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Colleen Kole
contemporary textiles


The Hamster Wheel
Yes, I am on one this week. Hustling around trying to get the computer situation fixed. My computer guy is very disorganized and has cost me lots of extra time. Customer satisfaction is everything these days…Take care of the customer seems very easy, doesn’t it? One more trip back today to return something […]
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Dec 10, 20102 min read


The First Present
Well, because of the blizzard and three cancelled school days, everything is happening in four days instead of two weeks. I repeat everything- concert, 5th grade play, teachers luncheon and class party. Amazing how it can all be compacted into four short school days. Even more amazing that I signed up to help […]
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Dec 16, 20093 min read
A Little Stitching
I have been doing just a little handstitching on a small quilt. Not much as we had eight soccer games this weekend. That was just insane. I was sitting there thinking of an even more insane person who scheduled these games-certainly not a mother. They have all returned to school and after […]
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Dec 14, 20091 min read


It doesn’t need to be square
I purchased a beautiful hand-dyed fabric pack from a blogger (friend -simplyrobinblogspot.com of a friend-gjbquilts.blogspot.com) last week. I have long admired her solids and fell in love with the process she uses at the end of this summer to achieve very solid colors. As I cut into the packet, I dreamed of creating […]
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Oct 22, 20091 min read
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