the links to each specific quilt are here
Happy New Year, friends! I really like the new year. It's a good time to reflect on the past year and to look forward to what's ahead.
Looking back....
You know you made a lot of quilts when you can barely fit them into one mosaic.
I finished a total of 44 quilts last year. I'll be the first to admit: that. is. insane. If I weren't me, I don't think I'd like me very much. :)
Looking ahead....
This was a very hard decision to make, but this will be my last post on crazymomquilts. When I started this blog I had no idea where it would lead. It's been an amazing journey that has been exhilarating at times. It has provided me opportunities that I never would have dreamed of: working with moda on the bakeshop, being published, and teaching at a retreat in CO. It has also been a lot of work. Anyone who keeps a blog knows what I'm talking about. It's been such a big part of my life for over 3 years, but I know that it's time for me to move on. My husband and I joke that I am resigning from my full time unpaid position as quilt blogger, but that's what it feels like. I'm not sure what I'm going to do next, but I am excited about what's ahead. It really is bittersweet.
A few notes of business to wrap up...
I have closed my P.O. Box, so anything that has been mailed to me at that address will be forwarded to me, but it is no longer my current address.
I had many questions about the tide is high/lazy summer days quilt pattern. I haven't decided for certain yet, but I may share the instructions for the quilt over on flickr sometime after January 31.
I plan to keep my blog up as is as a resource. I'm not sure for how long, but I guess at this time, indefinitely.
I still plan to post my quilts on my flickr account.
So, for one last time...thank you for reading. thank you for commenting. thank you for being a part of my life. it means so much. big huge hugs to you.
amandajean
566 comments:
«Oldest ‹Older 201 – 400 of 566 Newer› Newest»I love your blog, and it will be greatly missed! it is hands down my favorite blog!!! Your tutorials have helped me FINISH my first quilt ever, thank you! all the best in your new endeavors
As so many have said...I feel like a friend has died. But I am glad to see that family is most important. Best wishes!
oh I'm another who is going to miss you big time!!!!!!!!!!!! But I'm sure you won't be gone from our screens forever so I'll stalk you in flickr
take care, I'm sure you'll do even more quilting without a blog to worry about and thank you so much for keeping your blog up for us for inspiration otherwise I'd need to spend a whole night to go back to the very beginning and catch up!
take care and good luck,
Corrie
Your blog has been a fantastic source of inspiration. Thankyou and best wishes for whatever you do next Liz
Best wishes in your future work- thanks so much for sharing your life and quilts with us over the past three years. I will miss you, and I'm so glad you are keeping the blog up as a reference!
Gracias por todo lo que nos has enseñado.
Que seas feliz en tu nueva etapa, te seguiremos a traves de tus fotos.
Besos y hasta siempre.
I'm very sad to hear that you are leaving, but totally understand busy lives and such. You have been a HUGE inspiration to me since I found your blog about a year ago. THANK YOU for all you have created!!!!!!!!!!
Melissa
Memphis, TN
You have been such an inspiration to so many people. I think your blog is on every other quilting blogroll I've ever seen.I can't wait to see where your name pops up next.
Good luck with everything!
Wow! I only started quilting this year and your blog has been a huge inspiration so your posts will be missed for sure.
Good luck for the future, and I'll be making sure I keep up with your flickr page.
Thanks for all the time and quilty inspiration you've given your readers. You will be missed:) Have a happy and healthy 2010!
Vicki
I'm sorry to hear that you will be moving on! I have enjoyed your blog so much! I appreciate the fact that you will leave it available as a resource. You have been such an inspiration! Good luck and I'll save your flickr site as a favorite and will continue to watch your progress!
I wish you the best in all your pursuits! Thank you for your inspiraton and all you have given to the quilting community. You will be missed, but supported in your decision. God Bless.
Thanks so much for all the inspiration, tips, and tutorials. When I decided to try quilting, the internet was my first resource, and your blog was the first thing I found. I was so excited to see all your quilts and ideas and especially the how-tos. You took the intimidation out of quilting for me! Thank you so much! Wishing you all the best.
ohman, I am so going to miss you! I read your blog every single day and look forward to seeing what you're up to.
Am glad you'll keep it here, though, cuz I do refer to some of your photos/tutes often.
Thank you so much for everything you've generously shared.
