Tag Archive: women

Star Queen

2012: A star (block) is born in Dover, New Hampshire to a newly graduated poet. I didn’t have a sewing machine at that time, so this star was hand-sewn together. And then I… Continue reading

Scrappy Woodland Block Baby Quilt

There’s nothing like a project that uses up the leftovers from previous quilts. This simple woodland quilt was composed of fabric scraps from a log-cabin baby quilt, fabric I inherited from my great-grandmother, and leftovers from 2015’s Gift… Continue reading

Flying Geese Flashback

Without further ado, here are some pics of that Flying Geese quilt I completed in April this year.   //

All the fondest wishes

Somehow it’s December again, and that means I’m two months shy of turning 30. Crazy stuff. I sent all my Christmas cards this weekend, and have begun the Christmas shopping. The temps have… Continue reading

Cape Cod + Quilts + Snowy Owl + Quilts

Why is it still snowing & super cold in Kittery, Maine?! Another 3″ of snow today. This month has certainly been in like a lion. The past weekend, though, was certainly a welcome… Continue reading

The Stars in Our Sky

I discovered an old mix CD that my sister, T made me for the Fall of 2005 and I’ve been playing it the past two weeks. It’s a mix that goes heavy on… Continue reading

A Wabi-Sabi World

No pictures can do justice to just how hard and  heavy the snow is falling right now in Kittery, Maine. Looking out over the now blanketed stream, the trees have shouldered their wooliest… Continue reading

Relax :: Nothing is under control

It’s barely 2014 and I’m  newly 29 and everything in my world has already drastically changed. Recently, this meme came into my minifeed and I’m going to keep reminding myself that change is… Continue reading

The Friends that Tote together… Kathleen Maris

Kathleen (Mary, Katie, MK, Carlson, Cobb, Maris, Paltrineri) has had many names. I think it’s a tribute to how many people have loved her. Kathleen & I met at UNH’s MFA writing program,… Continue reading

The Friends that Tote together…. Mekeel McBride

Mekeel McBride (poet, wildlife rehabilitator, life coach, animal whisperer, fine bric-a-brac collector) is many things. Has been many things. Is still becoming many things. She’s been a waitress, an avid roller skater, a… Continue reading