November 16, 2017

Be thankful

By Kristen Banks At this time of year, with the holiday quickly approaching, we are all reminded of the many things we have to be thankful […]
November 9, 2017

Color Theory

By Kristen Banks When I started quilting, I was just sure that all I had to do was pick colors that I liked, and all my […]
November 2, 2017

Look up

By Kristen Banks A few days ago I lost one of my favorite earrings. I typically don’t wear a lot of jewelry, but I wear these […]
October 26, 2017

New perspective

By Kristen Banks I had a bit of an overwhelming week last week. And I just couldn’t quite figure out why. It’s not that I had […]
October 12, 2017

How to get from Point A to Point B

By Kristen Banks When I was a little girl, I liked to go visit Sher-Den Mall in Sherman, Texas. It is a little known fact that […]
October 5, 2017

Open mouth, insert foot

By Kristen Banks I seem to be really talented at putting my foot in my mouth. Things have a way of just popping out of that […]
September 28, 2017

Go to bed, Quilter. You’re tired.

By Kristen Banks If you’ve ever done very much quilting or any serious sewing at all for that matter, you’ve probably experienced the phenomenon of ‘hitting […]
September 21, 2017

Prize Fight

By Kristen Banks Last Saturday, I blacked my own eye. This is not a metaphor, I literally blacked my own eye. I reached to the top […]
September 14, 2017

Grandma works for hugs and kisses

By Kristen Banks When I was kid, I was never without some wonderful new doll, outfit, quilt, scarf – you name it – that either my […]