Month: February 2018

What do you see when you see a quilt? I see many things. First, there is the obvious, the fabrics used. Maybe they are unused fabrics, bought off a bolt or flat fold, something that caught the eye of the quilter in a shop somewhere. Maybe it is unused but it has been around awhile…

Politics. I just can’t seem to get away from them and I am truly fed up! So, this morning, sitting in my shower where I do my best thinking, I started cogitating quilting politics. There just have to be some. The rest of life is about them. So, let’s call the traditional quilters ‘conservatives’. That…

This is the time of year where holidays take over and it messes with my quilting. I’m sure you understand. Now, don’t get me wrong, I love the holidays. I get excited about all of it, BUT… Halloween comes first. It’s all about costumes, candy and kids. I feel more like I have to work…

I contend that quilting is a sport and quilters are athletes. Let me explain. I can still see Kobe Bryant when he was a young basketball player, loping and flying around a court like a young gazelle, bounding over other players heads, bouncing off obstacles and swishing the ball into the net. I can see…

From our earliest times, we are aware of our senses: sight, touch, hearing, smelling and tasting. We probably know or know of a person who has lost one or more of these senses. I know I am not the only person to wonder how it would be to lose a sense. Most all of us…