A Season & A Reason
If ever there was a reason to sew a puffy heart, Valentines Day was the perfect day to get started. Yesterday I put my foot to the electric pedal treadle, and the machine took off. Like a dog pursuing it's own…
Hidden Talent
A community can use all the skills of its people. - Maori proverb During Thanksgiving week, I and Rove Media set out to visit some artisans on a tiny island on the Chesapeake. I'd visited the studios of it's residents previously and had…
Meant to Be
I am especially excited about today's blog about one of my book reviewers - award-winning fiber artist, Carol Ann Waugh. Here's what she had to say about Sew the Heart - "An engaging novel about how a young woman is lifted from her troubled childhood…
Restful Revival
"Jan, you'll never believe it!" I said to my twin sister over the phone on Christmas afternoon. "It even has a self threading needle and a mechanism that will not allow you to overfill the bobbin!" "No! Are you kidding?,"…
Recipe for a New Year
What is your recipe for a personally fulfilling year ahead? HAPPY NEW YEAR 2017!
Whims of the Heart
Quilted Image (above) by Carol Ann Waugh, award-winning fiber artist Have you ever heard the expression "Go where the heart leads you?" Last week I did something completely on a whim. Had I not followed my heart, I would have missed…
Stitching & Swaddling
It is the greatest of all mistakes to do nothing because you can only do little — do what you can. ~Sydney Smith I’m not so handy with thread and needle but, I can knit a stitch. The missions team…
Living With the Heart of a Child
"Some memories are unforgettable, remaining ever vivid and heartwarming." ~ Joseph B Wirthlin It’s a wonderful thing to live as an adult with the heart of a child, still full of wonder. We’re never too old to engage in childhood activities…
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