= Quilts + Music
Life is full of rules that dictate much of our daily lives, everything from what we eat to how we work and how we interact in the world. Many rules are important, ahem like our environmental protections that safeguard our resources and protect our health, or double ahem, like washing our hands frequently. Just imagine… Continue reading Do Watcha Wanna
In these incredibly divisive times, there appears to be one thing we can all agree on: the weather in the United States is absolute bananas this summer. From early hurricanes to repeated excessive heat waves to major flooding, everyone is talking about the weather and its impact on our daily lives. Here at the Quiltunes… Continue reading On the Sunny Side of the Street
As a writer and voracious reader, I am very cognizant of words and meaning. Some words are heavier than others and carry a lot of baggage. One word I’ve been mulling over lately is challenge. We are all familiar with the hard side of challenges and many of us face challenges as part of our… Continue reading Jack O’Diamonds
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
Lately, my days have been bursting full with tasks, to-dos and urgency. This time has led me to ponder, for the umpteenth time, why is busyness so celebrated in America? My contemporaries (Gen X) began our working years in a culture where the amount you worked was synonymous with your worth. For many of us,… Continue reading Give It What You Can
Music is essential to me; more than a necessity, it is vital to my well-being. My intense love of music started as a little one when a favorite activity was to put on my fuzzy pajamas, huge headphones, start up a record and curl up in a chair with my blankie. Which, come to think… Continue reading Be Who You Are
Good old technology. How do we do modern life without it? A few weeks back I had to replace my four year old bargain cell phone. Thankfully, I knew the phone was on the fritz and had time to prepare before catastrophe struck. I use catastrophe here in a non-hyperbolic way because it made me… Continue reading Reckoner
All quiltmaking is love. Yet there is something extra powerful about making a quilt specifically for someone. When I craft a quilt for a person, I pay close attention to the materials, shapes, colors, patterns, and even the music I listen to, so that the final product showcases an essence – or vibe – of… Continue reading Love Is The Key
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
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