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More Essays

The Essays tab was getting so long, it was hard to actually get to them, so I divided them into two sections.  Click any link below to go to a different essay.  The quilt at the right is another one of those Giving Quilts, one I made as a wedding gift for my husband's former boss and his new wife.  Unfortunately, I hadn't learned at the time that if you really want it quilt, you should really make two at once and keep one for yourself.  Ah, well, when I run out of new ideas, maybe I'll remake this one, some day.

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Bright Patches on Hard Times /bright-patches-on-hard-times.html

Dealing With Difficult Threads  /dealing-with-difficult-threads.html

Fun & Games With Wearable Art  /fun-and-games-with-wearable-art.html

Grandma's Quilt /fun-and-games-with-wearable-art.html

Independent Study  /independent-study.html

Is it ART, or Just Plain Tacky?  /is-it-art-or-is-it-just-plain-tacky.html

It Seemed Like a Good Idea at the Time  /it-seemed-like-a-good-idea-at-the-time.html

If You Build It, They Will Come /if-you-build-it-they-will-come.html

On the Road Again /on-the-road-again.html

Jealousy is a Terrible Thing /jealousy-is-a-terrible-thing.html

Passing on the Flame /jealousy-is-a-terrible-thing.html

Quilt - A Poem by Gloria Evanick Ferguson  /quilt--a-poem-by-gloria-evanick-ferguson.html

Quilts - Small Things With Great Love  /quilts---small-things-with-great-love.html
Sharing the Flame - Not as Easy as it Looks  /sharing-the-flame---not-as-easy-as-it-looks.html

Spirit Quilts  /sharing-the-flame---not-as-easy-as-it-looks.html

The Art Quilt  /the-art-quilt.html

The Birthday Quilt  /the-birthday-quilt.html

The Dancing Bear  /the-dancing-bear.html

The Dresden Plate  /the-dresden-plate.html

The Giving Quilt  /the-dresden-plate.html

The Opportunity Quilt  /the-dancing-bear.html

The Past Presidents' Pie Party  /the-past-presidents-pie-party.html

The Quilters' Resistance Movement  /the-past-presidents-pie-party.html

The White Glove Lady  /the-white-glove-lady.html

To Go Or Not To Go  /to-go-or-not-to-go.html

There is vitality, a life-force, a quickening that is translated through you into action. And because there is only one of you in all time, this expression is unique. If you block it, it will never exist through another medium. It will be lost. The world will not have it. It is not your business to determine how good it is…It is your business to keep it yours clearly and directly, to keep the channel open. - Martha Graham

"We can do no great things, only small things with great love."  - Mother Theresa

"When the eye, the hand, and the heart come together, that's when you get the greatest art." - David Hockney
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