Take care,
Jacque.
aj, thank you so much for your blog! Yours was the very first blog I followed. Because of you, I actually started a blog (which has only 16 entries - LOL - but I post quilts as I finish them). Because of you, I use Warm & White batting. Because of you, I bought a Juki and LOVE it. I thought it a huge accomplishment that I finished 4 quilts this year, which was a record for me. And, because of you, I now follow several other quilting blogs, so even though I am sad that you will no longer blog, I have so many great resources to go to for inspiration. I totally understand why you need to move on - the amount of time and effort you and other quilting bloggers put into your blogs is amazing! So, I say thank you from the bottom stitches of my heart and I wish you the best and biggest blessings in 2010 and beyond. You have been a huge blessing to me!
(((hugs)))
Kristine in GA
STUNNED!! I will miss your blog so much but I really do understand! I want to thank you one more time for sharing your pattern of your fresh cut quilt with me! I made one for my nieces wedding gift and it was such a hit! Thank you for sharing your inspiration all these times! I wish you good luck and many wonderful blessings!
Libby
Thanks for all the inspiration. You were the first to show me that quilting is a modern craft.
Sorry to see you leaving, but I do understand and wish you luck with whatever will be on your path!
Stay safe, happy and healthy and enjoy your family!!
I am so sad that I won't be able to check in at Crazy Mom Quilts. You are inspiring and I will miss you. Good luck in whatever 2010 brings.
I certainly do know where you're coming from. I hope to see you around though and that we can keep in touch.
Oh dear! You will be missed alot! You're the one that helped my on my first big quilt! Your blog was always one of the first that I read... two before you cause I saved the best for last! You do such great work and I'll miss your posts. Good luck and enjoy whatever comes your way next!
Vanessa
I don't know what I'm going to do without my weekly crazymom fix.
In the meantime, thanks for all the great tips, suggestions, advice and -alongs.
And thank you for leaving it up for us as a resource - just give us a week's notice before you take it down to turn it into a book, complete with patterns, that I will pre-order with the fervor of a twilight fan at the video store!
Your blog has been at the top of my list! Thanks for all of the inspiration you have given me!
Happy New Years to you & yours! Wow! blessings as you move on :0) A great big hug & Thank you for all of the instructions shared. I started following your blog 8 or 9 weeks ago, I think it was at the time of the retreat. Your creative energy draws people & it radiates through your post and the tutorials you have created! So thanks again and I look forward to seeing what the new year has for you! Sarah
I've admired your work for a long time, although I haven't commented much. I just wanted to let you know that you will be very much missed, although I'm glad that you're making a decision that makes sense for you and your family :) Happy New Year and happy quilting!
I'm going to miss you & your blogging AmandaJean. I certainly understand your reasons though. You've been a wonderful inspiration. Wishing you all the best for 2010!
We are sorry to see you go. I loved following your blog. Thank you for keeping it available, I turn to you time and again for your tutorials!
Enjoy whatever adventure comes next :-)
Blessings,
Lisa in New England
Your quilts are so inspiring and I loved your blog. Good luck in the future and take care!
Just a quick additional thought,
Have you seen the www.posterous.com blogger? It enables you to post items there and push it to other sites, such as flickr. Additionally you could transfer all this wonderful information from this site to that one. I just converted my blog to that site from blogspot. It all moved over perfectly, tags and pictures and everything. You could just post your pictures of your quilts there? Just a thought>>
Oh Amanda Jean... sadness... you will be missed for sure!! As a brand new quilter this year, you have been suuch an inspiration, and motivator for me! I will definitely be following you on flikr!! Happy New Year to you, may you and your family be blessed in abundance this year!!
I'm in shock! Your blog has been my favorite since day one. You're such an inspiration to so many. I hope this is not the last we see from you.
Happy New Year! Good Luck!
I'm so sad, but thankful for all the help & ideas your blog has given me. Please, please keep it available as a resource for me!
Thank you for sewing and thank you for showing. Now that you're released from blogging maybe you'll go for a full 60 quilts in 2010! ;-)
You will be missed! Thank you for all your inspiration and great projects you have provided over the past few years! They are much appreciated. See you on flickr.
Thank you for sharing all that you have. You've been inspiring and delightful. You will be missed. I wish you well in your exciting future. Happy New Year's to you and your family.
You will certainly be missed!! I wish that I would have gotten the quilting bug a little sooner.... You have been the first blog I have checked each day for several months. Thanks for all the inspiration!
Take care of your family - they are the most important!
I can understand your decision. Blogging is a lot of work, and with the workload you've been carrying anyway I can see why you made the choice to move forward. I will keep tuning in and am excited to read about any new developments you may chose to post about. All my best to you! And thank you for sharing your creativity and talents.
