Why Do Quilters Have UFO ‘s
Why Do Quilters Have UFO ‘s If you’re like me, or most other quilters, you probably have at least one or two (or several dozen) UFO’s lying around. (For anyone who doesn’t quilt, UFO’s are what quilters call unfinished quilting projects). Why do I have all these projects laying around unfinished? Is it a lack […]
Progress and Pitfalls
Progress and Pitfalls I’m learning to give myself a break. I’ve been working on getting in better shape for about a week now. Overall, it’s going pretty well. My goals for last week were to: walk at least 10,000 steps a day ( goal met), write everything down in my food diary (about 95% met) […]
1/4″ Seams and Food Journals
1/4″ Seams and Food Journals Quarter inch seams and food journals, what could these two things possibly have in common? It’s easy; they both add up. When I first started quilting, I had a lot of experience as a seamstress, but absolutely no experience sewing anything else. I read through my first quilt pattern and […]
How to really motivate a quilter; tell the world you are going to do something!
How to really motivate a quilter; tell the world you are going to do something! Today I started the first day, of the first week, of my journey towards running a 12K. That may sound really formal, but I need to keep reminding myself that this is a process. It will probably come as no […]
How to get a quilter to run a 12K
How to get a quilter to run a 12K As a quilter, I’m supposed to blog about quilting stuff, right? and I will. I promise. But first, I want to talk a little bit about my mother. My mom just turned 69. She’s 5’2″ and 110 pounds soaking wet. Doesn’t sound like she would be […]