Tag Archives: Bee

Sewing Bee: Pride

Posted on January 21, 2014 by thomas

Learning something new can be profoundly intimidating, especially for a five-year-old. There’s not really a lot that can be done about that fact, but there are ways to help people through learning. And when teaching something to your own kids, … Continue reading →

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Hobby???

Posted on November 28, 2013 by thomas

So, after taking some time away from fabric design (hopefully temporary) and just about everything else, I am starting to re-emerge from my hermitage re-engage with the quilting world. And with that I am encountering some of the same things … Continue reading →

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Sewing Bee…

Posted on November 16, 2013 by thomas

I’ve wanted to start teaching Bee to sew for a while now, but have been nervous about doing so. She is a complicated girl, and I was wary of beginning too soon, causing an emotional meltdown, and having her decide … Continue reading →

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Happy Accidents wrought of neurosis…

Posted on September 28, 2013 by thomas

Last night I got the first look at the full design of my book, and I barely got past the fourth page: it’s the dedication page. I just stopped there and knew I just loved the book… I love that … Continue reading →

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Technique…

Posted on September 23, 2013 by thomas

There’s a reason I don’t draw, at least not with pencil and paper. Or paint, or anything of that ilk, if we are going down that path. I just can’t do it. Seriously. I’ve tried. I have an undergraduate and … Continue reading →

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Saturday with a Rock Star…

Posted on September 21, 2013 by thomas

Now that Bee has started school I have grown to really love Saturdays. Before school every day kind of ran together, at least structurally, but now that Bee has to be places on time and the like Saturday is extra … Continue reading →

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Status Update…

Posted on September 10, 2013 by thomas

So, now that I am watching Babbit full-time during the day it seems like the space I have for work is running a little thin. And with so much to do I think I’m going to need to admit that … Continue reading →

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Assimilation (Part II)…

Posted on September 1, 2013 by thomas

Well, it just continues around here. The wee ones are getting more and more British everyday, at least if you accept all they idealized notions of what the lives of British children are like. Not only is Bee helping to … Continue reading →

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