Tag: creative pursuits

  • On cleaning sprees & whimsy

    On cleaning sprees & whimsy

    I have been having the best time redecorating. My second-youngest moved out and I’ve remade her room into my new office/craft room, which inspired me to redo things all over the rest of the house. One of the biggest parts of this has been re-organizing and cleaning out stuff we no longer need, and stuff…

  • hand-stitched rail fence baby quilt

    hand-stitched rail fence baby quilt

    My youngest grandchild is three years old now. I cannot even handle it. Before little Davis came along, and while I was still on a creative high from how well Journey’s watch-me-grow quilt turned out, I started planning the baby quilt I’d make for him. (Humor me with this is catching-up post; I have a…

  • Quilting: a new (old) hobby

    Quilting: a new (old) hobby

    Years ago I picked up a little how-to-quilt book at Walmart and made my first quilt. After that full-sized one, I made one baby quilt. And then I guess I got busy and didn’t make time for it and the next thing I knew, it was nearly thirty years later and I decided I’d like…