Sew very sad....

I remember watching her on TV when I was in college.  And as a young mom.  And as a beginning quilter.  I can't really remember NOT watching her show.

There's a big quilting show in Puyallup every February.  About 3 years ago, I got to see Nancy, attend a lecture, touch quilts that she'd made.  I was such a fangirl.  It really was amazing.

I knew, thru her blog I think, that her cancer was not responding to treatment.  She was stepping down to spend time with family.  I knew what that meant.

I'm still feeling pretty heartsick.

She made an amazing difference in the world.  As a woman entrepreneur, a media figure, an artist, she opened so many doors.

My mother had Bell's Palsy just when I was born.  Mom was always so aware of the loss of movement & muscle tension - although it wasn't significant.  Nancy had Bell's Palsy as a child and it's effects were visible.  I always felt a personal connection to her - she was the first person I knew of with Bell's Palsy, aside from my mother.

A lifetime on camera - doing what she loved - in spite of her gender, the partial paralysis, the passing of times & trends - I always felt proud of her & protective of her - because she was part mine somehow.

A couple years ago, Nancy had a real time, video conference type workshop.  She spoke & did demos & had a time to take questions - by text.  I asked her a question about batting, I think, but in my text I also told her that she was a rock star.

She laughed - acted a bit embarrassed.

I'm glad I got to tell her.  

The set of Sewing with Nancy

Shine on, Rock Star.

auntiesash

One Very Soggy Lion

                                                                                                                                                                 

                                                                                                                                                                   

You would think - being a Leo - that I'd be ok with March blasting in with a big old roar.  Well a lion is an over-sized pussycat and I don't think they'd like all this water either.

I had a GREAT time at the quilting show in Puyallup.  Same weekend, my sweetie quit his job of 27 years (gulp) & my office landed an exciting new project.  Now Ash Wednesday is here.  Do lions always run this fast???

I promise to blog later about the great fabric & classes from last weekend.  (I'll even talk about my total fan-girl moments with two of my quilting heroes, Nancy Zieman & Tula Pink).  But the order of business today is setting my March goal for AYOLF.

This month is less about meeting a deadline & more about getting to an IMPORTANT project that isn't an URGENT project.  I mean, it's one thing to need something for a baby shower.  It's a different thing to find time to finish a quilt that has no deadline but is for someone really, really important.  Well - in this case - it's my precious ManChild.  He's quite aware that other people got quilts before he did.  I finished his quilt top (except for borders) for his birthday.  In October.  (I'm blushing right now - trust me).

I made this Carpenter's star in Northcott's Stonehenge line.

 

This is actually a miniature mock-up.  Why can't I find a photo of the quilt top??

Now it needs borders & quilting.  Well - actually - quilting & THEN borders.  The MC is not small.  His quilt is also not small.  King-sized (the MC & the quilt)  So I'm going to quilt the center first then attach borders & quilt those.  I have to piece the minky for the back anyway & I'm doing all the quilting on my Pfaff Ambitions sewing machine.

So - being realistic - my goal for March is to quilt

 the center section of this Carpenter's Star.

Check out the other lovely finishes this month at Sew Bittersweet Designs

(Hmm - this is sorta how I look when I go out...)

The ManChild will be so pleased & I'll be able to snuggle him up vicariously even after he leaves our nest.  
Or den.  (In keeping with the theme).
Rawrr.

- sash