means enough for perhaps ten
Cotton Quilters Raise the Bar Read More »
It’s been 3 weeks since Richard’s hip replacement surgery. I haven’t been in the sewing room much, but I have been quite the movie buff, a physical therapist tech, a chauffeur, chief cook and bottle-washer, and worn a few other hats, though I can’t remember them now. My poor fella has been in lots of
And the Days Go On… Read More »
Yay! Despite not having an opportunity to work on my quilt top last week, I’ve managed to finish it up this week. I’ll load it on the longarm tomorrow (hopefully) and get started with the quilting. I’m excited to get going on this one. I’ve decided to quilt using feathers all over the quilt. It’s
Second Improv BoM Quilt Top Complete Read More »
