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Finding Myself Within Patterns

My parents stressed the importance of taking care of yourself. This included skills like sewing, cooking, and growing things. My father grew up on a farm in Arkansas. At night the family came together and helped making quilts. It was survival. My mother grew up making her doll clothes and baby doll blankets. She emphasizedContinue reading “Finding Myself Within Patterns”

The Circus Trip

The Circus Trip is technically a collaboration between my husband and I, but I have a hard time think about it like that. So much of myself goes into making a quilt. He had a sketch that I worked from. I altered it, and the amount of work it takes to sew a quilt top,Continue reading “The Circus Trip”

Meow Meow

I had a vivid dream I was sewing a portrait of one of my cats. When I woke, I went to the sewing machine, and sewed a picture of Daisy Mae. I originally thought wall hanging, but soon figured out how to put her in a quilt.Daisy Mae and her brother Jasper.My first time usingContinue reading “Meow Meow”

I’m Back.

Instagram has taken over, and my blog was put away in the clouded world of the internet. Other quilting blogs made me want to bring my blog space back to life. White Wedding quilt never made it to the wedding. It took way to long. Once, I heard you have a year to give aContinue reading “I’m Back.”

Baby Baby

Finally finished something. Hopefully I will be finishing up two more in the next few weeks.

It’s Been Awhile

Progress Tee Shirt Quilt

This is challenging, but I’m getting somewhere.

Tee shirt Quilt

I’m getting going on the tee shirt quilt.

Planning Period

I’ve been challenged by a commission to do a t-shirt quilt. The shirts are from Irish dance competitions. I’m trying to branch out of a grid. I thought Celtic knots. I’m putting lots of sketching time into this. I thought I had it till I took a closer look at my husband’s bookmarker. Now, I’mContinue reading “Planning Period “

White Wedding

I almost cut up this quilt top, and started over. I wanted to add more color. I was only half way through, and wasn’t used to working without color. Because of the encouragement of a friend, I decided to keep going. I like it so much more now. There are touches of light colors, butContinue reading “White Wedding”