October 2016 – weeknight quilting

Fall!

Doesn’t it seem like Fall flies by? Definitely the best of the seasons and it always goes too quickly. This year is no different. We only have the kids every other weekend, so our fall weekends are precious. When my stepson had an all-day debate tournament last weekend, we tried to get some fall funContinue reading “Fall!”

Drawings and Writer’s Block

I want to write every day – but today is a day when my head and body are tired. I want to climb into bed… but I am finding that pushing through is sometimes a better feeling. Keeping this commitment to myself is important. So, with writer’s block, I am sharing some things IContinue reading “Drawings and Writer’s Block”

Obsession

I love purl soho too much. The gorgeous projects, colors, materials beckon me to a life that is not mine. Simple, pure, fresh, minimal color palette. My life is full of complications and color and chaos. And that is how I like it – for reals. But I can get lost in the purl sohoContinue reading “Obsession”

No, really, this one

I recently posted the most dope baby boy quilt have ever made. In the year of baby boy quilts (5 and counting), the latest one I made has supplanted the previous one in dopeness… I just absolutely love how it turned out. This quilt is for very special friends, so I used my favorite fabric..Continue reading “No, really, this one”

Trigger (Radio Edit)

[10/15/2016 – I got mixed feedback on this post. I used a lot of crass language originally that I felt drove home the point I was trying to make – the pain, the shame, the visceral. I think that language lost some readers. And so I repost with compromise. And since I originally posted this,Continue reading “Trigger (Radio Edit)”