I'm sorry to here that I will not get to read your blog anymore. It has been one of my favorites for the last year and a half. Thanks for all the inspiration and the great tutorials. You will be missed.
AmandaJean,
Thought I left a comment, maybe I didn't click the right button. Goodluck in your endeavors for 2010, I have enjoyed your Blog, and so have countless other Quilters and crafters. Your very cold quilting friend, Bonita. (its cold in Fl today)
I'm so sorry to hear this, you were and still are such an inspiration to me.
All the best to you and your family. Please keep on quilting even though you give up blogging, you are amazing!
-Sanna, Finland
Thank you very much for your inspirational blog. [Virtual golden handshake]
Enjoy your spare time!
NO! NO NO NO NO NOOOO! I am so sad! You are one of my very favorite blogs to read and I love your quilts! I am heartbroken! You can not leave. I do not have flickr, but will come back to your blog and remember things missed. God bless you,
Hannah
GAHHH! You are one of my faves! You will missed. I know you will do great in whatever you decide. Best of luck.
So... totally respect your decision but I'll just go ahead and ask. MIGHT THERE BE EVEN JUST A MONTHLY POST? Big things are in store for you I think and many would love to keep up with your growth and continue to be inspired by you. Hoping, wishing and praying for you! Thanks for all you have put into the blog!!
Wow, how sad..I just found your blog yesterday while looking up machine quilting tips. I was excited to see recent posts and this was the first one I read. You are an amazingly talented quilting mama. Thank you for sharing and best of luck to you.
AmandaJean,
a heartfelt thank you to you, for being you most of all. i wish you all the best. enjoy your family, and good luck in whatever you choose to do. i still hope we can connect in person some day.
j
Amanda Jean, the quilting queen, I really will miss you. I constantly found your a source of inspiration. I love all of these beautiful quilts you made in 2009. Thanks for sharing them once again. It was quite the accomplishment to finish them all this year.
While I am sorry to see you go, I understand that blogging takes a lot of family time. Whatever path you may take, I wish you blessings and happiness.
NOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!! I LOVE reading your blog. I am just getting into quilting, and I have been so inspired by your gorgeous quilts and your posts! I cannot tell you how sad I am to read this today!!! Thank you for everything! Now I have to find out how to follow you on flickr.
I totally understand... but please, please, please... don't erase this! it would be a crime!!! I have so much to do that I have learned here!
thank you so much for sharing so much time & information. I love this blog - you will be missed. Have a great time with your family :)
Christmas 2008 was when I first found you. I wanted to try stippling for the first time. I bought several books but still didn't feel confident to try it. My husband told me to try googling "how to stipple" and your blog was one that popped up. Reading your blog and watching your video gave me the confidence. Since finding you I've been a loyal reader. I woke up this morning and read your blog. I'm sorry to hear that you are retiring from blogging. I'm also excited for you. Good luck. - Shelley from New Mexico -
thanks for sharing your talent with us! I've been inspired by your work and will benefit from all your work shared! My nieces and I just this last weekend were so awed looking at all your quilts that we decided to make doll quilts together that day. 5 doll quilts later I think they may all turn into quilters someday as they were touched by the whole experience of putting a quilt together! Thanks for the inspiration :) May Jesus bless you in your new endeavors.
I've enjoyed your blog over the past year and wish you the best of luck in your future!
Aww, I am so sad to hear that you will no longer be blogging. You are one of the few blogs I make a point to visit every day. I can understand how much time it takes though! Best of luck to you and I will be keeping an eye on your Flickr stream. You've been such an inspiration to me! Thank you. :)
NOOOO!!! I just discovered your blog this week! It is my favorite one and you have inspired me to start my own! Please reconsider and post something occasionally!
Good Luck!!!!!!! We will miss you, you have inspired so many quilters! Thank you for all of your hard work and I hope you have a relaxing new year. Again, good luck!
While I understand your decision, wow, I'm going to miss reading new posts on your blog. I appreciate your decision to leave it up as a resource--I know that I, for one, will certainly be checking back because I love your tutorials!
Your blog was one of the first I started to read when I came back to quilting this past year (after nearly an 8 year hiatus). I could never have done it without the inspiration you gave me. Thank you so much for that. Good luck to you, and you can bet I'll keep tabs on you over at flickr. :)
Enjoy your time off! You are an inspiration to many!
Crazymomquilts has been my absolute favorite blog, and it will be sorely missed. Thank you so much for sharing with all of us, and for teaching, for being an example, and for giving so much to others. For all of your beautiful quilts, and tutorials. And for being the one who finally taught me to make a proper binding!
