Category Archives: quilts This summer is a major respite from the otherwise insanity of trying to work and earn my nursing degree. It will be brief, though, and this fall and spring semesters will likely drop me into the most serious time-juggling challenge of my life. So I’m trying to do as many of the crafty things on […]  Like most quilters, I have acquired a large amount of randomly sized pieces of batting. Every so often I remember that using up my batting scraps instead of buying brand new batting for a project leaves me more money for FABRIC, and then I get all responsible like my momma and I piece together my […]  A very happy Mother’s Day to all the mothers and nurturers out there! I was lucky enough to wake up to my mommy (who sadly had to fly back out before lunch). She taught me to appreciate all the crafty parts of life, like Halloween costumes made by hand and scrapbooks and quilts. She was […]  Melissa is one of the most generous people I know, and one of the things that she does that is totally crazy is pretend that family photos are a decent swap for time on her long arm quilting machine. And I am in love with that thing. I quilted two baby quilts this morning in […]  Sharing a peek at my morning’s endeavors: starting an improvisationally pieced baby quilt for my soon-to-be-nieces. When this line came out four or five years ago I bought a fat quarter pack and some yardage because my sister-in-law is a huge Dr Seuss fan. It never occurred to me that the line would have so […]  The biggest thing I did this year was this: I finished all of my nursing school prerequisites with a 4.0 and got a job as a CNA at the birth center of our local hospital. And also I kept up to date with Project Life, which anyone can tell you is a miracle. (This is […] |
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