= Quilts + Music
Have you ever loved an inanimate object? Have you have had something you cherished as if it were someone? I certainly have -- Bishop the 1984 VW Westfalia camper van. Even as a youngin, I dreamed of having my own camper and my wish came true with Bishop. Oh, what joy that vehicle brought to… Continue reading Look at Miss Ohio
Lincoln City in my backyard Oftentimes it is good to step back, reflect and ask yourself why. As a child, I was always encouraged to ask questions/seek answers and it is still part of my nature to do both. Curiosity is important! When you’re committed to a time-intensive craft such as quilting, it is my… Continue reading Every Time I Hear That Song
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
One of the more popular get-to-know-someone questions is "What is your favorite color?". This simple query is in fact quite loaded because your answer signifies a great deal about you as a person. Colors have qualities akin to personality traits, just as colors are also associated with certain emotions. And often our favorite color is… Continue reading Santa Fe
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
Who doesn't love a good whodunnit? I am all for a good mystery, which hearkens back to childhood weekends spent with my maternal grandparents. On Saturdays, we made our first stop at the library to pick up a week's worth of books and then onward to the thrift store to dig for eight tracks. I… Continue reading Mysterious Ways
Nine years ago, my life exponentially improved because I learned how to quilt. Nine years in human years is the age of a third grader, however I believe that craft years are more akin to dog years and that (only in regard to the level of my quilting skills) I'm actually in the blossoming stage… Continue reading Greenback Dollar
This quilt and this post are all about LOVE, in all caps! There are also a lot of exclamation points. If there are any deputized grammar police or super curmudgeons who read this blog, this is your warning. At a young age, I learned the power of the words LOVE and its opposite hate. My… Continue reading Crazy Little Thing Called Love
I am starting a new category of quilts -- the just because quilt. The just because quilt can have many intentions, but ultimately the real motivation is that someone deserves a quilt just because. Welcome to my first just because quilt, which will now carry the acronym JB, conveniently also my initials. I made this… Continue reading New Slang
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