Gail Lizette Quilts

purple fabric scraps
Day To Day

Brain Fog

Have you heard this term? Have you experienced this yourself?I can say that I have. Recently my fog has been lifting a bit, and *knock-on-wood* I’m feeling my brain starting to function properly. I’m starting to feeling motivated. I’m also becoming more capable of holding my thoughts and words long enough to express them. This…
Third Eye Chakra Quilt in progress
Chakra Quilts

Post Election Relief

Yes… the relief is palpable. The realization that more than half of all white people voted FOR hate and against reality, really stings deep. I’m amazed at how much the right has accomplished in its disinformation campaign. FYI: for home-school teachers, and people who just are interested in American History, might I recommend an excellent…
Sacral-Chakra-Quilt-Finish-sm
Day To Day

Anarchist Jurisdiction

Ha! This new moniker given to Portland really cracks me up. There is so much happening in the world that I’ve been a bit overwhelmed. I took a bit of a break from writing here because quilting seems so unimportant in comparison to things we should be dealing with right now. We made a T-shirt…
Day To Day

Black Lives Matter (too).

I’ve kept my quilting blog away from politics, but life is politics. Right now, we are fighting for EVERYONE to have the same right to breathe, to sleep, to run, to play, to eat without fear and terror of losing one’s life. It’s that simple. There is not much more for me to say. If…
patchwork rolls
Chakra Quilts

Using Scrap Fabrics

I have been working on my Chakra quilt series for a couple years. The first four are finished, the fifth is in progress, and the last two are sketched out. These quilts use color to reflect a specific Chakra. However, certain shades and hues of color don’t always look good together. Because of this, I…
Cloth face mask
Sewing Projects

Cloth Face Masks

I am currently on a new mission – making face masks. The CDC made a recommendation that we should all be wearing masks if we go out from now on. Not for self protection, but to protect others since up to 50% of those with the Covid19 virus are asymptomatic. And since no one is…