qubee quilts

Remember this quilt that I had published last February in Quilters World Magazine?   Quilter's World Magazine:   February  2011 , quilt   pattern  "Oh Lollipop" on page 69 It has now been republished in a book from Leisure Arts called "Curves to Quilt" and is the cover quilt. I knew nothing about this book before I saw it in Jo-Ann's as I was perusing the quilt books looking for new ideas. You might ask, "how could I not know the book was coming out?" You see when I had the pattern published I signed a paper stating that holding company of Quilters World could use the pattern in any way they saw fit and in return I would be credited as the designer. It's an honor to have my name in yet another book and the cover to boot. To see my other works that have been published click on the QQ Press page. See you at Market!!!!! Until next time,

Depression: a mental state characterized by a pessimistic sense of inadequacy and a despondent lack of activity. It was one year ago at the end of March that I was in the hospital with  pneumonia and that along with other things have been weighing  on my mind as of late.  It has gotten to the point to where I just want to come home and sleep for hours on end.  12 plus hours to be exact.  Plus, I have given up on my art of quilting.  I just don't seem to care any longer. I felt like no matter what I do I am not good enough or that no one seems to even care what happens.  When I think I have done my best people just tell me that was good, but you can do better or we need more.    It like pulling on a rubber band and seeing how long you can stretch it before it breaks.   They don't seem to  realize  that we all have a breaking point and I have hit mine. I have receded into myself and want to give up on th...