Tag: acadia national park

  • Deadlines Are a Great Motivator

    Deadlines Are a Great Motivator

    A few weeks ago, I said that I wanted to finish those four quilts before I speak to my guild in September. The College Fjord quilt is done. The Acadia sunrise quilt is now almost done as well. Let’s take a look at what I’ve done. There were two questions…

  • The Border Debate Continues

    The Border Debate Continues

    The debate about borders continues. This time, it’s the Acadia sunrise quilt. This is where it stands now: I finished sewing the horizontal strips together several days ago, and I put it back up on the design wall and just could not figure out what to do next in terms…

  • Catching Up

    Catching Up

    It’s been a while. In late February, I discovered that there was an issue with my website’s hosting service (although I didn’t know exactly what the issue was at the time). It took several months to resolve, and I have had to recreate my entire website over the last week.…

  • So, What’s Next?

    So, What’s Next?

    A key component of being motivated to finish things, for me, is being able to look forward to the next project. I have to finish things before I can move on, of course, but the planning for the next idea can take place while the actual construction is taking place…

  • What Works and What Doesn’t (Mostly What Doesn’t)

    When I started working in earnest on this project, I started with the images. With over 45,000 images on my hard drive, there’s a lot to sort through. I have my favorites – the images that I come back to again and again when I need a background for a…