The pink scraps charity quilt top is finished. It feels like it took forever to put the blocks together once I had them pieced individually. I’ve been alternately sewing a lot to occupy my mind, and when not sewing, I’ve been helping out my bestest friend and her husband in her last days. Sallie was… Continue reading Dublin in Pink
Category: Life and Stuff
State of Quilt WIPs
Well, here it is – the end of 2024. It has been a year of ups and downs. Settling into new routines, trying to give myself time to figure out this new phase of life, and dealing with getting a little older. Imagine that, as your body gets older, things just don’t function as well… Continue reading State of Quilt WIPs
Downsizing crafts
I’ve spent a fair bit of time the past month reevaluating the types of crafting that I can do now. It has been a year and a few months since my vision blind spots occurred, and for at least the past year, my vision has been stable. I had a heart to heart with myself… Continue reading Downsizing crafts
Random fun this week
Tissue paper from gifts – my husband was getting ready to throw away some from several retirement gifts he received last weekend. I grabbed them before he could complete the motion and mentioned that I could reuse or recycle them. And yes, I could absolutely reuse them as tissue paper in future gifts. But I… Continue reading Random fun this week
Re-prioritizing projects
I originally began a draft of this post before my vision problems started. As I approach early retirement (hooray!) and face the fact that some of my eyesight may never return, it feels like the time is right to begin re-prioritizing my projects. I’ve spent the last several months focused on the projects that I… Continue reading Re-prioritizing projects