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Tag Archives: essay
Why Quilts Matter (Part 1)…
A while back I was asked to do a quick Q&A with Why Quilts Matter, and of course I said yes. First off, because I am always up to a bit of A when some good Qs are involved, but … Continue reading
Three Xs…
Yesterday, when we turned over the house to the family sub-letting our house for the year, they brought a couple of gifts for Babbit and Bee. Bee, quickly fell in love with Mrs. Mouse, pictured above… And today, when I … Continue reading
The Most Dangerous Person in Quilting…
In the past two weeks three different people have mentioned Suzy in Nebraska to me in the course of conversation. Two were in business-like settings; one was a conversation with a friend who owns a shop. As a long-time believer … Continue reading
A Eulogy (for Jean and Edith…)
I first encountered Edith Bunker nearly a decade after she had died. It was somewhere in my high school years, and a far different world than the one depicted in All in the Family, but Edith resonated with me. It … Continue reading
Reflections on the industry (part two)…
People quilt for lots of reasons, and that is just the way it should be. Heck, most quilters do it for more than just one reason; we are complicated people. I do not think everybody ought to be quilting for … Continue reading
Reflections on the industry…
Note: This probably has more typos than you could shake a stick at; I’ll fix them when my meds kick in… If you’ve ever visited my blog before you probably know that I love doing follow-up posts; hell, I frequently … Continue reading
Quietly yelling in the dark…
I frequently get questions as to why it is so important to me to invest in political and social issues with so many of my quilts. I am told that is not where the market is at and I am … Continue reading
Handmade???
Handmade seems like a simple word, right? It’s things made with, well, our hands. But I use a sewing machine. And I work with long-arm quilters. And I design on a computer. Heck, my last quilt used a computer-aided long-arm … Continue reading
