I won an award!  Thank you to Melanie at Thousand Needles blog for nominating me!  If you don’t follow Melanie, you should.  She has a life-simplifying and a gratitude thread going on, along with progress on her beautiful quilting, and her family.

• Thank the blogger who nominated you.
• Display the banner/sticker/logo on your blog.
• Share 7 facts or things about yourself.
• Nominate 5 bloggers that you admire and inform nominees by commenting on their blog.

1. I’m retired after thirty years of teaching Art (k-6) and elementary (4-6).  This is how I have time to make the quilts!
2. I’m married, for 32 years, and my husband’s retired, too
3. We have one son, aged 21.  He has Asperger’s Syndrome/high-functioning autism.  He is currently attending college, loving it, and living with friends in an apartment.  He belongs to several organizations and is doing fairly well academically.
4. I did my first serious machine sewing at age 11, when I made my Easter dress, with my mother’s help, with set in sleeves and a back zipper.  For the fabric, think Peter Max depicts a flower garden.
5. In spite of being a successful garment sewer for many years, I don’t like to anymore.  I don’t even really like sewing bags.  Give me flat fabric in small patches.
6. I like to cook, sometimes, usually when I’m inspired by fresh produce from my garden or the farmer’s market.
7. I’m a Girl Scout.  I went all the way through the program as a girl, then led troops for many years.  I’m still registered.

I nominate:

http://www.sewexcitedquilts.com/

http://www.120blocks.com/

http://www.artquiltmaker.com/blog/

http://slikstitches.com/

http://quiltinspiratie.blogspot.com/

I know you’ll enjoy all of these!