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| Planning in Progress, 2026 |
Since my last post I have taken on--with MKD, my trusty co-conspirator--coordinating the "Quilted Gift" project for my quilt guild. This is the project for which I made all ...
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| Planning in Progress, 2026 |
Since my last post I have taken on--with MKD, my trusty co-conspirator--coordinating the "Quilted Gift" project for my quilt guild. This is the project for which I made all ...
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| Link up and help make 2026 a wonderful year! |
Someone has misinterpreted my view on packing and planning for a vacation. Even though I am a Virgo, I am not a fan of planned vacations. Why? I have no idea, but I suspect two things contribute significantly to that fact:
1. I spend almost every day planning classes and Zoom calls, and my life revolves around teaching scheduled classes or deadlines, so when I go on vacation, I don't want any structure.
2. My first "real" vacation was not structured, and I had a blast!
I took that first "real" vacation with my then-husband. He was a hot ...
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I have been working on my background filler project
Finished a couple of sections and then I got a stye in my upper eyelid...inside of all places. So painful and obviously put a stop to freemotionquilting for the last week. My eye was so swollen I had to go to the doctor to get some antibiotics.My artist in residence with the Durham Art Guild is nearing an end, and with that is my solo show. The artist in residence is approximately 6 months in length. The show should be new work that you’ve made during the show. There’s a lot to do to fill the space for the show, and a lot of background activities. So here’s my list below.
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| Image by martin from Pixabay |
Thank you Yvonne at Quilting Jetgirl for hosting this great linking party again this year. Hopefully it will help keep me focused.
Last year I minimized my plans for 2022. Of course it didn't all get done but that's ok because that's what planning is all about. For 2023, I'm keeping it as simple and general as possible.
My intention for 2023: learn by playing, with mindfulness and contentment
This category is more specific because of my promises to get these projects done. I'm very hopeful of completing these and they'll provide great ...
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Hello! Today I’m stopping by to share my best 10 Tips for Quilt Retreats. I wrote a post about this several years ago and decided it was time for an update. I’m also sharing a printable with some of my best tips, and I have links to a couple of great packing supply lists too! […]
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read moreHello friends, and happy Monday. First, I want to say thank you so much for your patience as we worked on some upgrades to the blog over the past several days. I’m hoping the changes we made will provide a better reading experience for you. Today I’m sharing the Quilting Life Planner & Workbook March […]
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read moreWelcome to Free Motion Mavericks. Since I'm running behind on absolutely everything, I thought that I would take advantage of this post to also participate in Quilting Jetgirl's very popular and fun Planning Party!
2021 was the year of Slow Stitching and "Calm" was my word of choice.
| Keep Calm & Stitch |
To get ready for this post, I re-read last year's planning post. I'm afraid that almost none of my priorities, which were to quilt my son's quilt and work on my daughter's, happened. I did have a productive ...
read moreFinding time to be creative and crafty may be easy for some, but it’s a challenge for many of us. I designed the Quilting Life Planner & Workbook to help quilters be more productive so they can spend time doing what they love most. In today’s post I’ll begin sharing my ideas on How to […]
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