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Week in Review 2023 – 09/01

So Close I’m so close to finishing Pretty in Pink it is tempting to just keep going. Who needs sleep, food or time with family, right? Love that energy that comes as the current project is drawing to a close. Remember the bumper stickers that read “I’d rather be…”? Pastimes such as fishing or as… Continue reading Week in Review 2023 – 09/01

Week in Review 2023 – 08/25

Teen Years Do you recall your teen years? I do. As Charles Dickens wrote, “It was the best of times, it was the worst of times…” The teen years are the years of discovery, excitement and confidence. They are also scary, unsettling and and full of insecurity. Quilts have teen years. Pretty in Pink is… Continue reading Week in Review 2023 – 08/25

Week in Review 2023 – 08/18

Learning Something New It seems I am always learning something new. It goes hand in hand with problem solving. You would think after 36 years of quilting there would be nothing new to learn. The reality is there are always new tools on offer and new ways, often more efficient ways, of doing old things.… Continue reading Week in Review 2023 – 08/18

Week in Review 2023 – 08/11

How Many Steps? How many steps does it take to make a simple 12″ x 12″ wrapped canvas quilt? Honestly, I have no idea. Even the simplest techniques take a handful or more steps. Over the 36 years I’ve been quilting most steps are second nature, like getting dressed in the morning. It isn’t something… Continue reading Week in Review 2023 – 08/11

Week in Review 2023 – 07/28

Tick Tock Life marches on, tick tock, tick tock. The time we have in life is often represented by sands dribbling through an hour glass. However, what about the time we have do our work? Mr. Grainger in the British TV series, Are You Being Served?, classically fears the cuckoo clock. Why? Because this was… Continue reading Week in Review 2023 – 07/28

Week in Review 2023 – 07/21

Challenges Life is full of challenges. Sometimes we choose to take on challenges. Other times they are thrust upon us. One challenge I opted to take is the Rainbow Scrap Challenge. The idea is to use up your scraps by creating work featuring the color of the month. Love the theory, but I tend to… Continue reading Week in Review 2023 – 07/21

Week in Review 2023 – 07/07

I am Grateful I am grateful is the statement I begin every day with, at least on paper. This is because I start each day by gratitude journaling. I fill two handwritten pages starting every paragraph with the words I am grateful. Once I have penned these words, I complete the statement with stream of… Continue reading Week in Review 2023 – 07/07