My Patchwork Life

Quilting is becoming an increasingly important and integral part of my life. My creative outlet changes how I view the world around me, influences the activities I pursue with my family, and introduces me to new people whose life paths wouldn't ordinarily intersect mine. My life is much like my favorite types of quilts - scrappy and unconventional, full of interest and surprises, and with an underlying current of making do (and making something beautiful!) with what I have.

Monday, August 27, 2018

Proud of my perseverance

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I almost don't want to blog because I've been working on the same project for so long that I almost bore myself.  Except there's...
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Sunday, August 19, 2018

Time to go BIGGER

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I finally finished all my Flutterby blocks, but I think I need to go bigger.  As it now stands, all sewn together the quilt would measure 72...
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Monday, August 13, 2018

I finally got a chance to SEW!

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WOW!  This summer has been an adventure!  I didn't plan any big trips, but I've spent time with family and friends in New Hampshire,...
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Sunday, July 1, 2018

I love a mystery!

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My kids make fun of me for reading cozy mysteries.  Since I am forever protesting about violence and graphic words or scenes in modern media...
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Monday, June 25, 2018

A Flimsy Finish!

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I spent nearly the whole weekend sewing.  Remember that box of scraps I got in the mail?  I raided it for strips to make more 9-patches for ...
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Saturday, June 16, 2018

The Start of Summer

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The end of the school year for an educator is an absolute whirlwind; the couple of minutes a day that I carved out to sew a seam or knit a f...
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Saturday, May 12, 2018

Every little bit

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The end of the school year is like riding a panicky, runaway horse with no reins or saddle; all you can do is entwine your hands into the ma...
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