quilt patterns – My Blog

many ways of revisiting ordinary, special times.

12 Jul

WEEK TWENTY SEVEN (july 3-9) In such a lovely wet week the only downside for me was that I didn’t choose times for a walking/unfurling my tight back muscles – I’d look out, see the sun, quickly finish a section ... Read more »

chiseling away

21 Nov

Jan Mullen

WEEK FORTY-SIX (november 14-20) This was such a big week filled with little things that I was left in a gently exhausted blur by the end of it… The continuing VERY full family life with lots of ordinary/unmissable ‘contact’ time, ... Read more »

let it bubble up

14 Nov

Jan Mullen

WEEK FORTY-FIVE (november 7-13) I gratefully received responses to last week’s ‘overthinking’ post from some bods that know me very well. The comments and the support/recognition attached was very welcome. Personally, as a result of that hard-thought post, I decided ... Read more »

to under think and to over think

7 Nov

Jan Mullen

WEEK FORTY-FOUR (october 31-november 6) If you read my blog regularly you will probably have the impression that I think…a lot. Even more than that I over-think….continuously. What got me thinking about over-thinking, and my general manner of thinking, has ... Read more »

what DO I do?

31 Oct

Jan Mullen

WEEK FORTY-THREE (october 24-30) A few people of late have asked me what I DO. It really got me thinking. The answer should be simple BUT I have had much difficulty answering each time. I dither. Why????? It find it ... Read more »

and now we have three

30 Nov

Jan Mullen

WEEK FORTY-SEVEN (november 23-29) This week started off continuing the loquat theme of last week. I still had many kilos to use up and, as there aren’t many loquat ideas out in the universe, apricot recipes are the substitute. Loquat ... Read more »

done & toDO

16 Nov

Jan Mullen

WEEK FORTY-FIVE (november 9-15) I’ve thought and written about organisation much of late. Perhaps it is the notion of starting a new year with beautiful, fresh, perfect systems in place? Perhaps it is the panic of year’s end when there ... Read more »

back strategy + back to priorities

9 Nov

Jan Mullen

WEEK FORTY-FOUR (november 2 – 8) Restricted by my very sore back/hip, slowly and gently I have been able to get things done with a strategy of sitting for short bursts, moving around gently, lying on my roller when the ... Read more »

simply empty the fridge

30 Sep

Jan Mullen

WEEK THIRTY-EIGHT – (sept. 21-27) If you’ve been reading my blog of late you will have noticed an increasingly stressed undertone….but not this week.… Ages ago I promised to take a few friends to our little house, to get together ... Read more »

circles, six by six, and sampling

31 Aug

Jan Mullen

WEEK THIRTY-FOUR – (august 24 – 30) This was to be the year of the final uploads on Patternspot and with just over fifty converted and waiting patiently online there are not too many left now that I really want ... Read more »