Oh, I will so miss reading your blog. I loved checking in and seeing what you are working on. You have totally converted me from traditional quilts to bright, vibrant, bold modern ones. I have made three from your site. Thank you so much for all of your inspiration and instruction!
You can always change your mind!
Just kidding. Best wishes to you in your new endeavors! Your quilts are beautiful.
Karen
Ouch! That news stings! I have loved seeing all that you have beeen working on and the tutorials and Quilt Alongs have been wonderful. There isn't another blogger that I enjoy quite as much as you. Best wishes. I am going to go sign up for Flicker right now!
Laura
Thanks for the inspiration over the past years. I'll be digging through your archives or checking out your flickr when I'm stuck for some inspiration :)
So sorry to see you go. I have enjoyed your blog so much. Hopefully you will miss blogging and come back. LOL. I hope you have a very good 2010.
I only found you a few short months ago but you were quickly one I followed. I'm going to miss the posts but understand life is about happiness and choices. Best wishes to you and yours and Happy New Year!
Beck
Amanda Jean - I, too, am so sad to see the end of crazymomquilts. You have been so inspirational and so generous with your tutorials and knowledge. I have been a dedicated lurker since the spring, and have learned so much. I'm always amazed at how much you accomplish - the sewing, photographing, and writing of the blog must be exhausting! Best of luck to you in the future - I'm sure great things are in store for you.
Jody
So sad to see you go but if it's OK I added you as a contact on Flickr so I can keep up with your wonderful creations! Good luck to you and have a wonderful 2010!
All I can say is THANK YOU for everything I learned from you. I will miss visiting you everyday!
All the best! Happy 2010!
I'll miss you and the inspiration your work gives me, but I understand your decision. Enjoy your blog free time, and may the new year bring you lots of happiness, love, laughter and creativity :) Best wishes x
you will be missed - I have so enjoyed your blog and your inspiration, but understand fully how demanding this blogging can be! Good luck and much success with all your future projects, and I look forward to seeing what you're working on at Flickr. Enjoy your life, and the time your will now have,
hugs, Janet
I just wanted to thank you for all you've given of yourself. So many of us have been inspired by your words and your projects! I've learned so much from your tutorials and cannot thank you enough for all you've taught me over the past couple of years. Good luck in everything you do and thank you SOOOOO much. :)
Aagghhh!! You are such an inspiration! I have enjoyed every post and especially every pic and tutorial!
Best wishes in your next adventure. I will really miss your work!!
Thank you for putting so much of yourself into crazymomquilts. I know it was a sacrifice. You have left quite a legacy.
I'm so sad. :(
Thank you for sharing your genius quilting creativity with all of us! Yours has been my very favourite blog to follow - you shall be greatly missed. I hope you'll change your mind down the road and start up your fantastic blog once again.
Good luck in your future endeavours!
Bernie
Well, I'm happy for you and sad for me! I will miss reading about your latest projects, you've really inspired me. I'll be sure to keep up with you on Flickr - and all the best in 2010!
:( I'll miss you and your 9 Patch QALs but hopefully you'll have more time to quilt. LOVED looking at your quilts, so I need to hop on over to Flickr.
Good luck in 2010! :D
I'll miss your blog, but wish you well whatever your next adventue will be.
Ruth
I will miss your blog (the first one I read each day for my dose of inspiration). I will definitely be looking for your quilts on flickr!
I am so sad that you're finished with your blog. I hope you know how many people you've inspired, including me. I'm no longer afraid of my sewing machine thanks to you!
Say it ain't so!! You are one of the brightest stars in the quilt blog firmament -- the number of comments here and the fact that your blog is on pretty much every blog roll I've ever seen proves that.
We all understand the desire to focus your energy on other things and wish you the best in whatever endeavors you hope to pursue.
Thank you for keeping the blog up as a resource and I personally hope you will continue to design for the Moda Bake Shop.
However (she asks selfishly), how about just cutting back to blogging once a month, quarterly, semi-annually....?!?!?
I understand your decision, but I sure will miss you. Your blog and beautiful quilts are what inspired me to try quilting. You have touched a lot of people and we love you! My best to you and your family in the years to come.
Connie from Georgia
I've so appreciated your blog - what an inspiration it's been to my own quilting. Best of luck...
aww say it isn't so! I totally understand your need to "stop" - but I will MISS YOUR BLOG - it's one of my DAILY READS - I will surely follow along on Flickr. All the best to you and your family - and THANK YOU for sharing with us in blogland.
All the Best.....you will be missed :0(
Happy Sewing and have a blessed 2010.
