My husband says that he’ll be really worried if one day I won’t have something to worry about. I’m a worrier, there’s no denying. I worry about things small and big. In the last few years more and more big … Continue reading
My boro-inspired top was my first-ever attempt at making a jacket. It was both easier and harder than I expected. I already wrote about why I wanted to make this jacket, and what it means to me. Many people asked … Continue reading
The last time I visited my father, in January of last year, I noticed a pile of folded jeans in a corner. It turned out that these were worn-out jeans that my dad kept around just in case. He loved … Continue reading
My quilts design themselves. In a way, all of my creations do. That’s because much of my inspiration comes from the fabrics themselves. Well, sort of. I make both functional and fine art, and the two often influence each other. … Continue reading
Who would have thought that a week of jury-duty waiting would turn out to be the beginning of a month-long creative adventure? At the end of last year I was called for jury duty. I checked my status online twice … Continue reading
2019 just ended. For me personally, it wasn’t only the end of a year or of a decade, but also the end of an era. My year started well, with a fun trip to Cambodia and Thailand followed by a … Continue reading
A second before the year ends, I though I should finish writing about my year-long project: the Calendar Quilt series. I wrote about the spring quilts, about the summer quilts and about the fall quilts, but somehow missed writing about … Continue reading
Prologue I took my first quilting class while pregnant with my first child. Her baby quilt was finished before she was even born. Shortly after she turned one, I made a beautiful album summarizing her first year of life. Then, … Continue reading