Where Every Stitch Tells a Story
This past weekend marked the end of an era in my sewing room — and honestly, in my quilting journey as I’ve known it.
I quilted my very last quilt on Miss Moxie.
After much thought and many emotions, I made the difficult decision to sell her. The new owner drove more than four hours to pick her up this past Sunday, and just like that, she began a new chapter in Kentucky. I still can’t believe someone was willing to travel that far, but it reminded me how special these machines — and the quilts they create — truly are.
The final quilt to grace her frame was my Thread of Grace BOM quilt, a quilt top I finished back in December. It felt fitting that this one would be the last. There was something peaceful about loading it onto the machine, knowing it would close a chapter that has meant so much to me.
Back in January, after Greg and I made the decision to sell our house and begin downsizing for RV life again, I knew deep down that Miss Moxie would need to go. It wasn’t an easy realization. She has been part of countless finishes, late nights, creative sparks, and quiet moments of joy.
By that time, I had already quilted every project I completed in 2025, along with several quilts from years before. This Thread of Grace top was the last one waiting its turn — so onto the machine she went that Friday, just days before pickup.
I even left the quilt attached to the frame until the new owner arrived. Part of me wanted one last chance to show what Miss Moxie could do… and maybe part of me just wasn’t quite ready to let go.
Over the next 30 days, my sewing room will shrink to nearly half its current size. My quilting life will look different — quieter, smaller, and more simplified. I’m still adjusting to what that means, and if I’m honest, I don’t know yet how it will feel once everything settles.
Change has a way of stretching us. Sometimes it feels exciting… other times uncertain.
Right now, I’m standing somewhere in between.
But if quilting has taught me anything, it’s that every new season begins with a single stitch — even when the pattern ahead isn’t fully clear yet.
Miss Moxie may have moved on, but the stories, the quilts, and the memories she helped create will always be part of Sew Serenity Cottage.
And this next chapter?
We’ll stitch it together one day at a time.
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