One Moment | Liam’s All Southern Concert

Now that Liam is in 9th grade, he’s auditioning for the High School honor bands/orchestras on trombone. Happily, he made it into all 3 (All County, All Southern and All State). The first of these concerts was last Sunday (after 3 days of rehearsals, oh so luckily hosted by the University of Redlands).

I wasn’t able to get very good pictures, but it was an enjoyable concert! These honor groups are a great way to keep the kids connecting with other like minded folk, and the bigger the audition pool the better the group can be. Groups like these were major motivators for me when I was growing up, and now, they are acting similarly for Liam.

And Logan is doing a great job of holding his brother’s tuxedo jacket! :-) Fun times!

alamodestuff Linda has started a weekly meetup based on taking a moment each week to really notice something as you go about your daily grind life. I need to do this. You may want to too – read more about it here:om [one moment] meet up

Meetup | January Goals

Well my goodness, does time fly when you’re a busy busy bee! I can’t believe that January has come and gone! Add to this the fact that school started back up and I’ve got an extra class to teach, I am frankly a little amazed at what did get accomplished:

January Goals

Launch “Dyeing 101: Controlling Color”  Feb 1  100%
Convertible totes and pattern for “Modern Patchwork”  Jan 13  100%
Nesting baskets and pattern for “Modern Patchwork”  Jan 13  100%
Lesley Re-vamp  Jan 15  100%
Notetaker for Pam  Jan 24  100%
Guest Post for Vicki  Jan 25  100%
Inventory and prep for taxes  Jan 31  10%
Bag for Mary (pitiful, that this comes and goes, this time it shall be done!)  Jan 31  0%
Laptop bag for my new laptop  Jan 31  0%
Install and evaluate commenting plugin(s)  Jan 31  30%

After getting my 2 magazine articles out the door, I really focused on the e-course. I had a bit of a problem getting the private website working properly – turns out there was actually a bug in the the plugin that the folks over at Cart66 had to fix – once I figured out that it wasn’t me that was the problem and asked them for help it was Friday before Martin Luther King weekend, so I had to gnash my teeth over the long weekend. The thing is – I had plenty of other stuff to do for the course,  but I found it really hard to just put that worry away and focus on something else, so there was some valuable time lost. But once it came together, it came together really fast! I sent my first email out to the people on my interest list Sunday the 22nd and I haven’t looked back! Wooooooot!

I had high hopes that I would have some actual people register for the class, and I am happy to say that they have! I underestimated a bit how to keep orders straight, and get an introductory email to each new registrant, but I figured out a system soon enough. :-) Although I had originally planned to start the class on Feb. 1, with getting people registered with an introductory price beforehand, I ended up wanting to have a lesson or two ready for them when they registered, so pushed to get the first 2 sessions up. At the end of the month, I’m elated and exhausted!

So here’s what’s on my plate for next month:

January Goals

Sessions 3-6 for class published  Feb 28  0%
Cindy Podcase site  Feb 28  0%
Commission iPad cover for Danny  Feb 28  0%
Commission index card holders  Feb 28  0%
New small pieces, hang in Alumni house  Mar 2  0%
Inventory and prep for taxes  Feb 28  10%
Bag for Mary (pitiful, that I am)  Feb 28  0%
Laptop bag for my new laptop  Feb 28  0%
Install and evaluate commenting plugin(s)  Feb 28  30%

I’m gonna be having lots of fun with my online course! If you’re on the edge about whether or not to join us, please know that the last day to get the early bird pricing is today!

Interested in the meetup? Find out more here, any one is welcome to join!

A Steno Pad Notetaker for a Tulip Lovin’ Gal

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Although I’ve been working hard on my online class, I had to take some time to make this notetaker: My stepsister Pam loves steno pads, she uses them all the time at work, and years ago she asked me to make one of my notetakers (using Kathy Mack’s awesome pattern) sized for a steno pad….

One Moment | Internet Connectedness

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I had a lovely lunch on Friday. A colleague of mine at the University of Redlands who teaches in the Econ department emailed me a couple of weeks ago, asking if I would be able to have lunch with he and his Mom who was going to be visiting from Vermont, because she was a…

Focus on Free Motion Quilting Guest Post

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Vicki over at Sew Inspired has put together a whole month of folks blogging about their take on free motion quilting. I’m over there today talking about how my free motion quilting morphed into free motion machine sketching. Come take a look!

Introducing My First E-course | Dyeing 101: Controlling Color

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It is with great joy that I announce the launch of Dyeing 101: Controlling Color, my very first e-course! I have spent the last few years connecting with people online, all while growing my little business, honing my craft, and making art. It now seems an obvious extension, to combine all these loves and develop…

Sneak Peeks at my New Episodes of Quilting Arts TV

I just happened to be on my YouTube subscriptions panel this morning (instead of grading, I’d followed a link from a funny video Twitter sent me to “Sh*t Nobody Says“, thanks Jan for that laugh!) and lo and behold, introductions to season 9 of Quilting Arts TV! In this one you can see me stitching…

Makers Must: Lesley Downie, Author of Books for Teens, ‘Tweens & Chicks

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I haven’t done one of my “Makers Must” interviews in quite awhile! I’ll break the drought with the awesome Lesley Downie. A talented writer from my hometown, she was one of my very first web design clients, and along with my talented team, we recently did a fun re-vamp of her site. Although I’m a…

One Moment | Time

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I have grown to love blogging, it’s a habit for me now. I set the goal to blog every weekday a couple of years ago, and I’ve pretty much managed to do that. When I DON’T, I feel this nagging sensation in the back of my head. But I have come to realize that I…

Coming Soon to a Magazine Near You!

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I’ve been working on some convertible totes and nesting baskets, now I’ve got to write up the patterns. These are headed to be photographed tomorrow: I’ve got to get the patterns written up this week, and I’m back teaching at the day job tomorrow, so I’ll be a bit scarce here this week!

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