Experience is simply the name we give our mistakes.
~Oscar Wilde

Let me tell you how it ends
Date
13 April 2025
It’s very busy. The contrast could be better. But, as first attempts go, not a…
Heaven help me, I need to make it right
Date
12 April 2025
So much easier without the wiggles dropping by to help. Definitely seeing the appeal of…
Is that fire still callin
Date
8 April 2025
Round one failure achieved. Miss Jane did say that stabilizer was helpful, particularly for small…
It’s amazing the things you can accomplish for just peanuts
Date
6 April 2025
Been trying to decide which textiles to bring to the table next. Was thinking about…
Blue Skies
Date
27 March 2025
With the tail done, seemed like time to break the seal before the inertia became…
Tail end
Date
23 March 2025
The undercut wadding helped a lot on the side seams, but the fin join was…
Some assembly required
Date
22 March 2025
B-side quilted. Still undecided on the zipper, but leaning towards French seams. Had solids left…
Caught up in this hectic haze
Date
18 March 2025
Side two basted and fused. Ended up piecing together muslin scraps into an extra back,…
You catch a pearl and ride the dragon’s wings
Date
16 March 2025
Debating cutting another piece of muslin backing to use for side two layout. Side one…
Second wave
Date
12 March 2025
Been a while since I went full floor troll. Can’t start the layout without knowing…
Economy of scales
Date
11 March 2025
Clocking a lot of time with the thread snips on this one. Test run was…
Tail 2.0
Date
9 March 2025
Finally clear to start a new project; feels like forever. Plenty of lessons learned on…
It’s good to be back…ish
Date
28 February 2025
Still plenty of organizing to do in the lab, but that’s a battle that never…
Distinct lack of frolic
Date
16 February 2025
The weather arrived and the world ground to a halt for two beats. Chaos begins…
I am focused on what I am after
Date
8 February 2025
The closer the move gets, the faster time slips through my fingers. Living with indecision…