Day To Day

pile of hand made masks
Sewing Projects

Sewing Masks

One thing I would never have considered making before was masks. Who did… other than those with some serious health concerns. Now, thanks to Covid, I’ve found myself making masks in a lot of my spare time. I have a mask pattern that is similar to the surgical masks. It has folds and I make…
frozen sunflowers
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Unexpected Setbacks

They happen… unexpected setbacks. I signed up to do a blog post a day, but missed yesterday – and even writing this is difficult. I’m just having some digestive issues, and it is currently causing a bout of dizziness. That makes it really hard to look at a screen of any sort without a bit…
Juki sewing machine
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My Sewing Machine

I love my sewing machine! It’s a Juki TL-2010Q and it seems to be the best sewing machine for quilting – for me. I’m sharing a real-life photo: this is how my sewing machine looks most of the time. I had planned on sharing a post about my workspace, but I will save that till…
purple fabric scraps
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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…
Sacral-Chakra-Quilt-Finish-sm
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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…