Staged Fox
Gift Fox is going to be part of an Erin Murray painting!!! Since Erin & I are states apart, this bright Saturday morning, Michael photographed me in action. With any luck, Tilly “the… Continue reading
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Jess “Gift Fox” Math
Def. of Jess math – Incorrect (yet endearing!) mathematical answers to seemingly simple math problems I am in the thick of cutting & piecing my wild geese quilt, which means there is a… Continue reading
Take Flight, November
Sun’s gone. A black-necked goose swallowed it and went south while I slept. All right. That is the way things are. (excerpt from “Not One Bird In This” by Mekeel McBride) Sunday morning. At… Continue reading
Madison Moose
I just got back from my sister & I’s third annual girls’ cabin weekend in Madison, New Hampshire. There’s always a lot of wine, a lot of gab, a lot of lounging by… Continue reading
Southwest Dreamer Quilt
My friend, Meg just bought a wonderful California bungalow for herself & her poet-writer-teacher-soon-to-be-hubby & her sweet sweet baby boy, Abe. I haven’t seen Meg since last year’s Friendsgiving (definition: drinking & eating… Continue reading
International Gift Fox
Where on God’s green earth did the Gift Fox disappear to the past week or so? County Galway, Ireland, that’s where. A very green place indeed! My grandfather (“Grumpy”) won a week-long trip… Continue reading
Mending Ways
I am home sick today with a very sore throat, tonsils the size of basketballs and scratchy like sandpaper. I tossed & turned all last night, fever-dreamed, and kept my boyfriend up with… Continue reading
Wild Geese
A new quilt is born! Well, almost. Really I’ve got fraternal twin quilts gestating right now. One is a queen-size, flying geese quilt for my comrade-in-arms, Ashley “Down Cellar” Benson and her terrific… Continue reading
Quilting to the Sound of Brits
Once I’ve reached the hand-quilting stage of my quilts, I have a few favorite routines that help settle me into a quilting groove. I tend to keep the quilt I’m working on right… Continue reading
5 Quilting Lessons from Madre
Important things Mom’s taught me about quilting: Pick & quilt with the fabrics you absolutely love… You can always soften your busy fabrics with plain fabric. Let your heart be your guide! The… Continue reading