He.e.e.e.l.l.l.l.o.o.o.! Is Any one out there?

Sometimes a bloger's life is lonely. Am I writing and spinning my words into cyberspace for just myself to read? Is there anyone interested in reading what I spit out?

A blogger can be considered the ultimate self-centered creature. That's what I thought when I first heard about blogging. Why would anyone want to read what I write? But then my daughter got me started on it, urged on by her BFF, who is an excellent blogger. For me, it is a way to hone my writing skills (I teach writing at a community college.) Sometimes, I catch myself making the same grammatical mistakes I just cautioned my students not to make, like writing run-on sentences, etc. etc. etc.

I've read some very interesting blogs, written by people with a special love for special topics. My blog focuses mostly on sewing, quilting and costuming.

But, is anyone out there? I never know, because only a few people comment on my blog. Come on folks, you don't have to be a registered blogger to comment!

I found out that my cousin who lives in San Francisco reads my blog. It is her way of keeping up with this branch of the family! And the other night, while waiting for "Doubt" to begin, one of the actors said, "I read a blog today written by someone who must have seen the first night of Doubt, she liked the show and gave me a good review." I told her, "I have a blogspot". Then we found out that she found my blog through Google, and had read my review of the opening of her show (read "Another Opening, Another Show" where she read the review.)

So I guess there really are people out there who read my blog. Since it is my photojournal of things I work on for different shows, it is a way for me to send lots of friends pictures, since they live far away and can't get here to see the shows.

But make a comment once in a while, OK? Do it as an annonymous person, I don't care! Just let me know you are out there!

My first three baby quilts

Here are the three baby quilts I made in 2008. They barely cover a crib mattress, The one is displayed on a toddler bed, which uses a crib mattress.
Farm animals theme for the little farm boy in Iowa
Found the cutest fabric for this one, which was for my neighbor down the street. Jungle animals were the embroidery motif.
Trucks are the motif for this one. It was made for my neighbor next door, cute little PJ, who knows my name, my car, and all the colors of my flowers in the yard, at 18 months of age! What a cutie he is!

The designs for the embroidery are from Dakota Collectables "Cuddly Animal Quilts" and "Fun For Boys". I do my embroidery on a Janome 10000 machine, quilting on a Janome 6600.