= Quilts + Music
Do you ever stop to wonder what happens to the stuff we leave behind or give away? Where does it go and what kind of life does it live after us? My latest quilt is a collaboration with a co-conspirator I will never meet. I purchased these hand pieced (!) scrap log cabins for $1… Continue reading The Last of My Kind
Timing is everything, or so the well worn adage says. I venture all of us have life experiences when something happens at the exact right time. (And the wrong time too, but I don’t want to go there...) There is also the acute realization that specific things (meaning a book, music, movie or a hobby)… Continue reading Right Place, Wrong Time
There is a common thread to many of my recent conversations. Multiple times a day, in work meetings, with friends and family and out in public spaces, I hear commentary on how fast this year has passed by. I get it, I too cannot believe that the date on the calendar is real. (And don’t… Continue reading People Say
Two of the more upsetting losses in the American public education system are the discontinuation of a regular arts curriculum and the disappearance of hands on work. When I was in elementary school, we had art class twice a week which included everything from pottery (with a kiln!) to painting to creative reuse (think popsicle… Continue reading Hey Though I Wander
Throughout my life, I have spent a great deal of time thinking about what exactly makes a home. Is it the place? Is it the actual occupied space? Or is it about the people you reside with? What about the community? How do your belongings make a home? As a college educated anthropologist, I understand… Continue reading Brand New Colony
Whenever I have to describe myself, one of the first things I note is that am a voracious reader. I used to say "an avid reader", but my reading habit is really more intense than that. My pace is an average of a book per week, and pretty much has been my entire life. Naturally… Continue reading Carry the Zero
Lately every time I read the news, I wind up feeling like I just ingested a fire hydrant's worth of heartbreak and misery. And the tragedies just keep on coming; a new day, a new disappointment. All of the heinous news is compounded by the fact that nowadays the news cycle is so frantic and… Continue reading I Need You
I remember my grandparents cautioning me as a child how fast time passes when you're an adult. Well, ain't that the truth! As a middle aged woman, I find myself reflecting on this warning and what I can do to make time feel more abundant. A big hurdle for me has been overcoming the notion… Continue reading Other Side of Paradise
A very simplistic definition of quiltmaking is cutting fabrics into different shapes and stitching layers of material together. Of course the reality of making a quilt is much more complex. Often the maker has a vision of the final product when they begin -- whether following a pattern or creating improvisationally, there is an idea… Continue reading You Are My Sunshine
I am a big believer in extending the life of useful things. Around the Quiltunes household you'll find reused objects in every room because that is how we roll. Sour cream containers, toilet paper tubes and food scraps live at least one more life before moving on to their final resting place. As examples, toilet… Continue reading Pump It Up
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