Expiration Date

June 10, 2011

Like a loaf of bread or gallon of milk, this blog has reached its expiration date and I will be taking it down shortly. It has been a fun adventure getting to make so many online friends, but, I’ve lost the desire to participate in the same way as before.

It has been about 4 years since I made my first quilt and started blogging and a lot has changed since then. Simple, modern designs were initially very appealing because they looked good and could be made without much effort. But, there comes a time to move beyond that and do things that require more thought and time and creativity.

Blogging is a little bit about recording a personal journey. But an honest reason we all do a public blog is for feedback – hopefully, positive. There are lots of ways to garner more visitors and comments, but they all take a fair amount of time and seem to be often done more as a quid pro quo than always as a real recognition of brilliance or creative vision. And what I’ve observed during the discussions about “dumbing down” quilting or things like the bloggers quilt festival is that some of the most detailed, unique work gets little recognition, while other work that has been seen over and over is fawned over because the maker invests more in “marketing” their blog. The desire to invest that kind of energy has passed. Other things in life are more important to me.

So, the time comes to quilt without expectations of anyone ever knowing/praising/commenting. A time of making things with just my own satisfaction being enough of a reward. And most of all a time to spend with my family and friends who mean so much to me.

Thank you for your support and encouragement and know that I will still be enjoying peeking in on your latest projects from time to time.

God bless and have a great summer.

ps I will still be participating in the Once ‘Round the Country bee until it finishes. So, no worries fellow bee members!