Nuggets
Don’t judge each day by the harvest you reap but by the seeds that you plant.
Quilting
Come Here, Bucko
Whew, boy. Here we go again. And right in the middle of the laid-back holiday season. So here’s what just happened. I was sitting in the living room reading. Back in the good ol’ summertime […]
Redacted
Thirty-one days ago, I set out to quilt 80 quilts before Easter. I am please to announce that it is finished. Done. Fini. Fertig. Terminado. And achieved three full days before the or-else deadline. I […]
Sick AND Tired
Ladies and gentlemen, I was just about to make a major announcement when she informed me that attorneys must review the document first. “What you’ve been writing has been fantastic,” she said. I squared my […]
Thread Cone Tower
Award winning writer Robert Olen Butler urges folks to pay attention in the liminal moments between fast asleep and fully awake. You see that in the title of his book, From Where You Dream: The […]
I Owe My Soul …
You load sixteen quilts, what do you get? Another day older and deeper in debt Saint Peter don’t you call me ’cause I can’t go I owe my soul to the woman who sews.
Reprise: … or else
She just brought me the calendar. “Count the days,” she said. “Count them … OUT LOUD.” “Umm, 16 days,” I said. “How many quilt tops do you have left.” “Umm, 20.” “And …” She paused […]
That Just Irks Me
I had such a wonderful feeling as the longarm sewing machine traveled the last pass on the seventh quilt for the day. This was a personal best, a record in the wide, wide world of […]