Category: stitching

Noticing

A new thought – I should really know how many trunks there are on the birch at the top of our driveway. So I counted them. Five. And there’s another birch next to it,...

Winter into spring

Yesterday there was beautiful sunshine. We went to the Blue Hill Co-op to do our monthly big bulk grocery shopping. For two people, we sure do eat a lot of food. After this, we...

Allowing

I was feeling a little desperate for spring. Spending a lot of time fantasizing what it would be like in spring and summer around here. Walking glumly in the grit and grime with dirty...

In sympathy with snow

Lots of snow falling today (Saturday). I just love it. To celebrate, I’m stitching lots of white three-inch squares from unbleached muslin. I got this cloth from an unfinished project my mom had in...

Cabin fever

I finished nine cabin patches. A very interesting process. I felt some part of my brain was retraining (or – rebelling?). Something about order and chaos. I can’t say I’m settled on an approach...

Pre-snow

I took a longer walk today so I could visit the beach. Because who knows when I’ll see it again. Snow for the next few days, maybe a lot of it. Then ice as...

Cabins

I am really interested in making log cabin patches. I was making squares, and as always, found squares very interesting and compelling. But something about the cabins Jude has been posting about spoke of...