by Kristin Echols | Oct 5, 2017 | Quilting, Travel
Since we are staying two days at South Beach, we started the day with a long walk. The trails around the park are very well groomed. We walked along the interpretive trail learning about the local plants and trees then along the jetty leading into Newport. We...
by Kristin Echols | Oct 5, 2017 | Quilting, Travel
I feel so special today. My husband is awesome. He started the day by sneaking off from the campsite to shop for my Valentine’s gift. Sure it’s a bit early, but they don’t charge sales tax in Oregon. I am now the proud owner of a Stihl 18” chainsaw…but this is a...
by Kristin Echols | Feb 20, 2012 | Quilting
I was in a meeting the other day at work, and the subject was QR codes. I was asked to write technical guidelines on how to use them in business. As the meeting began, I pulled out my quilted covered notebook to take notes and one of my coworkers said: “you...
by Kristin Echols | Feb 10, 2012 | Quilting
For the past 10 or so years, I’ve done my quilting in my kitchen/dining room. It was great while the kids were growing up because I could be cooking dinner, helping with homework and getting in a bit of sewing. There is a great view of the swimming pool and the...