O, Hai.

Well hello there, and welcome to my new blog!  My name is Liz. Make yourself comfortable.

I already blog in a few places about my life as a stay-at-home mom of twin toddlers.  But recently I’ve felt the need to write more and connect more with the crafty, quilting community.  I didn’t want to muddle the focus of my original blog, so I decided to create a new space over here.

I learned to quilt in October of 2006, just taking a class at a great local quilt shop.  I made a quilt or two after that and enjoyed it, but was only so-so on the skill level.  I got pregnant and had dreams of making quilts for my new babies, as well as one as a wedding gift for my brother (whose nuptials I would not be attending, due to the aforementioned twin pregnancy).  Got the tops finished, but pregnancy-induced carpal tunnel took over and I couldn’t even hold the fabric anymore.  The carpal tunnel went away, but I was left with two all-consuming infants who left little time or energy for crafts.  I did eventually finish all three quilts by about the one-year anniversary of both the wedding and the birth of my kids.

Still, there were things holding me back, especially my total inability to figure out free-motion quilting.  I could put a quilt top together just fine, but was unsatisfied and uninspired by my walking-foot quilting options.  But a new machine, a repaired free-motion foot, and a touch of encouragement finally pushed me over the hump.  That, and a good mom friend of mine whose husband was building some doll beds…. she offered to trade a bed for some quilts to go on it!  Good deal!

The fun (and speed) of making doll quilts was the impetus to open my own Etsy shop.  I have some doll-sized quilts for sale, and take custom orders for quilts up to twin-sized.  (Anything larger my sewing machine just can’t really handle.)

I’ve still got a ton to learn.  My stippling is improving, but the technique still needs a lot of work. I’m still learning the lingo, and am in awe of the creative vision of several quilters whose blogs I’ve started following (see blogroll).  But I’m here, and I hope this turns into a lifetime love.