It has been a long time since posting a blog, and even a longer time since I've done any quilting. I have quilted since 1978 when I took that first quilting class from Nancy Simonsen. At the end of 2012, I retired from the travel part of quilting. It was killing me and I wanted to do other things!
But I haven't quilted for more than 2 years. My husband got sick, and took my attention away from everything, except making sure he got good care.
I finished a huge family history project 2 weeks ago; a birthday present for my aunt. The last several months, it took every second I had. I started early each day, and worked into the evening, it
was hard to prepare for Christmas. While I was writing I kept thinking, it was time for me to work on a quilt, and decided that was going to be my reward, when the family history was shipped off to the "birthday girl."
After dropping off the book at the post office, I took the weekend off, then found a wall hanging that needed to be quilted. I played for a day, on a sample to brush up my very rusty skills, chose the threads I'd like to use, put in a new needle, and found a new pair of quilting gloves. The old ones were very heavily used! It was like getting on a bicycle that you hadn't ridden for years. I just began. Oh, it is so much fun.
It feels good to be back.
Ann
But I haven't quilted for more than 2 years. My husband got sick, and took my attention away from everything, except making sure he got good care.
I finished a huge family history project 2 weeks ago; a birthday present for my aunt. The last several months, it took every second I had. I started early each day, and worked into the evening, it
was hard to prepare for Christmas. While I was writing I kept thinking, it was time for me to work on a quilt, and decided that was going to be my reward, when the family history was shipped off to the "birthday girl."
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| Ann with the family history project, completed for her aunt. |
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| My shiny new quilting gloves. |
Ann
