i love you guys. no, really.

i know everyone hates it when bloggers start out post saying "i'm sorry, i haven't blogged", but i'm kind of going to do it anyway. really, i just posted the other day, so it hasn't been that long, and i don't need to apologize, but all week i've been WANTING to blog, so it's bugging me. i enjoy blogging, and now that i'm trying really hard to respond to your comments in a decent time frame (that's a whole other blog post!), i'm really enjoying interacting with folks as well. i keep thinking of things that i want to tell you all about!


unfortunately, it's that crunch time of the month for me, with one guild meeting tonight, and another really special meeting next week that i'm prepping for, and i find myself so overwhelmed that i can't find the time. that random post about cupcakes earlier this week? that was supposed to be one of three posts about baking, culminating with an amazing recipe... i know i'll post the other two soon, but i had actually intended for them to go up three days in a row. i should have known better, right?


it's just that i get SOOOO EXCITED about fabric and sewing and quilting, and blogging lets me share it with people who are excited too, because as much as my loved ones smile and nod, and respect and appreciate my creative endeavours (which is amazing, i've had times when people in my life didn't, and trust me, this is much preferred!), i know that they aren't really invested in my theories about why modern quilt guilds are so awesome or the amazing deal i got on a charm pack that doesn't even seem to be out yet, or the awesome faux cathedral technique that i used the other day. i love them for trying, but really, it's you guys who GET IT, you know?


i was trying to explain modern quilting to someone the other night, and how amazing VMQG and subsequently, FVMQG have been for me, how they came into my life at the perfect time, and i've met the most incredible people through it. he was trying to understand, and i think he did, to a certain extent, but i'm sure there was also a bit of "wtf is amy talking about?", because i was being very enthusiastic, no doubt assisted by the tiger lily martinis i was drinking (i don't usually drink... and if you think i'm enthusiastic sober, um, honey...)


and then i went to the fabric store today, and was just going to run in for zippers (because i still haven't gotten around to moving stuff to get to the zippers i already have) and a bit of lining fabric, but of course, i got distracted and the cute little queer** at the fabric store harassed me about my need to make myself a new bag (i KNOW! it's ridiculous!) and tried to convince me that i should use the yummy patty young fabric that i finished the bolt of to make myself a dress. me, a dress? maybe!


what this all boils down to, is that these interactions have all reminded me that i love you guys! i know that sometimes i get discouraged, or frustrated, and starting ranting about gender diversity and "boy fabrics" or about cliques and popularity contests, or race privilege within modern quilting and the blogging world, but above it all, i really do love you guys.



and because i love you, and i know posts with no pictures are no fun, here are some hearts and love.
(whenever i say "no fun", i have an immediate flashback to michelle tanner on full house singing "no fun, no fun, sitting in the corner.." is that just me?)

you've probably seen my recent hearts - the anatomical heart mini quilt, the whale love mini quilt, or the heart bee blocks, so these are all oldies that you probably missed.



from october of 2010


from february 2009


from may 2010


from may 2009


from february 2009


from december 2008


from february 2009



and my absolute favourite valentine of all time -

made february 2008



sending everyone lots of love!!!




**(who apparently reads my blog, so hopefully she's okay with me calling her that? it's what i call her in my head! and she is little! um, S, feel free to e-mail and tell me not to call you that...also, i shouldn't be making assumptions about your pronoun prefences, so please call me out on that too, if i'm using the wrong ones!)