Wednesday, June 18, 2008

Introduction

Hello!

Welcome to my Quilting Basket Case blog site. Why such a name for a blog? I love to quilt, and want to focus on that hobby with this blog. My family members think I'm nuts for trying to spend time quilting when my job and other responsibilities take so much time. However, if I don't squeeze in some time to do this often, I literally feel like a "basket case." For anyone with regional differences in expressions, here in the South the expression means that a person is going crazy or nuts! Although my time for quilting is extremely limited, when I do squeeze in some quilting time, something usually has to give--like ironing, or dusting, or some other household chore.

Another reason I chose this name, is that I love quilt blocks that represent baskets. Now that you have the story behind the origin of my site's name, I will say that I saw some interesting sites for downsizing your stash. There was even one for finishing five quilts by July--that's probably too lofty of a goal for me at this point, but if I at least write my goals here, hopefully I can follow through until they are reached.

It looks as though I will be going to Photo-shop to resize some photos--I just tried to upload some UFO pictures, but the files are too large.

First, however, I'm off to sew a new tote bag for my trip this week.