Last week I was given a really great opportunity – Chittenden Bank, at their headquarters in Downtown Burlington, VT, has a wall where they feature a VT artist every month. And guess who is this month’s artist?? Me!! I was so excited that eight of my quilts are now on display in this prominent business. [...]
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A Little Miscellany…
Posted in Miscellaneous, tagged art, artists, bank, chittenden, christine fries-ureel, dyeing, faffle, handmade, japanese, quilting, quilts, sew, sewing, stencil, vermont on May 12, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Nice Quilting Blog to Check Out!
Posted in Miscellaneous, tagged blog, craft, free, quilt, quilting, quilts, tutorial, tutorials on May 4, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
I was sent a very kind request for permission to post a link to the Tumbling Squares Quilt pattern from Scarlett at Craft Gossip Blog. What a sweet lady! I have been having a lot of fun looking at her blog and enjoying all of her posts for free patterns and tutorials. A lot of creative ideas and [...]
I’m Back!
Posted in Miscellaneous, tagged creating, design, quilting, quilts, sewing on April 16, 2009 | 1 Comment »
Sometimes things happen that you don’t intend and time just slips away from you. And this is all too easy when you don’t feel well and circumstances make it hard to pick up a needle and feel joy in what you do. I have been struggling the last few months with this and hope that I [...]
Vacation Report – Part 2
Posted in Miscellaneous, tagged children, disney, family, florida, golf, lake, travel, vacation on February 23, 2009 | 1 Comment »
Yesterday we spent the morning playing miniature golf which was tons of fun! My eldest wanted to immediately start playing another game and the youngest did not want to return his club. I think we will be doing this again soon. I just wish there were mini golf places in Vermont.
We then went over to the [...]
Vacation Report
Posted in Miscellaneous, tagged family, florida, orca, orcas, vacation, whales on February 21, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
I cannot say enough about how lovely it was to step off the plane in Florida and be anxious to shed all of these winter clothes. It is sooo warm here and sunny! I can’t remember the last time I saw a sky so blue.
The boys flew like seasoned veterans and Gabe was a champ. [...]
Safe from the CPSIA
Posted in Miscellaneous, tagged quilting, children, quilt, toys, handmade, cpsia, government, lead law, manufacture, CPSA, manufacturers, law, laws, regulations, quilters on February 6, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
As many of you know, over the last 3 months, I have been fighting the new government regulation called the CPSIA that would require all of my quilts be tested for lead. This ludicrous law would have bankrupted so many retailers and manufacturers, including quilters and those wonderful Etsy folks, that the Wall Street Journal [...]
CPSIA Grants Stay of Execution
Posted in Miscellaneous, tagged baby, children, CPSC, cpsia, lead law, manufacture, retail, toys on January 30, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Just released today, the CPSC has put off the mandatory requirement of third party lead testing for 1 year until 2-10-2010!!! The thought is that in that year’s time they will be able to come up with better ways of testing for pthalates, develop lists of exemptions to testing, and actually figure out some rules [...]
CPSIA May Force Artists to Close Businesses
Posted in Buy Local, Miscellaneous, tagged babies, baby, blanket, blankets, business, businesses, children, cpsia, craft, craft fairs, craft show, craft shows, crafts, etsy, gallery, government, handmade, quilt, quilting, quilts, sewing, thread, vermont on January 26, 2009 | 1 Comment »
Here is a copy of an article I am submitting to a local paper on the CPSIA and how it is affecting artists, crafts people and small business owners in Vermont and across the USA.
When I was eighteen, I sat down in front of a sewing machine and my mother taught me to make my [...]
Thank You, President Obama
Posted in Miscellaneous, tagged Biden, election, inauguration, Obama, president on January 21, 2009 | 1 Comment »
I want to take a brief moment away from quilting to say how incredibly moving and wonderful I found the experience of watching the inauguration today. America has finally elected a black President and I am elated to be a part of the whole experience. I did not want to miss a moment of the [...]
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