Remember when I wrote about my friend telling me I couldn’t spend all my time just quilting when I retired? Actually, it sounds like fun, but all the quilters I know–well, in our group at Quilters at First, have a variety of interests. Today I will introduce you to the Prairie Quilt Guild(PQG) Charity TeamContinue reading “There is more to life than Quilting, Part 3”
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Add “Community” to my “Gratitude” list
My quilting hobby/passion/obsession is richer because I belong to a group. My group, Quilters at First, meets on Wednesday from 11ish to 4:30ish at First United Methodist Church on the third floor. I probably could get more quilting done if I stayed home in my dog walking clothes and sewed without distraction until 4 pm.Continue reading “Add “Community” to my “Gratitude” list”
Seasons
Daylily season has arrived in our neighborhood! It is rare to find a house that doesn’t have those bight yellow flowers edging the driveway or by the front steps. And it seems we all decided on “Stella de Oro” although there are many different colors and shapes of daylilies. I look forward to this season–theyContinue reading “Seasons”
Zero Waste
Have you watched the new documentary on Netflix –The Quilters? It is a 30 minute film about a group of men in a Missouri prison who make quilts to donate to foster children and special needs persons. These men certainly do not match the stereotype of quilters–“little old women”. These men are doing long orContinue reading “Zero Waste”
New Treasures!
Just like everything else in life, our new quilt introductions go in cycles. Sometimes we have nothing to show you and other times we have a treasure trove! This week we had several finished projects come to Wednesday Quilting. Soooo, here they are! This is my MaggiePearl! I love the name and as I mentionedContinue reading “New Treasures!”
Second Sunday in May
Did you get a pop-up on your computer reminding you this Sunday is Mothers’ Day? Yup, it is the second Sunday in May, officially Mothers’ Day. Do you know how and why this special day shows up on our calendar? I have been preparing for a Church class presentation on Methodist women, past and presentContinue reading “Second Sunday in May”
“A Home is a Portrait of a Person”
Have you ever found a quote or saying that sums up what you have been thinking or pondering but that person said it better than you could? This is a simple quote I have lived by but couldn’t put in words –“A Home is a Portrait of a Person” by Alessandra Branch. If you walkedContinue reading ““A Home is a Portrait of a Person””
There is more to Life than Quilting-Part 2
I am sure you know the paradoxical saying “if you want something done, ask a busy person”. The Quilters at First are living, breathing examples of this quote. I have written about the quilters who prepare a meal for 120 persons at the Open Door Homeless Resource Center once a month, but this post isContinue reading “There is more to Life than Quilting-Part 2”
Seeing the Potential
Remember the commercial for LIFE cereal back in the 1970’s and early 1980’s with Mikey, the little brother that was the guinea pig for his two older brothers when they were served a new cereal? “Let’s get Mikey” and “he likes it!” became catch phrases. We quilters have adopted/adapted that phrase to “Give it toContinue reading “Seeing the Potential”
Everything from pincushions to quilts!
March is such an interesting month. One day dog walkers are passing each other on the side walks with greetings about the lovely spring weather and the next day, snow is blowing across your windshield. Daffodils are blooming, trees are budding, but there is ice on the sidewalks from over eager homeowners watering their lawns.Continue reading “Everything from pincushions to quilts!”
Quilts, Etc. 