Tag Archives: quilting

I promise I will show some great quilt projects in the second half of this post but first I wanted to share with you another interest/commitment by several members of Quilters at First. If you look out of either of the tall windows in our quilt room any time of the day, you will seeContinue reading “There is more to life than Quilting-really!”

Good bye February, hello March! Are you going to be as extreme weather-wise as February was? One of the clients where I volunteer told me with confidence that we had seen the last of our cold weather..and the very next one predicted that there would have one more big snow storm before spring! Guess weContinue reading “Hello, March!”

“THE MOVE” is behind us! Although we had 2 inches of fresh snow on the road yesterday morning, I counted twenty six people ready to help! By 2 o’clock we were putting the finishing touches on the machine quilters’ room and the hand quilters had their quilt frames re-assembled and all the boxes in theirContinue reading “We Moved!”

It is February….shortest month in the year that occasionally feels like the longest month. Silly to expect spring yet, but most of us are “over” winter, especially after our record breaking temperatures in January. But, traditionally, Kansas gets the most snow in February. We need the moisture so guess we will be happy to takeContinue reading “February-the shortest or longest month?”

I am so grateful I live in a world with color and that my eyesight allows me to distinguish between all the of shades and tones of each color. Color is an important part of quilting, especially at the beginning–selecting fabrics that “play together well” insures a winner. Color is a very broad far-reaching facetContinue reading “Life is Art-Live it in Color”

As much as I love the hustle and bustle of the holiday season, occasionally in December, I long for the feeling of hibernation that comes with January and February. We won’t be entertaining large groups, so the dining room table becomes our jig saw puzzle center. It is too cold to do much outside, soContinue reading “A Period of Hibernation”

I have not vanished off the face of the planet…just taking a break from quilt things and I am preparing for the holidays. I love Christmas but I do let all my “want to do this” add stress to my life. I wanted to share the final numbers from our sales before we close thisContinue reading “It is a Wrap!”

Having a three day Quilt Sale is very similar to having a baby! The new parents prepared for this momentous event for nine months–each year the quilters start preparing for the next Quilt Sale after the winter holidays — nine months before the sale. Many items must be purchased or borrowed before bringing baby home.Continue reading “Sort of like having a baby!”

How often this fall have I heard folks say, “I love living here where there are four different seasons in a year because we have Autumn!” We may gripe about the freezing winds in January or the blistering heat in July, but most of us enjoy the variety in seasons. It is fun to visitContinue reading “Variety is the Spice of Life!”

Isn’t attitude everything? Sunday night I was reviewing my upcoming week. Yuck, four events that I didn’t particularly look forward to doing. But then I looked at my schedule again differently. I am grateful we have dental insurance — one hour every six months that is covered with our insurance; probably shouldn’t complain. Six hoursContinue reading “It is all in the Attitude!”