Last night, I had the wonderful opportunity to deliver my “Quilts in U.S. History” lecture to the Quinobequin Quilters in Needham, MA. The guild members asked some great questions and there were a few that I wasn’t able to fully answer in the moment that I wanted to follow up on: What led to the […]
Easter fell a little later in the calendar in 2012 than it did this year. The basket was woven with strips of brown batik fabric; the grass is Superior Threads Glitter thread; and the eggs allowed me to pull out all of my variegated threads and give the fancy stitches on my Bernina a try. This […]
Two weeks ago, I celebrated a milestone birthday. My gift to myself was to finally pursue my passion and make quilting my career (albeit one supported with some digital strategy and data governance consulting work). My darling husband’s gift to me was the following gift certificate: A gift for Julie/ Mommy! Doug and C. would […]
Week 8 of the Journal Quilt Project fell in mid-July of 2011, in the middle of the Tour de France. My DH is a serious cyclist with several road bikes (which really has its advantages when it comes to buying new sewing machines. When I tell him how much a new Bernina will cost his […]