Why Blue Jay Quilt Studio????

Well, I have several blue jays that show up every single morning on my deck screaming for peanuts! If I am not in the kitchen to see them, they literally sit on my gutter upstairs while I am in the bathroom and rat-a-tat-tat on the gutter to get my attention. One morning this week, I counted nine on the deck picking up peanuts. This little guy in the photo was my only one this morning, but it is very cold. I think the others are probably hunkered down in their nests this morning until it warms up a bit!

At any rate, I have decided to start really blogging this year as I am celebrating 40 years as a Quiltmaker! 40 YEARS! I am posting photos on my Instagram and Facebook pages with quilts that I have made over these 40 years. It has been a hobby and sometimes money maker with classes, commission quilts, etc. over these many years. I have never really kept a good diary of the many quilts, so this blog will help me track it all down and keep photos with descriptions all in one place!

I am very lucky to have a beautiful large studio in my walkout basement home. A few years ago I added a longarm to the mix. I still do not feel up to snuff on it, but I can do a pantograph and a bit of custom. I'm not "in business" but enjoy the entire process of making a quilt--not that I am a control freak. :)

Please join me in the days ahead as I post photos and stories of the many quilts I have made over the past four decades!