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
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Week in Review 2023 – 06/30
Dream You must dream to make art. Each piece begins with a belief. It doesn’t matter whether you create inspirationally, have a detailed plan or fall somewhere in-between. It all begins with a dream. How it Began January is the start of a new a new year. It is a time to dream. It is… Continue reading Week in Review 2023 – 06/30
Week in Review 2022 – 08/12
Finishing Touches I have been building a repertoire of finishing touches over the 34 years I have been quilting. They will never be set in stone. New tools, techniques and my personal adaptations seem destined to result in at least one tweak every single time I reach the finishing phase of my current project. It’s… Continue reading Week in Review 2022 – 08/12
Week in Review 2021 – 07/23
Are We There Yet? A journey may start with a single step, but how does it end? In fact where is the end? This is precisely what I find myself thinking as I spend the day completing just one, then just one more, OK one more step after that and I am still not finished… Continue reading Week in Review 2021 – 07/23
Week in Review 2020 – 07/17
It’s time for some mind drifting, mine and perhaps yours, too. I am at the point in piecing Turbulence when I start speculating about all the different ways I can quilt and finish it. My first thought for quilting is an overall, randomized jagged line. This would reinforce the feeling of a storm with lightening… Continue reading Week in Review 2020 – 07/17
Week in Review 2019 – 11/22
The time is bittersweet. Sunrise Over the Gulf River is done. I am missing the heady excitement of watching a piece come together. Now, it is on to preparing, what I call, its formal photos. With A Little Help From My Husband For the past 10 years my husband and I have teamed up to… Continue reading Week in Review 2019 – 11/22