Angie's Blog

Lucky me! Grandkids Alexia and Julian got off early from school yesterday (long holiday weekend - Labor Day) so came to spend the afternoon (and evening and night!) with me. read more »

Two more UFOs finished! I had started these stoles last year, planning on having them ready for Pentecost Sunday, but never made it. All that was left to do was decide and sew the appliqué designs and quilt the stoles. I think they turned out quite nice... and in time for Pentecost Sunday this year. read more »

As a break between classes and whenever possible in the evenings if not too pooped, I've been trying to reduce my stack of UFOs. read more »

So sorry I haven't posted in ages... I was pretty much pooped out writing the EQ6 Appliqué Drawing book and decided to take some time off from the computer, for what I thought would just be a couple of days but rolled into weeks. read more »

Ok, so I didn't meet my self-imposed deadline to finish the book. Then my editor suggested we aim for February 15. Which was last Friday. Didn't make that, either. She tells me now that she doubted that was realistic and was really aiming for sometime this week. read more »

The Lutheran church I attend here in Quito is celebrating it's 50th anniversary this year (in Dec. 2008). In preparing for this celebration, we have decided we need to spruce up the building a bit, and have prepared several fund-raising activities. read more »

I think I have mentioned this before: Ecuador is a country rich in so many different handicrafts. However, there is no quilting tradition (beautiful woven textiles and beautiful embroidery work!). So my kids often tell me laughinly that the reason why I decided to start teaching was so I could have friends to sew with. Guess that wasn't too hard to figure out! read more »

My closest, dearest friend in the world has been here for a visit. Jim and I have been friends for almost 30 years now... wow! read more »

Sometimes I wish there were more hours in the day (and night!) to do everything I would like. I must admit, however, that I am one of those really lucky people in the world: I get to do what I want! read more »

All this reorganizing involved having my techie son lay down new networking cable for my computer. While waiting for him to free up some time for that in his busy schedule, I temporarily placed my computer on my regular desk, which faces my studio. The more I thought about it, the more I liked working while facing that directions. So I ended up moving my desks around accordingly. read more »