Indulgences are treats we give ourselves. And if you're lucky, those indulgences are the threads, the fibers if you will, that hold your life together and help give it meaning.
Who am I?
I'm a quilt designer, author and public speaker. My most recent book is Pineapple Stars: Sparkling Quilts, Simply Pieced, published by C&T Publishing. I'm excited by and grateful for the response to the book -- it's now in it's second printing. (Email me if you're interested in an autographed copy for yourself or a friend.) So my first fiber indulgence is for fabric and thread.
I'm a paper addict who works for Paper Source as their National Workshops Coordinator. I find that the Paper Arts are a compatible art form to my Quilt Art. It's still line and color and texture. Paper, which we so often take for granted but which like fabric is also created from fiber, is a growing indulgence for me.
I'm a daughter, sister and aunt. Though I live in the wonderful windy city of Chicago, I still miss my parents in Missouri and my sister in South Carolina. My one niece is at Carleton College in Minnesota and my other niece is at a statewide math & science magnet school in South Carolina. They're both cool. I regularly need to indulge in family, for they are the fiber that grounds me.
I’m a cancer survivor and have been from the moment I was diagnosed with a non-hodgkins lymphoma in 2005. It doesn’t define me, but it does influence who I am. The fiber of friendship has been critical in my recovery and I indulge in these people -- yes, you -- as often as possible.
I’m Sharon. Thanks for indulging me.