Over the last 12 years or so, I have watched the “modern” quilting thing burble up from the morass of the internet and become A Thing. Lately, though, I’ve been exasperated by how it’s become more rigid and controlling it is. Can’t we all just make quilts already, and support each other without having to […]
Archives for April 2014
Addicting game playing
And also? If, like me, you get the giggles over internet memes, then go play this game, which will give you the skillz you need to play the version which uses Benedict Cumberbatch, and otters instead of numbers. You’re welcome.
“Homecoming” Embroidery project, the sketch phase
Before I commit to the final version, I wanted to test out my embroidery skills, first. To say I don’t usually embroider is an understatement, but faint heart ne’er won much of anything. Right? Right. Here’s the light table, with a rotary cutter for scale. It’s get LED backlights, and pretty much looks like a […]
Dream Made Manifest: the “Homecoming” Project
I woke up one night last year in a sweat, with a clear memory of seeing a ship on the waves, plowing through difficult seas as a man seeks to return to his home after years of war. I confess it, I’m a little obsessed with the Odyssey and all its complexities of returning home, changed by […]
Quiet thoughts
The last few days I’ve been having a hard time getting motivated. My cousin’s little boy, who’s three, has had his third open heart surgery this week. We live on the other side of the country, so I’ve been checking in frequently and trying not to be a pest with texts and IMs. Owen is […]