Go Gold for Kids with Cancer

September is National Childhood Cancer Awareness Month and the gold ribbon is used to represent & honor those children who are fighting for their lives, as well as to help raise awareness about the lack of funding childhood cancer receives, especially in comparison to other cancers.  The federal budget for the National Cancer Institute isContinue

WIP Wednesday

I presented a program on improv quilting last week at the Greater Atlanta Modern Quilt Guild.  To prepare, I read & reread every book I have on improv as well as looking at several blog posts, Pinterest ideas and Instagram pics for inspiration.  I hadn’t even started putting together my presentation before I found myselfContinue

WIP Wednesday

In the last week I finally got motivated to sludge through the last of the 1×1 ribbing on my Wispy Cardigan.  3″ has never taken so long!  Now I’m back to mindless stockinette, which I don’t mind at all.  Not even an afternoon into it and I’d already completed 1/3 of the body.  This shouldContinue

WIP Wednesday

Last Friday at my weekly knitting group meeting, I asked my dear friend how her Swirl Jacket was coming along that she had cast-on for a couple weeks prior.  Turns out, she’d had a bad go of it and had cast-on and ripped out several times over the week and had finally moved on toContinue