January was great – for lots of reasons. I have been feeling better than ever. My energy has been night and day from, well, the last three years. I don’t know what the difference is. I can’t stop being excited to work and craft. So weird, but so awesome. In January 2018, I completed 14Continue reading “January 2018 Creative Journal”
Monthly Archives: January 2018
Tuesday Two – Issue 1
Ken Burns collects quilts!! No, he really does. Just the coolest article about him and his collection here. Reading his comments about the history, craftsmanship, and art of quilts had me balling like a baby. I am falling in love with the work of Paul Klee. There is a lifetime of inspiration in design, shape,Continue reading “Tuesday Two – Issue 1”
splurge!
I have felt the joy of growing as a person the last month. After I got over a wretched bout of flu/strep throat/major fatigue, I felt like a new person. More energy – especially more creative energy. I wanted to make and do more. In addition, I am developing some great new eating habits –Continue reading “splurge!”
My favorite gift to give…
I have created two of these letter writing kits – I think it might be my favorite gift to give. The first one I made was for a secret santa exchange at work. I used the beloved gathered clutch tutorial. The bag is cute – but it was almost too small for the notecards. IContinue reading “My favorite gift to give…”
Designing
Today is the birthday of a friend who died a year and a half ago. I have had people I love die, but I have never felt grief like this before. The pain hits me less often, but when it does it is unrelenting – feeling the shock over and over again. She just isn’tContinue reading “Designing”
a new logo
I spent several hours tonight creating a logo that made me swoon. I love the bright florals and I added the gradient grey circle – a trick I learned about pairing grey with colors to make them pop in a color theory class I took a couple years ago, Anyway, I love it. But IContinue reading “a new logo”
An embroidery update
Still obsessed with embroidery. And quilting. And now my Cricut Maker. I have made some progress on some embroidery projects… The Purl Soho sampler got made into a little pillow (AKA “bed parasite” per my husband) that lives on our bed. I was really unhappy with one of the circles, so replaced with a bitContinue reading “An embroidery update”
style
I adore the Pretty by Hand blog. Her colors, her patterns, her everything make me swoon. Sweet little flowers and pink and lace. But when I try to stay sweet and pink, it feels false. And modern solids and straight lines aren’t quite me either. Begrudgingly I admit my style is floral cacophony. I shudderContinue reading “style”
Baby quilts
As long time readers know, I make a lot of baby quilts. Lots and lots. Since 2014, I have a yearly goal of how many charity quilts I want to make. I love making baby charity quilts. There is no prescribed palette or style – I can use all the colors and prints I wantContinue reading “Baby quilts”
In love and in 2018!
Hello – New year! I love new years. I love how bare the house looks after taking down Christmas decorations. I love new lists, new goals, big plans, optimism. A new year is a fresh sheet of paper. For better or worse, I fill my pieces of paper with the same doodles every time. IContinue reading “In love and in 2018!”
weeknight quilting 