How Patient Are you?

Do you wonder if your patient enough to work on a quilt? To do hand sewing or hand applique? Do you hesitate to start because you don’t believe you’ll have the patience and endurance to keep at it? Believe me, I ain’t that patient, but somehow I have managed to get a lot of quilts

The Kindness of Strangers

Have you ever found yourself in a situation that your safety and well-being are at the kindness of complete strangers? If you think about it for even a second, it kind of scary, isn’t it? It happened to me back when I was a teenager. One night after work, I took a friend home and

The Patience of a Scrappy Sampler Quilt

It takes patience to dig through that fabric stash to find just the right colors, doesn’t it? And if you do happen to come across that perfect, thank my lucky stars, piece of fabric. You just have to hope there’s enough for the block. Here’s the fun thing about a sampler like this. There are

Can Procrastination Work For you?

I hope my procrastination ends up working for me. I created a plan, set my goals and deadlines. It looked so good on paper. And then I procrastinated because in my mind I had PLENTY of time to get this project done. Now the deadline is fast approaching and my February 2021 UFO challenge is

Enjoying The Process

What I discovered working on this quilt was getting it done, wasn’t as important as enjoying the process. (see the video at the end of the post for the making of this quilt) I started this cozy, cheerful quilt during the scrappy quilting adventure series in 2020. I had big plans for the pattern and