August 23, 2018

Keep it simple

By Kristen Banks Have you ever made something more complicated than it had to be? I know I have on many occasions, just like I did […]
August 16, 2018

The first pancake isn’t always a flop

By Kristen Banks  I’ve always heard when making pancakes that the first one you make usually turns out to be a flop and most people just […]
August 2, 2018

Decisions

By Kristen Banks Decisions, decisions, so many decisions… Should I use a solid white background or one with a small floral print? What if I do […]
July 26, 2018

How do you measure up?

By Kristen Banks In quilting, or more specifically piecing, which is the act of sewing different small pieces of fabric together to make the larger whole […]
July 12, 2018

Quilting is life

By Kristen Banks People always ask me what I love most about quilting, and they’re usually surprised when I tell them, “It’s the people.” I think […]
July 5, 2018

Benefit of the doubt

By Kristen Banks What have I been doing this week you might ask? I’ve been dealing with the aftermath of a poor decision I made last […]
June 21, 2018

It’s the little things

By Kristen Banks I’ve recently started going back to the gym after 15-some-odd years of being lazy where fitness is concerned. I didn’t become lackadaisical about […]
June 14, 2018

The Good Ol’ Days

By Kristen Banks Twenty years is a long time, and then again it’s not. I graduated twenty years ago in May, and in some ways it […]
June 8, 2018

Cloudy with a chance of sunshine

By Kristen Banks I woke up last Sunday morning with kind of a bad attitude. I usually really look forward to the weekends, and a little […]