Category: Stories
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That Time My Business Failed and I Decided to Make Quilts Instead
This August, I finally realized that my business was failing. Not just “in a slump,” like I’ve been telling myself all year, but well and truly sinking. Sales have been down by a third, and August (usually our busiest month) was down by half. We’ve been covering our expenses with savings, thinking things would pick…
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That Time I Saved My Grandma’s Vintage Sailboat Quilt
One of my most treasured possessions is this raggedy old quilt. It’s not the prettiest quilt ever, and it’s not in the best condition, but it’s special to my family and to me. My Dad, whom I lost this summer, lost his mother when he was only eight years old. Sick with the polio epidemic,…
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That Time My Husband Was the “Hey Girl” Guy
I don’t know if you’ve heard, but Ryan Gosling has been retired as the “Hey Girl” guy, and bloggers across the InterWebz are promoting their own special man into the role! With an upcoming linky party to celebrate the new twist in the “Hey Girl” phenomenon, you know I had to take part. Plus, given…
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Designing With Toddler
I have been hanging onto these adorable retro Western prints for a couple of years now. Aren’t they cute? My son’s room has a vintage Western kind of thing going on (I refuse to say “theme”) and I wanted to make a quilt for him with these fabrics. But I hadn’t been able, as…
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That Time I Bought A Quilt at the Mall
This is my first quilt. I didn’t make it, I bought it at the mall. There’s millions of them around. I had started a rail fence quilt back in college, but bogged down with work, school, life and otherwise, I packed it in a box and stuffed in the attic. That was in 1991. That…