Category Archives: 2018
On Big Conversations
Since pushing “publish” on my last post, I’ve had a LOT of conversations with a LOT of people. My husband, much to my surprise, shared my post on his Facebook page – which took a whole lot of courage and casting aside of ego. This opened up a whole other “can of worms” (for want of a better term!), because although my blog is public, the majority of you who have been following me and reading my posts are quilters! I have a … Continue Reading »
On Marriage
Growing up, I was pretty lucky. I had a relatively “normal” family – Mum, Dad, older sister and younger brother. Dad ran a very successful plumbing business on the Gold Coast. We lived in beautiful homes, and were lucky to live in a relatively rural part of the Coast at the time, so were spoilt with horses and an assortment of farm animals. I don’t remember ever really wanting for anything and the majority of my memories as a young kid are really … Continue Reading »
Goodbye 2017…. Part Two
The one resounding question I have heard over the past year is – Do You miss sewing? The answer to that is very complex and has changed over time. Right now – No, I don’t miss it. What I do miss however, is filling my spare time with sewing. Waking up on my days off and being able to say – Hey, I’ve got nothing much to do today, I’ll make something. Or knowing a special person in my life has a big … Continue Reading »
Goodbye 2017…. Part One
Where to begin? If you’re still subscribing to my blog, you may actually have forgotten who I am. Which wouldn’t be a strange thing, because 2017 was a year in which I forgot who I was. I had spent the many years preceding it, building a readership, an online business and a name for myself in this funny little (ok, it’s big) quilting world some of us have been lucky enough to belong in. And then my body fucked me over…. I had … Continue Reading »