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ditor's letter
Quilting project + quilting friends + hot chocolate = bliss
I have a love/hate relationship with
winter. I most certainly don’t like
how it slows everything down. I
get indecisive about what to wear,
then when I’m at the grocery store,
I’m hot from everything I have on.
I drive slower, I can’t ride my bike
every other day, it gets dark and
dreary and I really miss the songs
the birds sing in the backyard. So
now that I’m done whining, let me
tell you why I love winter.
As all the critters hibernate in
the winter, there’s a certain hush
that comes over the town. There’s
more time to spend sewing and
quilting and catching up on
UFOs, and there’s no possibility
of picnics. Time fools me into
thinking that my days are shorter,
but really it’s an illusion. Evenings
will sometimes feel like it’s the
middle of the night, and I’m so
very happy when I check the
clock and realize, “Gosh! I do
have time to start cutting that
new quilt project!” In the summer,
it’s so easy to get distracted by
gardening chores, cycling, BBQs,
and, yes, my all-time favorite,
picnics, which makes it harder to
fit a solid amount of quilting in the
evening.
Winter is also a great time to
take classes, learn new quilting
techniques and mingle with people
that share the same love for
quilting. How about those quilting
retreats?! They can be a great way
to challenge our quilting skills.
I’ll take advantage while the
weather keeps me indoors to quilt
to m HX\