Follow Blog by RSS feed
Top Posts & Pages
- The fable of the porcupine and the cows
- The fable of the fox and the ducks
- Exploring the Canadian High Arctic – the lazy way
- 5 mentoring tips for women
- Life lesson from Stephen Covey: tending the ties that bind
- “Planned obsolescence” for appliances is bad enough, but mattresses too?!
- Things I’ll do differently when I’m old: an alternative view
- Aging and running: managing expectations, capturing that feeling of joy
- The word is out: Trump’s rhetoric is eroding America’s moral authority
- Réflexion sur l’éducation au Nouveau-Brunswick
-
Recent Posts
- Wordless Wednesday – what are we doing to our planet? | Dec 4/19
- Black Friday … or Buy Nothing Day?
- Kindness is key to health and happiness, and it’s free!
- A new project finally begins
- Making the Human Race Whole
- 101 years of Remembrance Days: what we remember and what we keep forgetting
- Runfessions: Time to hang up the sneakers
- Marathon Training for Aging Dummies with appeal for runners and non-runners alike!
- What do singing and baseball have in common?
- Some advice on getting old
Categories
Archives
Copyright notice
Please do not reblog or otherwise publish or disseminate any content from this site, including prose, photos, or drawings, without written permission. The photographs, drawings, and text contained on this site are the property of Jane Fritz and may not be used without written permission.
I am not responsible for republished content from this blog on other blogs or websites without permission. This copyright/privacy policy is subject to change without notice and was last updated on February 9, 2012. If you have any questions feel free to contact me directly here: robbysjourney@gmail.com.
Blogger awards
-
Meta
Category Archives: Quilting
A new project finally begins
A new project means different things to different people. It could mean starting a new woodworking project, a new writing project, a new painting, a new garden plot, or maybe a new venture altogether, like beekeeping. Whatever you feel passionate … Continue reading
Posted in Quilting
Tagged blogging, Creativity, family, goals, happiness, history, inspiration, motivation, quilting, quilts
22 Comments
Why are straightforward projects seldom straightforward?
My last quilting project of 2017 isn’t quilted after all. And it is significantly smaller than the three quilts I made for our grandsons this year. But although it isn’t quilted … and it isn’t very big, the effort required … Continue reading
Posted in Quilting
Tagged challenges, children, crafts, Creativity, hobbies, inspiration, New Year's resolutions, Retirement, sewing
7 Comments
Quilting projects continue, so does trial and error!
In May I posted about some lessons I learned when putting together a quilt for one of my charming young grandsons. Happily, the eventual result was proclaimed a success by its young owner. I took my own advice when designing … Continue reading
Posted in Quilting
Tagged children, Creativity, design, design process, fabrics for boys, inspiration, online fabric shopping, photography, quilting, quilts, quilts for boys, trial and error
5 Comments
Quilting projects: creativity is all about trial and error
“The best laid plans”. “Learn from your mistakes.” “It’s all about serendipity.” All of these phrases play into any creative activity, whether it’s writing poems or a piece of music, painting, woodworking, or, indeed, making quilts. You start with a … Continue reading
Posted in Quilting
Tagged Canada, children, Creativity, inspiration, planning, planning ahead, quilts
6 Comments
Celebrating a life through quilting
One never knows when inspiration is going to strike. And one never knows what will spark that inspiration. Today’s unexpected spark was a exhibition of quilts by Solveig Wells. This was a special display of quilts; it was organized by her … Continue reading
Posted in Quilting
Tagged art quilts, Charlotte St Art Centre, color, Creativity, David Wells, innovation, insppiration, quilts, Solveig Wells, Victoria's Quilts
21 Comments
Turning a vague idea into reality: step 1
Some days, actually getting on with something seems to be a challenge. I respond well to deadlines, especially when they’re looming. But when there’s a seemingly generous amount of time before a deadline or – even worse – there’s no … Continue reading
Posted in Just wondering, Quilting
Tagged brainstorming, Creativity, designing, inspiration, motivation, planning, procrastination, quilts, trees
16 Comments
Quilting satisfaction
Two months after posting about the beginning of my new quilting project, we have a new king size bed, happily clad in my completed quilt. It was the simplest pattern I’ve done, by far. I decided that a busy pattern … Continue reading
Posted in Quilting
Tagged Creativity, inspiration, national poetry month, perseverance, poetry, quilts
9 Comments
