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I’ve been spending the last few weeks going through the RE:CONNECT course with Willo and Mati. It’s been a wonderful experience. I initially signed up for the course in hopes of finding clarity related to my job and to rediscover creative dreams I felt I had lost. Through videos, readings, phone calls, community and even […]

Before the tooth extraction I managed to create 13 zipper creatures in a variety of sizes. I used the pattern for the smaller ones and then made it up for the big ones. All these with just 12 fat quarters! They are super fun and would look good in a variety of patterns like x-mas […]

Night in my studio (I was tying a knot in leather cording) I haven’t been sewing much at all. The root canal tooth was extracted last week and everything that could go wrong has gone wrong. There’s been tears, frustration, a trip to the ER and boatloads of pain. I’ve been doped up on pain […]

I placed my first Spoonflower order when my home printer died a few weeks ago while trying to print faces. The Spoonflower design process was easy and I am thrilled with the quality. I am conjuring ideas for what to print next.

Retail Therapy I found a new dentist. He explained everything. He made me numb before fixing my bite issue and I’m feeling much better. I have to wait a bit for the crown prep – it’s possible I have some weird fracture thingy that means I could lose my tooth. The bad dentist didn’t cause […]

Glitter Letters Swear Like a Sailor Until today I have never feared the dentist. I’ve had many filings, four wisdom teeth pulled at once, root canals and a crown with no problems. My most recent root canal was last week – which went perfectly and the pain I was feeling instantly abated. The worst part […]

too hot blueberry picking yummy fun with friends hiking in the words a ski slope in summer an aquarium s’mores long plane rides, road trips, visiting family and friends laughter wonderful to leave home and forget work already looking forward to the next vacation when we’ll visit more family and not be hot (it’ll be […]

Fabric Postcard (4” x 6”) completed a few year ago Increased stress and illness have snuck into our lives. I take smaller than usual chunks of time to be creative; slowly stitching together quilt tops as I push past the doubts of my fabric selections, sewing dresses for little girls and completing super secret projects […]

On my to-do list a few week ago was to make thank you gifts for my Etsy shop orders. I had been printing business cards at home and wrapping them in lace and trim. I love doing this but my day job has been extra busy (meaning longer hours) so I wanted something a bit […]

Hometown & Reunion fabrics Sunday was a blissful day. I had taken over the dining room on Friday and Saturday for the Pezzy Thread quilt and instead of putting away the folding table and returning my sewing machine to my studio I happily cut squares and stitched while watching my husband play a video game. […]