I do much better with certainties. 🙂 We now have a clearer picture as to where we all will be living… at least for the immediate future. Read More
Moving to the country
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Time Out
At a time when I probably should have been busy packing and out looking for a new home I started to feel a little overwhelmed by it all and decided to halt things a little to try and get my bearings. So for the the past week and a half I simply shut everything out and have been sewing. And sewing. And sewing. Wow… it certainly is therapeutic! Read More
Posted in Applique, Hand Quilting
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New beginnings
The property where we live has been in my family for over forty years. Four generations of our family have lived here during this period. This is where I grew up, and where I have raised my own family the last 22 years. Read More
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Halloween around the corner again
Over three weeks ago I started working on several Halloween projects. When I work on any one particular project involving several similar but separate elements, I usually draw and draw and draw, and then select my favorites from all those drawings. Read More
Posted in Applique, Designing/EQ, Fall
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Do you EQ?
If you are an Electric Quilt software user you may be aware that they have just updated their blog, now called “Behind the Mouse.” Read More
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Language fun
I grew up in a bilingual, bi-cultural family. We spoke mainly English at home with my mother and father, although my brothers and I did seem to mix in a lot of Spanish, too. (The language of choice pretty much depends on the subject. Soccer, for example, is something discussed in Spanish, of course!) Read More
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In Spanish – En Español: Pasa la voz
I apologize to my regular English-speaking visitors for this post in Spanish – just this once. (There is an English version after the text in Spanish.) Read More
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A little bit of this… a little bit of that…
…Which is pretty much how this whole year seems to have been going. Scattered. That is, me feeling scattered. Not the year. Or? Read More
Posted in Designing/EQ, This and that
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MIA?
No… not exactly. I haven’t disappeared from the face of the earth… It’s just been a particularly hectic summer, and it looks like the last few months of the year are going to be equally busy. Read More
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Quilting in Ecuador
Over the last couple of months I’ve been getting quite a bit of mail from quilters who are moving to or considering moving to Ecuador. With all this tiny country has to offer, it’s not surprising that so many people are choosing to retire here. Read More
Posted in Life in Ecuador
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30-30 at My EQ Boutique
There’s a sale going on at My EQ Boutique this weekend you will not want to miss! Read More
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Book reviews: The Sewing Machine Guide
Earlier this year we decided to do some major housekeeping on our website. We restructured the sections and put in a better navigation system. Read More
Posted in Books!
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Christmas in July!
I’m popping in quickly today – just checking in and letting you know that hopefully my infrequent appearances in this blog will now be explained! Read More
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I am a self-learner. I taught myself to sew and to quilt. And I taught myself how to draw. I love to dye my own fabrics, am a fanatic of free-motion quilting, and dabble with mixed media. I am a quilt designer and teacher, and design and publish my own line of quilt patterns. With this blog I would like to share the bits and pieces of my life. 
