• The Quilted Life - Life Built Around Art

    Catching Up Before the 52 Quilts Challenge Begins

    A Whirlwind Few Weeks Two weeks ago I officially announced the re-launch of the 52 Quilts Challenge!  I shared my “why” and gave a sneak peek of just a few of the UFOs orbiting in my studio galaxy.  (If you saw my Instagram posts this week, you know there are plenty more where those came from!) In today’s post, I’ll be sharing how I’ve been preparing for the 52 Quilts Challenge… Between then and now, I’ve been mostly catching up and getting organized for the challenge.  Sort of.  That is to say, — I mapped out my overall attack strategy…

  • The Quilted Life - Life Built Around Art - The Studio Edit - Quilting Organization

    Confessions of a Serial Quilt Starter

    Are you a serial quilt starter like me? Last week, I shared how September feels like my real new year — a time for fresh starts, goal setting, and big dreams. It’s when possibilities feel endless and hope is everywhere… kind of like walking into a perfectly organized office supply store. You know that feeling? Rows of neatly stacked notebooks, pens, and planners. Everything lined up, full of potential. The promise of order, productivity, and maybe even a whole new you. That’s how new beginnings feel to me — exciting, hopeful, shiny. My Not-So-Secret Secret: Hi, I’m Angel, a Serial…

  • The Quilted Life - Life Built Around Art - The Studio Edit - Quilting Organization

    A Plan is Brewing (or Burnt)!

    Mapping out a Quilt Challenge Plan Two years ago—on Halloween of all days—I kicked off the wildly ambitious “52 Quilts in 52 Weeks Challenge.” And honestly? I was flying high for a few weeks… until I realized my old website just wasn’t up to the task. It couldn’t support comments, community, or the bigger vision I had for documenting this journey. So I hit pause on the quilt challenge plan. Fast forward through two years of me bumbling my way through WordPress, stalling out more times than I’d like to admit, and finally (finally!) getting things up and running—this blog…