Hello 2023

As I’m watching the media replay what they consider the good, the bad, and the ugly of 2022 I wish to share the good of my year pursuing my quilting passion.

I tend to be a person who is thinking about “what’s next” rather than dwell on the past. However, 2022 was a great year for my personal quilting journey.  I had multiple quilts published in three nationally recognized quilt magazines with more coming out next year. Upon encouragement from friends, I entered a quilt in the 2022 International Quilt Festival. Not only was my quilt, Roses Remembered, accepted but it was selected to be part of their 2023 traveling exhibition.  I was fortunate to be able to attend the festival and view my quilt hanging in the special exhibit, In the American Tradition, along with the many other creative exhibitions that this exhibition is known for.

With the help of my daughter, I published a quilt pattern book and have done well selling it with the help of friends who are supportive of my quilting passion.  The book, Hand Me Down Quilts, has also led to several opportunities to share my passion as an educator, lecturer and workshop teacher.

Late in the summer I was invited to share my Quilts of Valor during the celebration of QOV initiated by The Electric Quilt Company.  I use their software to design most of my quilts and was grateful for the added publicity it brought to my book, my website and my Etsy site.

A new venture was vending at a large regional quilt show in Missouri selling my vintage linens, patterns and home dyed fabrics. I had done a couple of smaller shows so was just a little nervous to try something larger.  It was fun but a lot of work and tiring for sure.

And since social media sites encourage a photo reflection I share some of my recent favorite projects in various states of finish but I’m on to the WIP’s and UFO’s that are calling my name in 2023.  I truly wish for all my quilter friends to have fun and enjoy Something Stitched every day as they share their super power with needle and thread.