http://www.helenkelley-patchworks.com Just another WordPress weblog Sat, 28 Mar 2009 09:59:16 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en March 28, 2009 - Last year, I asked Mom (Helen) if she had any regrets. She said I have no real regrets yet. But I worry about the regrets that I might have later: a great quilt idea that I never try; a good friend that I neglect to call until ... http://www.helenkelley-patchworks.com/?p=192 February 28, 2009 - These words are  from Helen's presentation during her induction into the Quilter's Hall of  Fame, July 2008.   We thought you might enjoy them. These are the life lessons you  and quilting have taught me: Love your craft.  Be proud of tiny stitches.  Respect tradition.  But learn something new, ... http://www.helenkelley-patchworks.com/?p=175 February 20, 2009 - Mom always told us that strangers were only friends she hadn't had a chance to meet yet.  So many of you  have generously shared your thoughts and wishes with us over the last months.  Each message has touched our hearts.  We are reminded that Mom's legacy is ... http://www.helenkelley-patchworks.com/?p=180 By now you might know that we lost Helen on Monday, September 1. She will be deeply missed. It is difficult to find words to put to this occasion; she would have done that for us. Over the next weeks, we will sort through the scraps and threads of her notes ... http://www.helenkelley-patchworks.com/?p=171 October 5, 2007 - Today it was time to think about 3 new lines for this journal but as I sat down to ponder, I discovered that the ears on my Indian's face on this quilt are so far apart that his head doesn't fit on his neck. Instead of ... http://www.helenkelley-patchworks.com/?p=169 September 28, 2007 - I had a dream. Like Old Pharaoh, but I didn't have Joseph to interpret it for me. No lean cows and no fat cows in my dream; just a Hiawatha. I've been wrestling with this Indian for my quilt, not knowing where to begin, and last ... http://www.helenkelley-patchworks.com/?p=168 September 23, 2007 - I did it! I jumped off the dock into the cold waters of Lake Gitchie Gummi for my Hiawatha quilt. I have gathered all the watery and beachy fabrics together and laid them out on the floor and played with them. They tantalized me. They scared ... http://www.helenkelley-patchworks.com/?p=167   September 16, 2007 - I have my rotary cutter and my cutting board out.  I have been cutting fabric swatches for color wheels.  This is such a strange phenomenon.....to lay these colors in a hodge podge and then take each out, one at a time and watch it transmute.  ... http://www.helenkelley-patchworks.com/?p=163 September 10, 2007 - I have finished the Chippewa beadwork pattern borders on this quilt that I am working on. It is obvious that there is no vestige of old Noah and his ark that this started out to be. Now, it is 100% Hiawatha and his canoe, and my ... http://www.helenkelley-patchworks.com/?p=151 September 2, 2007 - My daughter, Helen, tells me she has always remembered the wonderful promise of a fresh new box of crayons as she returned to school in the fall.  Well, it's fall.   We've been through the drought and baking temperatures of summer and now, here we are.   I ... http://www.helenkelley-patchworks.com/?p=162