Most of my adult life I have satisfied my creative urges by making traditional quilts out of cotton fabric which involved design work for publications, teaching, traveling, and writing books. After years of hand quilting, arthritis and eyesight have become a problem. My sightline to my machine seems to still be doable. Therefore, I have begun to make smaller quilts involving piecing, applique, embroidery, and quilting on my domestic sewing machine. I also began to think about other ways to satisfy my creative urges and use my skills learned from years of making quilts. I have made small quilt-bits out of paper; and, also explored applique using recycled wool fabric. I continue to work on quilts almost daily; and it has become a great avocation to keep my brain active and to give me joy.
My main blog was Salmagundi, a journal about our family lifestyle. On it, I did blog in the past regularly about our home, heritage, and activities -- not so much anymore. It is still available to view on Blogspot. My husband, Bob and I have been married for 66 years; and have lived most of our lives in beautiful Colorado. We have two grown children: Michael, a high school teacher, and Jennifer, the mother of our two grandchildren, Caitlin and Wyatt.
This blog, Q-Bits, chronicles my quilt life. It was begun to document the quilts I have made, and my other hobby of photographing quilts "in the wild". There are tabs at the top of the blog to click on to view the different categories of my endeavors. In addition, I write regularly about current individual projects with details, thoughts, and statistics. Hopefully there will be something that you will enjoy perusing.
Sally Jeanne Haines Saulmon
1 comment:
Lovely story. Thanks for sharing.
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