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Lesson Learned ... Again
After being in the hospital for three days, I came home to this lovely reorder of an Art Gallery fabric in the Hello, Bear line by designer Bonnie Christine. This fabric is my new crush, and I cannot...
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Proud Maker
Things in the Mo House are returning to some kind of normal. While John went to the Elkhart, IN Jazz Festival, I attended a couple of artsy events. One was at Lill Street Art Center. A Maker's Salon...
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Another Blip in the Ryhthm of the Studio
All I have wanted to do is finish this purse - the Noodlehead Trail Tote in Carolyn Friedlander's Doe fabrics. You can see that I changed the light piping and strap to black. It is finally finished,...
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'Roid Rage
A tote bag with a vinyl bottom for my dear physical terrorist's daughterSteroids. Oy. Up since two. One more day. Began to clean out my parents' papers and made small progress but progress. And...
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Can't We Talk About Something More Pleasant?
Disclaimer: The following post is not about quilting and it's not about my health. Christmas 2008 John and I, unbeknownst to one another, gave each other the same present: a copy of Roz Chast's...
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Karma and My Mother's Altruism
My mother lived to serve others. Not just family and friends but often strangers. She once took in a woman who badly burned her hands and arms and was all bandaged from fingers to elbows. Not only...
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"But but but but but but but..."
"But what if I love this quilt and don't want to give it away?" And that's when they whipped out this second quilt made for me to keep. I was stunned - in the best possible way. This quit - it is...
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A Working Inspiration Board
Without saying too much about what I'm working on, here's my palette. The bottom left is the look I'm going for. We'll see... Meanwhile I'm working with one of my favorite clients - the grandmother...
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It's August for August!
Here's the back of the baby quilt for August, grandson of favorite client Roberta. She buys the fabric, designs the layout, does the cutting, and then brings me the "kit." She waits until her...
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Bit by Bit, Putting It Together...
Sondheim, right? When stuck for words, I go to Sondheim. This particular song is from "Sunday in the Park with George" and refers to mounting an artist's exhibition. In my case, the "bit by bit" is...
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Getting My Head Out Of My Medical Butt
Regaining my sewing mojo? Easier said than done. So I revert to an old favorite - Mors Bags. They are pretty simple to do. They are great at stash busting. They provide a great sense of...
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For the Interventional Radiology Surgical Team
While my doctors are of course important to what I had done, so is their support team in the Operating Room. Before my five-hour Angiovac, Nurse Eileen was particularly comforting and reassuring,...
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CMQG and the AAMQG Swap
"Woven Glass" by Donna Moscinski, CMQGReverse of "Woven Glass" (Art Gallery Fabric - I am a Maker) The Chicago Modern Quilt Guild and the Ann Arbor Modern Quilt Guild made some connections, mostly...
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Finishing Bags
These Mors bags are the last in this batch. Three of them are going with me tomorrow to my appointment with my hematologist. As much as I love the Interventional Radiology Team, this doctor - Faisal...
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"Almost Normal"
My hematologist Dr. Seghur told me yesterday that I was "almost normal." Having never been even close to "normal" - ever - I am pretty excited about this. While he may have been talking just about my...
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Wedding Shower Present for Amber
My White cousins grew up in Indiana. The youngest is my cousin Kathy, the only White girl cousin. Her daughter Amber is getting married in North Judson, IN, this Saturday to Derik Lenig. This...
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Projects: Too Much!
a 12" x 12" paper-pieced block from Amy Garro's Paper Pieced ModernProjects - oh, do I ever have a list of projects. What is worse - not having enough to do or having too much to do. Not having...
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Key Wristlets and Paper Piecing
These key wristlets were demoed at the September CMQG meeting and are addictive to make. There are now two 12" blocks of six completed from Amy Garro's Paper Pieced Modern. This quilt top is on its...
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Three Turn Into Six
Finishing the final three of six paper-pieced blocks hold the key to progress in the studio. All the reds and greys need to be put away. But not until I use the scraps.These will eventually be a...
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Design Wall
Trying to decide whether I can use several light grey fabrics for the background or if I should place an order for a uniform background fabric... And I know the answer. These six blocks are too special.
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