The First

Aren't firsts always scary? The first day of school, your first date, your first kiss, your first job, your first fight as a married couple, your first pregnancy, your first day home with your first baby, and so on. So now I am starting my first blog and I will admit, I'm scared! It's a little scary to decide to let people read about my life. What will you think of me? Will you be bored? Will you quit reading after the first blog? All fears I have.

Despite all of that I decided to set aside all of my fears and jump in! This blog will be mostly about my journey as a quilter, a quilt pattern designer and a partner, with my sister Kaye, in a business for quilters called Patchplay. All things I am excited about and excited to share with you.

If you read my sisters blog, Patchplay With Me!, you will find out about how we got started and why we are calling ourselves Patchplay. We are doing things when and how we can given that we live so far apart and in two different countries! It feels as though sometimes we move at a tortoise' pace and other times we are like the hare, we can't talk or write fast enough about all of our ideas. We want to share our journey with you in the hopes that it will keep us motivated to keep going when we have little time, little resources and little fears. I think the Tortoise' motto, "Slow and steady wins the race!" will become our mantra. Any encouragement from you, the readers, will be welcome and appreciated.

Today is Mother's Day in the U.S. and so I can't finish without wishing all of you mothers, and especially my own, a Happy Mother's Day! It's been a happy day for me. All of my children are home and we have had a great time together. I have a really great family, not only my own but the one I grew up in! Next time I will tell you a little about them. So, until then, find some time and some fabric and play!