What Are Quilters Blogging About Today?

"You are exactly the kind of loud-mouthed, wise-ass, brown woman who will be made an example of."

Paul's fear for my safety was obvious. Partly at his urging and partly out of caution, my blog focused on "just quilting" in 2025. As articulate and courageous I may have appeared to you,  I was chilled into silence.

I kept my head down. A new job meant I had plenty to occupy my time. A long commute gives me time to meditate.

Not my most productive, but here are a few of my favorite projects of 2025.

1. Honi - A modern ...

It was quilt show set up day! My body and my Fitbit are going into hibernation mode. I have NEVER walked as little as I've done this past month, and I don't see that changing in the next few days. I'll be able to get back into my routine next week. Usually, I'd be up early as I would at home and have a long walk already in. I've slept in again. 

However, I know I'm fighting a cold and need my rest, so the rest forfeits the walk. It's not surprising that ...

Another niece, another wedding quilt.  This time it was Paige's turn.  I was on a roll using up those batiks!  The Organized Chaos pattern by Cozy Quilts is perfect for batiks.  I'd been wanting to use this eggplant batik with gold stars for a while.  I had never auditioned it next to other prints before.  It turned out to be perfect.  I need to "play" with my stash more often!

I worked on this quilt during the Covid isolation while I wasn't even thinking about blogging, so I only took two photos.  Let's just jump ahead ...