Blog Reflections

I've been a blogger for quite some time now. Originally it started as a way for me to stay connected with friends and family members, to document these quilts I'm making, and to join a community of other kindred spirits. Little did I know I'd be at it this long and I would have come this far! My heart swells with gratitude when I think about all the cool things that have come from my online journal. First it would be you wonderful people, having met you both virtually and (sometimes) in person; your comments and conversations inspire me and the friendships I've made here have made me a better person. The amazing opportunities that have come my way; things I would have never dreamed coming true... allowing me to dream a little bigger more and more often. My rekindled love for writing, and my "voice" if you will, forcing me to aim for authenticity... gaining a great deal of self confidence in the process. An improvement in the quality of the quilts I make and the pictures I take, surely in response to those moments when I shudder while looking at older work. And let's not forget, I've become a better mother, wife, nurse... person... all from the simple practice of self-reflection and from the many loving ways you share your life with me. Yes indeed... gratitude, pure and simple, indescribable almost... for the opportunity to share this with you... for the opportunity to grow... for the sense of feeling connected. So, thank you!

My current blog is almost a year old now... a change I made last year after feeling a need for something new. Now, with two older blogs behind me, I was eager to put them to rest, but before I did, I wanted to have them documented in physical form so that I could look back on my beginnings, and my children can catch a glimpse into their lives when they were little.

I looked around for a service that would do this, but for a long time none of the blog printers would work with blogger. This all changed a little while ago when I stumbled upon Blog2Print and long story short, I'm happy to say the other day my books arrived!

Immediately these became a hit in our household! I just love listening to my daughter giggle and gasp as she makes her way through her childhood.

And those Quiltantics books... oh my! Honestly I look back at some of the things I made, my earliest experiments with fabric dyeing, some of the projects I worked on... (gulp)... well, lets just say I'm glad to have moved on!

Just in case you are wondering, I'm not going to offer these books for sale... or at least I won't make them available. They are really expensive and I'm afraid some things are better off let go. Besides, after a while of reading this stuff it all begins to blend together... it's just me going blah, blah, blah!

Thanks for letting me share this blog printing service with you! It was suuper easy to do and something I'd do again! Have a great day!