It begins with “Love.” Love for someone special in your life. At least, that is how it starts for me. I can’t explain it other than to say that my way of expressing my love for someone begins by wanting to create something especially for that person that I hope will bring them joy. Something that hopefully will be a daily reminder that I love them and value them in my life. This is why I love to sew, quilt, and paint. From the time I was a small child, I felt enormously rewarded when I gave a picture I…
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Continue ReadingA productive day sewing – with my 93y/o mom! She helped me rip out seams on a block that I had screwed up. Why am I not surprised? It all worked out great though. Mom and I had a few laughs and she told me stories too. Stories of her…
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Continue ReadingI’ve been a busy bee today working on Mom’s quilt as her gift this Christmas. This is the Double Dutch Quilt in beautiful blues and whites from ConnectingThreads.com. Love that site! Moving right along, you will have pieces that are rectangular and pieces that are small squares. Place them per…