My wish for each individual is to live in harmony and be in good health. Those are the big two for me. Wouldn’t that be amazing if everyone had those two things? So I remind myself to live in the moment, be mindful, and do what I can to control my good health.
Quilting, sewing, and creating make my heart happy. Simply said, it is my thing. Now that I’m retired, I get to spend even more time doing my thing. I began sewing garments at age 12 and progressed to counted cross stitch, general crafting, and finally discovered quilting 15 years ago. I just love playing with fabric!! I have pieced many, many quilt tops and started many more (Hello, UFOs!). I discovered and fell in love with Cotton Theory, which allowed me a way to finish my own quilts (quilt first, then assemble) using my domestic machine. But I still have at least a dozen quilt tops sewn before I learned about Cotton Theory. How am I going to finish those? I just could not look forward to trying to wrestle them under my sewing machine needle. I didn’t want to send them to a longarmer to finish; I want to do it myself. I want to put my final signature on my work.
My new baby
Enter the Handi Quilter Simply Sixteen (cue singing choir of angels!). I first laid eyes on her at the Houston Quilt Show 2015 when she was introduced. A smaller 6′ frame and certainly more affordable than the larger models. I came very close to adopting her right then and there, but decided to give it some more thought. Then a couple weeks ago, my LQS, Always in Stitches, dangled a sprig of mistletoe over her and I welcomed her with open arms. Merry Christmas to me!
