= Quilts + Music
#quiltonacleanfloor What is your method for dealing with bad news? How do you comfort yourself when life is icky? One of my methods is to head to my sewing machine where I can channel my emotions and work it all out. I suppose I could actually work out, or project my energy into an angry… Continue reading Car Wheels on a Gravel Road
Yes, our backyard is scorched. It takes a village to buy or sell a home; there are dozens of folks in the background helping to ensure that every little thing goes smoothly on your behalf. If you're extremely lucky, all of this action is coordinated by a realtor that functions like an air traffic controller… Continue reading Backstreets
I am someone who pretty much always has a song stuck in my head. This can be very frustrating when the song eases its way in without my permission, ahem like music playing in the grocery store, and that song just sits there torturing me. This occurred recently after a quick run for spinach and… Continue reading It’s Gonna Be OK
When I started Quiltunes a year ago, I wondered what it would be like to quilt to Nirvana. And now, I know. When we moved into our house 5 years ago, we won the neighbor lottery! Our next door neighbors are some of our best friends and this quilt is a gift for them. When… Continue reading Gigantic
As my time as a resident of beautiful southwestern Colorado winds down, I vacillate between wistfulness and excitement for new adventures. This emotional pendulum can swing over hours or seconds. As a native Coloradan, this state will always have a piece of my heart and I'm proud to be from here, even if it has… Continue reading Seems So
I think that we can all agree that 2020 has brought many challenges and changed our lives in innumerable ways. There are moments when I feel like 2020 is just one perpetual bad news feed -- and I don't even have a tv. It is hard to be a human right now and not internalize… Continue reading Saturday Sun
Disclaimer: this is a long post. Please have your coffee or adult beverage nearby; I don't want you, dearest reader, to get dehydrated! If you want to skip straight to the quilting and music parts, jump down to the seventh paragraph. Everyone knows there is an American presidential election approaching and in these unprecedented times,… Continue reading Amazing Grace
At this moment when my body remains in a rebellious state and recovery feels like an epic uphill slog of patience, I feel like everything I do is amazing. Take a shower, especially if it is also a hair washing day -- epic. Cook something that isn't just an ingredient dump in to the Instant… Continue reading Funky Miracle
July was a bumpy month over at Quiltunes. At the end of June, I was struck by a sudden and rare autoimmune illness that left my extremities numb and heavy -- not exactly conducive to doing much of anything, let alone technical sewing or hiking to photograph wildflowers. Not to mention the stresses of hospitalization… Continue reading Lovedust
Okay, I know that it is odd to name a quilt with nary a circle "Wagon Wheel" but that is what I've named this little piece and I'm sticking with it. And just because you use a name once, doesn't mean you can't use it again. My ancestors are famous for reusing names: my great-grandma… Continue reading Wagon Wheel
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