Grounding or Grounded Grounding or grounded? That is the question. It has been a roller coaster of a year for the SEDOSO (Senior Executive Director of Studio Operations) and I, as well as our extended family. For much of the year I have felt anything but grounded. However, with my Bernina 990 restored to operational… Continue reading Week in Review 2026 – 07/17
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Week in Review 2026 – 07/10
Let Her Rip Let her rip, first came to me as a focus for the post, when I was contemplating my past week of fast paced sewing. Then, I realized it was a pun. Let’s face it, most of us who sew do some frog sewing as well. For those unfamiliar with the term frog… Continue reading Week in Review 2026 – 07/10
Week in Review 2026 – 07/03
Surprise! Normally, surprises aren’t my thing. I am easily thrown off balance if I am pushed out of my daily routine. However, there are some surprises I welcome. Shortly after I published last week’s post, Blaine’s Sewing Machine Center rang. They fixed my Bernina 990. Hurrah! We arrived the very next day just as the… Continue reading Week in Review 2026 – 07/03
Week in Review 2026 – 05/29
Focus I am in laser focus mode. Our son gets married on Sunday, May 31st. As is the custom these days, there are numerous events starting on Friday and finishing up on Monday, June 1st. It is a local(ish) wedding. In other words he is getting married within driving distance, just too far away, since… Continue reading Week in Review 2026 – 05/29
Week in Review 2026 – 03/13
By the Numbers I find myself making my way through the day by the numbers. Sometimes it helps reassure me I am actually accomplishing things when it is so easy to focus on all I still want to do. Finish one thing and like digging a hole in the sand, water quickly fills the void.… Continue reading Week in Review 2026 – 03/13
Week in Review 2024 – 12/20
Tools Isn’t fabulous when you find the right tools for the job? I can make do for years, unaware of my struggles before I discover a solution I didn’t even realize I was looking for. So it was with irons. I’ve run through a series of adequate steam irons over the years. However, the times… Continue reading Week in Review 2024 – 12/20
Week in Review 2024 – 11/01
Close I am close to finishing my 2024 Rainbow Scrap Challenge quilt for 2024. I am so close to finishing prior to my open studio this weekend that I am laser focused. It is the kind of focus that allows me to weigh what must get done versus what I would like to accomplish and… Continue reading Week in Review 2024 – 11/01
Week in Review 2023 – 11/03
Struggles I have forward momentum struggles, once more. This happens when I have a plan for my next art piece and the plan is thwarted. It is time to regroup. So, that is precisely what I did this week. Since I couldn’t proceed as planned this week, I thought why not get a head start… Continue reading Week in Review 2023 – 11/03
Week in Review 2022 – 05/20
It Takes an Artist… It takes an artist to build a village from fabric. I’m having fun custom designing townhouses to buildup my imaginary Ukrainian village. Each townhouse must take scale and perspective into account. It should play nicely with its neighbors. I hope it has its own personality. The townhouse featured above comes with… Continue reading Week in Review 2022 – 05/20
Week in Review 2022 – 02/25
Really??? I’m thinking of adding a new gallery to my website. Not sure what to title it. Here are just a few of my ideas: Am I Insane? Really??? You’ve Got to be Kidding Again? One might think after more than 30 years of quilting, the vast majority of those years creating non traditional work,… Continue reading Week in Review 2022 – 02/25