Angie's Blog

Normally I try to refrain from making any political or religious statements albeit I would also be the first to admit I know myself to be a political and spiritual person. read more »

My 20 year-old daughter Jamie and 10 year-old granddaughter Alexia and I decided to have a girls' day out today. So we hopped on the trolley and made our way downtown. read more »

I know... it seems early in the year for Christmas projects. However, I've become addicted to English paper piecing lately and since it takes some time, I figured why not start something early and actually have it finished by Christmas time! read more »

These days most of my time seems to be taken up in teaching. I keep forgetting to take my camera and take photos of the shop where I teach - thought you might like to see how we go about finding our quilting supplies here (kind of like a scavenger hunt). I'll try to remember... read more »

Lucky me! Grandkids Alexia and Julian got off early from school yesterday (long holiday weekend - Labor Day) so came to spend the afternoon (and evening and night!) with me. read more »

Two more UFOs finished! I had started these stoles last year, planning on having them ready for Pentecost Sunday, but never made it. All that was left to do was decide and sew the appliqué designs and quilt the stoles. I think they turned out quite nice... and in time for Pentecost Sunday this year. read more »

As a break between classes and whenever possible in the evenings if not too pooped, I've been trying to reduce my stack of UFOs. read more »

So sorry I haven't posted in ages... I was pretty much pooped out writing the EQ6 Appliqué Drawing book and decided to take some time off from the computer, for what I thought would just be a couple of days but rolled into weeks. read more »

Ok, so I didn't meet my self-imposed deadline to finish the book. Then my editor suggested we aim for February 15. Which was last Friday. Didn't make that, either. She tells me now that she doubted that was realistic and was really aiming for sometime this week. read more »

The Lutheran church I attend here in Quito is celebrating it's 50th anniversary this year (in Dec. 2008). In preparing for this celebration, we have decided we need to spruce up the building a bit, and have prepared several fund-raising activities. read more »