A lot has happened since I last posted on my blog:
I feel that I need to catch up.
First, I purchased a long arm quilter. I have always completed my quilts from beginning to end. I consider the final quilting as my mark on the quilt. Free motion quilting has worked good, but I didn't like the hassle of trying to crunch my quilt in my sewing machine. I have to admit I don't make many small quilts - most of my quilts are queen size - so I have a pile of quilt tops waiting to be quilted.
Next, you need to have time. I've worked a full-time job for over 40 years. I retired in October 2016 from my newspaper job of 27 years. Yeah, my passion for creating has been set free.
But wait, I had one more obstacle - I was diagnosed with breast cancer in January 2017. So 2017 became a year about health. I went through chemo, hair loss, surgery and radiation. I was so lucky - the tumor was reduced so small that surgery just removed the small tumor and I am now cancer free. Fingers crossed I stay this way.
So good bye to 2017!
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