The World Surrounding Me

On Sunday, I did something radical: I joined a gym! This is radical mainly because for most of the past 6 months, I’ve been almost entirely sedentary. Just walking from my desk to the copier at work was a challenge some days. Rupturing part of your achilees then developing bursitis in both heels can do [...]

This morning, I blogged about my first quilt. The challenge (mentioned here) was also to blog about your most recent quilt. I’m going to cheat a bit by talking about the project I’m currently working on, mainly because I think it needs help!! The pieces at left are sitting on our guest bed (whcih doubles [...]

Several quilt designers posted a challenge to show your first and most recent quilts. I’m late for the party, unfortunately (too late to enter with a chance to win a prize), but I thought I’d play along anyhow. As I referenced in my last post, quilting runs in my family. As a child, I can [...]

I received a quilt last week, via one of my aunts, which was made by my grandma. She hand-pieced it, then my mom quilted it on her long-arm machine. Mine is mostly blue, with a lot of yellow, and is dated from this year (2009). Piecing techniques vary, but include quite a few set-in seams, [...]

We’ve been home from Cornerstone for almost a week. Unfortunately, that little thing called “work” has prevented me from blogging about the fest here. I’ve posted quite a bit to www.cornerstonefestival.com/blog (I’m one of the volunteers who writes content there). Even with the other great vacations we’re able to take at this season of our [...]

Part 1: Despite muddy grounds at Cornerstone, my shoes held up pretty well. Why I wore perfectly white shoes that day, I don’t know. From Cornerstone 2009 Part 2: By Saturday evening, the mud had become a quagmire, attempting to suck off your shoes with each step. From Cornerstone 2009 Part 3: Improvised booties in [...]

Even with our recent trip to Hawaii, this is my favorite week of the year. We’re at Cornerstone Festival in western Illinois. Matt & I met here in 1998, but that’s just one reason this place is so special. We meet up with Steve & Sara (my brother & sister-in-law), Jerry (from Atlanta), Jeff (also [...]