• Healing

    Today my Post Card quilts came back from the show in Washington State. They were pristinely folded and wrapped in tissue. As I took out each one and laid it flat and smooth on the bed downstairs, I was surprised to see how good they were. I can remember every loose stitch, fray, and thready mismatched point. But now, suddenly, I am proud of them. Time and distance are great healers.

  • Step 7

    January 26, 2005

    Reconciliation.

    Once I have quilted and bound off my quilt, we (the quilt and I) often aren’t close friends for a while. Maybe it’s because we have been so close, so intense. I know every flaw, every change, every ache and stress. Like raising a child, it takes me a while to reconcile the new reality to the original vision. And then, another month, another year, I look at that quilt and I am surprised to discover that it has a spark of my heart in it.

  • So How Long Does It Really Take?

    February 2005

    I first had the idea for my South Dakota postcard quilt in 1989. I played with the idea for 15 years. It took me that long to figure out how to put my trademark rectangular door into a tepee. I finally began cutting out my fabric in December of 2004. Now, eight weeks and a lot of angst later, the top is almost ready for the quilting frame. It’s not done yet. So much happens in the quilting. But, soon….. soon…..

  • South Dakota Becomes a Post Card

    March 6, 2005: It’s Done! Hallelujah! Now you can figure out how long it really takes to make a quilt.

    My set of 24 Post Cards is finally complete.

  • Traveling in the Pacific Northwest

    At the LaConner Quilt Museum, my quilt show "Wish You Were Here" is done. As a goodbye to the Pacific Northwest, I will be speaking to the Northwest Quilting Connection in Sedro-Woolley, Washington on January 8th.