Gathering my wits.

I think I may have started this Gather your Sew-plies purse in 2012. This purse was made using this pattern (I call this Pattern #1), it is constructed differently than the pattern that was published in Quilting Arts Holiday 2014, (which I call Pattern #2). There will be an updated pattern coming out soon (Pattern #3), andContinue reading “Gathering my wits.”

Listening to quiet. 

    Stitching is a quiet and soothing activity. It is meditative in nature, the world becomes each stitch. The needle emerges, gets a small tug, and then is pushed back through, again and again. It is a slow and steady activity. Expressing ideas with needle and thread is rewarding. Lines become images, small stitches becomeContinue reading “Listening to quiet. “

Magical Peach +

  This is a reminder to all: There is much magic in the world and you never know where, how, or in what shape/form it might reveal itself. The above is a typing that occurred when Peach, our cat, walked over my keyboard. I don’t think this was a mistake. Just a moment prior to thisContinue reading “Magical Peach +”

Love and Happiness, filling the well.

My creative efforts are paying off in more than just the physical manifestation of cloth piling up and asking to be pieced. Making stuff calms and centers me. It helps me to remain true to myself, and it gives back in numerous and often, immeasurable ways. Having been diagnosed with cancer, going to doctors appointments,Continue reading “Love and Happiness, filling the well.”

Still Here, after all these years.

I have been quiet for a long time. I am well. I am feeling better and better and have been sinking deeply into my creative process. To be honest, recovering from cancer treatment and getting used to being a flat chested woman is not easy. There are the physical concerns, feeling as if I haveContinue reading “Still Here, after all these years.”