I'm doing something that I thought I would never do!! I'm blogging online. I have lots of loosely-kept journals of my own, but I've never thought my life/work was interesting enough that anyone else would want to read about it, but apparently I was wrong! ;-)
I've been creating and selling miniature quilt blocks on Ebay for the past 5 years. I tend to be "talkative" (I'm being gentle to myself here..) and I have shared a lot of my life in my postings. As a result, I have literally made friends all over the world. If I don't list any blocks for a week or so, the emails start to come in...worried inquiries. It's the most wonderful feeling. I live on a little ranch in Texas..in a log cabin that my husband built for us. I'm surrounded by my beloved English Springer Spaniel dogs, 9 horses (7 of them miniature)...at least 7 cats, two goats, one rabbit and countless chickens, turkeys and ducks. My husband says that I need to find a "twelve step" program for folks addicted to farm animals. (Hello...my name is Carol and I am an addict...). My life seems very normal to me, but I have gotten the most wonderful letters from women who live in very different circumstances who want to know more about life here and about my work. I am starting this journal for all of you.
When I first started listing on Ebay, I made finished miniature quilts, but they often sold for so little that I just couldn't afford to continue. It occurred to me that there might be people out there who would love to make miniature quilts but don't have the time to do the complex part of the piecing and so I began to offer the blocks and the bids started pouring in! Over the years I have had many people (especially all of you crazy doll collectors!!!) ask for finished miniature quilts so I thought that maybe I could take photographs of them as I finish them and offer them here for a fixed price that will at least cover the cost of the fabric and a bit of the time that I put into them. I am self-employed otherwise and (thankfully!) that makes a living for us, and so making the little quilts is something I do mostly for the joy of it.
So, dear friends...I begin a journal here for all of you to see. I have just finished a little quilt top and I'll include a photograph of it in today's post. As you can see, it's not finished, but when it is, I'll put a price on it and post it again and if you think you'd like to own it...let me know!
