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 I forgot to answer one of the comments about the duplicate winter quilts. That was the second of the $10 quilts that I taught starting back in 2003 or some timeframe like that. Not home to fact-check the date. They were called $10 quilts because the students paid $10 to participate. If they didn't finish their work, they paid another $10 for the next month's pattern, and they got a piece of fabric at the same time. There were multiple variations to that process. Our store (The Hobby Horse) didn't quite follow the same rules as some ...

I'm so glad to hear that I am not alone in my AI thoughts. I love the comment that it's literally one giant dictionary; however, that's what AI is. It scours the internet for information faster than the speed of sound. If it scours a source with incorrect or outdated information, it will give you that. At THIS POINT in time, AI can't discern right from wrong; it has no "intelligence" per se, and it has no consciousness. But at the rate they are developing it, BEWARE. 

Developers and people in that industry are saying we ...

 I know. I know. No such thing if you're a quilter, but with this eminent move, my perspective is shifting. You can organize and live with your things and be perfectly happy, but when you move, suddenly it all becomes too much and I am approaching the age of 'less'. I currently have 5 quilt ladders (made by my FIL). This one has been in our dining roomOur girl has two others and one of

I’m happy to announce that the maintenance on Craftcore is complete! It took me a little longer than expected to go through every post in the evenings and make sure all the download links, etc, were working, but it’s DONE! If you find anything missing, please don’t hesitate to let me know, either in a comment here on the blog, or if it’s easier, send me a DM on Twitter (@craftcoreDIY) !

Moving Update

I mentioned on a previous post that I’m moving, in real life, to a new city. My craft room is currently dismantled ...

 Early December, three girlfriends and I and my two puppies headed East to my new home in Texas.  It was an adventure for sure considering my dogs never took more than a ride to the vets office and once we got here I had them go with us everywhere--to restaurants and walking in touristy towns.  They did considerable well I'm happy to say.  

Deo, the dogs and I in one car

Rita and her friend Melissa drove the U-haul.

Hurley liked to look out the window - and fell asleep.

Once the movers got here we unloaded everything and then ...

I’ve started walking around the hotel parking lot while listening to Pokey Bolton’s Instagram conversations with quilting peeps. Hotel parking lot you say? Why yes. The physical move from NY to TX is about 1/2 complete. We arrived in Texas on Thursday evening after four days on the road. While at one hotel I’d made… Continue reading Moving, a Journey

The possibilities are endless, the potential is great, and I’m looking forward to figuring it out. Things are up in the air at the moment, and while there is nothing I can do about the up-in-the-airness of it all I can imagine, and dream. This is a reference to a potential home in Texas and… Continue reading Imagine

I know this blog is long overdue for an update. The last year and more have been full of mostly amazing changes. My chemo was completed near the end of last May.  I'm still recovering from the effects of the chemo and the surgery that preceded it. I'm working hard to build strength, but it's a great challenge. Most other aspects of my life have undergone tremendous changes as well. (My most