Long Time No See

I know it has been quite some time since I have posted on my blog. Three years and four months, to be exact. Long story short, the Out of the Darkness walk in 2017 was not a good experience for us and caused me to disconnect from many people who weren’t around for the right reasons. (In turn, this led me not to raffle the butterfly quilt I made (2018); I ended up keeping it.) I also felt that I needed to take a break from social media and all its glory. Sometimes you need to unplug and take a hiatus of sorts to clear your head and reboot.
And most importantly, you ultimately have to do what is right for you, even though others may not agree.
Even though I have not written in quite a while, it certainly does not mean I have not been busy sewing and quilting. On the contrary, I have managed to make several quilts, sewed gifts for new-to-be moms, and even started a new career!
I ended up have almost 1 1/2 years in between jobs (2018-2019) when my old job closed. During that time, I made five charity quilts. Yes, indeed! I made a quilt for the Little Longears Minature Donkey Rescue; they auctioned it at their annual Dinner with the Donkeys fundraiser event, which we attended. This rescue is a place we hold near and dear to our hearts since we previously volunteered here with our daughter. The other quilts I made were for the Baltimore City FOP, Hampstead Volunteer Fire Department (our local fire department), For the Love of Dogs Rescue, and Carroll County AFSP– Out of the Darkness walk 2019. I have shared pictures of these quilts. One quilt is missing, I will add the fire department quilt, “Thin Red Line” photos when I find them.
I do thoroughly enjoy creating, making, and giving away my quilts.
It has been very therapeutic for me and warms my heart to see the joy on people’s faces when they receive them.
I promise to be better and not have long periods of silence with my blog. I will share some of my other projects in my future posts!

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