Happy Birthday, Blog!!

Two years ago today I posted my very FIRST post –

WOO HOO!!

So - that makes today my Blog’s Second Birthday!!

Some call it a Blogoversary -

So – for them - today is my Blog’s Second Blogoversary!!

I just say – “Happy Birthday, Blog!!”

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These past two years have been very interesting.

I have met some wonderful people - from all over the world.

Some are left-handed.

Some are right-handed.

THANK YOU ONE AND ALL!!

To the lefties – I say – 

• TIHIDI - This Is How I Do It.
•  I hope this blog has helped you.

To the righties – I say –

• Just reverse the directions. ;))
• It’s not as easy as it sounds.

Right-handers have all the resources in the world available to them.

Left-handers aren’t so lucky. Our resources are very limited. We have to use patterns, books, and tools designed for right-handers and are constantly told to “just reverse the directions.” It’s NOT that easy! Some of my right-handed friends have come to realize that when they tried to “reverse” some of my tutorials.

For the past two years - I have tried to reduce the global confusion once and for all by offering hints - tutorials - resources - or whatever else I could think of - to help with quilting challenges. I wrote some tutorials and tried to explain how I do things and then showed you how I do it. They were listed on the "Left-Handed Quilting" page until I inadvertently copied over it. The other day I loaded an older version and will update it as soon as I can - if you're interested - ;))

For the past two years - I have also tried to be perfectly clear that there is always more than one way to do things. I'm not saying that my way is the fastest - or the easiest - or the best. But maybe, just maybe - it will help you figure out a way that will work for you.

For the past two years - because doing things left-handed really is like speaking a foreign language - I created a new language. I wrote my instructions in what I like to call - "LEFTISH" - and I got to say - "If you are right-handed - just reverse it." That's one of those phrases that - as a Lefty - is REALLY fun to say - ;))

For the past two years - I have also said that I don't pretend to know everything - and can only tell you how I do it. I even made up another new word - "TIHIDI" - "This Is How I Do It" - if you say it out loud, it sounds kinda like "Tahiti" - and that's still kinda cool!!

Last year - I had planned to turn my tutorials into books.

Left-Handed Quilting books.

But I changed my mind -

Unlike some other blogs out there -

I decided not to try to sell you something -

I decided to just blog -

And SEW - ;))



Talk to you later – gotta go – gotta sew –