It is with a heavy heart that I made the decision to cancel my Onboard Quilting Excursion!™ for the November 2020 Quilting with The Rambler & The Redneck event. Our cruise attendees have been notified. (Please check your email for the cruise newsletter and helpful link.) It's not easy to let go of a dream,… Continue reading Not According to Plan
I have always loved geometry, in fact I fondly remember the joy of making a reference notebook in 5th grade drawing the different shapes, adding all the formulas on how to find the perimeter, area, angles of triangles, and such that pertained to each shape, complete with colored pencil drawings. It was a masterpiece. I wish… Continue reading Designing A Quilt Pattern from Concept to Print
en·dur·ance - the fact or power of enduring an unpleasant or difficult process or situation without giving way. One would think this would be a great word for 2020 as we have all had to endure more than a few difficult situations in just the few short months of this decade…true…but that’s not what I’m… Continue reading Endurance
Today I am truly missing my students. I miss the excitement and joy of teaching ~ sharing the things I have learned, passing on the joy ~ hoping to make quilting contagious! Contagious - now there's a word of the year. One can only hope it's the word of the first part of the year!… Continue reading Missing You
In case you missed it, here's my 15 minute Quilt Candy Virtual Trunk Show
Links to Quilt Candy Virtual Trunk Show and Amy's Quilt Room Sewing from Home Quilt Along
Just a little Monday musings rambling on about bunnies, beaches, blankets (quilts of course) with thoughts of avoiding boredom!
I woke up rather emotional today. I’m sure you can relate. As the country song goes “some days are diamonds some days are coal.” I struggled to wrap my brain around this isolation thing ~ I mean, seriously, I have worked from home the majority of my life, so why am I finding this so… Continue reading Fine Dining ~ At Home
No fooling! April is starting out with a tasty treat! I'm a little late to the party but have no fear, we can catch up together! What in the world am I talking about? Well, my friend Tammy Silvers of Tamarinis has gathered just a few of her designer friends (over sixty at last count!)… Continue reading Quilt Candy Virtual Trunk show
There is a historical marker in my community by Galveston Bay which reminded me that we, as both Texans and especially as Americans, are a resilient people. I dare say not a community across this great land has been spared of some sort of calamity in its past history – from blizzards to floods, fires… Continue reading Resilience
