Bright Future

Bright Future, August 2026

If you need a quick quilt, this modern design is a great choice. Random brightly colored remnants are paired with a white & black squiggle print.

Half rectangle triangles went together quickly, stitched on Bogie, my Singer 99. The backing is a black & white weaver print. I used white thread to quilt vertical lines in a scallop stitch.

Simple, fun, colorful: Bright Future is 49” square. I love how seemingly unrelated fabrics from different decades come together so well. Keeping remnants gives me a wide variety of choices, and scrap quilts are my favorite!

Side note: I did some shopping over the weekend, adding another 88 yards to my ever growing collection of material. Hive Mind Quilt Consignment is a well organized sale of fabric, notions, quilts & quilt tops, sewing machines, books, and patterns. It’s held twice a year (spring and fall) in Cookeville, Tennessee. Who knows, maybe next spring I’ll put some things in to sell.

Accuquilt dies used:
55411 Half Rectangle Triangle 3” x 6”
55017 Strips 2” binding

 

Back Where We Belong

We've come full circle. I'm happy to be starting a new year in a newer home located where we began as newlyweds over 50 years ago.

2025 was a crazy, hectic, and busy year. Buying our home last January was the easy part. Packing, moving, and getting the old one shined up and sold took time, much effort, and considerable stress. 

We had long days full of hard work. We sold, gave away, or tossed out of a lot of excess stuff. We learned new skills together, took our time, and did most of the work ourselves. Not bad for 70+ year old seniors, and it's been very satisfying to accomplish.

We met some delightful people along the way. Unfortunately, dealing with delays, stupid rules, and incompetent idiots taught us a few lessons. Our patience was tested a couple of times, failed once or twice. And our stress relieving hobbies were packed up for over nine months...no quilting, no electronics...never thought we could survive that!

Still, we enjoyed most of the process of planning, moving, and settling in at our new location. Goodbye Sumner County -- Hello Cookeville!

We're here now, right back where we belong, already relaxing and enjoying life. And that's all that matters.