still here

 How many times has that been the title of a blog post?

If you are still here -- HI FRIENDS!!  I am, indeed, still here. Working, mom-ing, staying busy, and sneaking time to quilt whenever I can. 

Since I last posted, I went from two jobs that kept me crazy busy, along with all kinds of kid's sports, hobbies, and big life things. Fast forward, and I still am busy with the kids and their sports, but I am down to one job, and I think when I removed the stress from working so much, it allowed space for my brain to settle and find inspiration for creativity again. 

I have made quite a few quilts in that time, so I am hoping to share them here, over time, so they can have a permanent place to live on my blog. (Many times, when I want to make a quilt, but unsure of where to begin, I will flip through photos of previously made quilts and figure out how to do it differently, or in a different color palette.)

Starting with this quilt below. I would consider this one a very beginner-friendly quilt, where each row is cut to a different size, and I sew pieces together in rows until I get my desired size. 

Also -- here is an observation I have made, having made quilts to keep, give, and sell on Etsy for over a decade. A quilt does not have to be a complex or challenging design to be treasured. Some of the quilts that are met with the most positive feedback are simple patchwork, big patchwork, strip patchwork, improv patchwork. My take away from this is - if you are struggling to come up with a design or feel a quilt is too easy, trust me when I say that simple quilts are very much loved.

Crinkly, delicious fabric goodness.

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