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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
#quiltinayard If you're thinking, oh NO she didn't, just bear with me. This HAD to happen and you'll read why. New tagline: Quiltunes - bravely going where few quilters have gone before. A couple of years back, I traveled to a fancy software conference in southern California with two of my rural local government colleagues.… Continue reading Ice Ice Baby
#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
Were these strange vibrating clouds an omen of the impending heat doom, I mean, dome? Photo taken June 19, 2021, Wenatchee National Forest. Quiltunes coming at ya from the center of the heat dome! It is HOT AS HELL here in the Pacific Northwest. All time high temperatures have been recorded daily for the last… Continue reading Needle and thread – part 2
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
We are in the throes of a major life transition moving from southwestern Colorado to central Washington. For someone who moved a lot in my teen and adult years, this one is by far the most dramatic and drawn out. The process of this move has included: selling our home after two days on the… Continue reading Needle and thread – part 1
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
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