I am going to miss you girl. I love your work and really enjoy reading your blog. Your quilts have a lot of appeal (for me that is). You are one of the reasons I started my own blog but I only post as part of Amy's Sew and Tell on Fridays which is enough for me. But at the same time it actually keeps me sewing more regularly so I have something to show. Whatever you end up doing I hope it brings you lots of satisfaction. Bless you.
I have enjoyed reading your blog and will continue to watch your projects in flickr. You will be missed - you have such a great blog and a wonderful style. Good luck to you in the future.
Wow! Balance is such an important life skill, so congrats on making balance a priority!
(...A while back, you linked to my circle quilt tutorial- a friend saw that on your blog and then emailed me saying, "You're famous!" So Amanda, thanks for making me famous! ;D And I'll watch for you on flickr!!!)
what a shocker! didn't see this one coming! i have enjoyed all the posts and the sharing of everything you made. hard choice, hope you have a great one exploring something new.
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Say it isn't so!
Oh No!!! I SO understand (just thinking about you reading all these comments gives me a headache!) You will we terribly missed. I hope you'll somehow keep in touch -- and let us know what comes next to you. Happy New Year Crazy Mom -- and Good Luck with whatever comes next!
Oh! And thanks for those over 3 years of fabulous inspiration -- you're amazing!!!
I will miss you and your blog very much. You have been a daily read since I've started quilting. Please keep up your blog as inspiration and a reference guide. I wish you would put out all your blog info in a book. I hope you find happiness in your future ventures- I know you have a bright future.
AmandaJean,
You have done a great job. Good Luck in the year 2010. your quilting friend, Bonita FL
I will miss you. Your blog is the first blog I visited every morning. I so enjoy all your quilts. I will keep track of you on your flicker.
You have so many great things here. Take care!!
Hi there
You don't know me at all - I live in Vancouver Canada and started quilting this year. I can't even sew, but a friend said try it. I was smitten and yours is the only blog I bookmarked and visited every day. I followed your tutorials and made my first queen size quilt using one of your blocks (faked it from thereon). I also made your ragged square quilt and it worked out great. In short, I learned almost everything from you and a couple of girlfriends, and along the way made more friends. But it was thanks to you I did it at all in the end.
I kinda thought you sounded like ou needed a break - blogging is hard work! I have a web site that assists people wanting to immigrate to Canada and I also do it for nothing. It takes hours and I don't even have small kids!
So I wanted to say a big THANK YOU. You gave me a gift that will be with me for years, truly you did. And I have never posted on someone else's blog, but I felt I had to let you know your generous blogging meant (and still means) a ton to me.
Good luck with your new ventures, whatever they turn out to be.
Penny
This is so sad for all of us. I wish you the best and thank you for your TONS of help and inspiration, and sense of humor and pictures of family and quilts and so so much more. I sure hope to see you again in LP. Enjoy your beautiful children and husband, God bless, Mary JO
I've been reading your quilt since almost the beginning of it, and I will really miss you!
I'm totally shocked, but understand it's a big job. I wish you had decided to just tone down/not post so often, but you have a real life to get back to. See you on flickr!
Oh, I am so sad to hear this! You are my favorite to view! I have gotten so many wonderful ideas from you! You have an amazing talent, and I don't know how you do all that you do! You have so inspired me! I hope that as you continue to quilt you will always find joy that comes from it!
Sorry to hear you are leaving the blogging world..your blog was my favourite and i checked it out nearly every day! thanks for all the wonderful inspiration...
I enjoy your bog very much. such a variety of quilts, ans so very pretty. You do such nice work. My blog address is: http//quiltingcanbefun.blogspot.com.
Hope you visit mine. I just recently got started in November, when a friend talked me into it. Oh, well. I surely enjoyd yours, and I mean all of it. Really nice blog, dear.
I will miss your posts very much. You are so much inspiration!!!
Thank you very much for everything.
See you in Flickr.
Amandajean I will miss checking your blog,I have only been addicted for a few months,I wish you well....and will miss your creativity...Sharon from Australia
I wish you an amazing 2010 & thanks for all the inspiration you gave me!
You will be amazing at whatever you decide to do next. Thanks for sharing so much of yourself and your wonderful talent.
I love everything that you make and truly appreciate all that you have given to the quilting world. I truly hope that this will provide a great relief for you and you can get back to being able to just enjoy the process for yourself. I will definitely look for your beautiful finishes on flickr.
Farewell blog friend. Thanks for giving my first year of quilting life. I hope your blog pages become pages of a book someday. Better yet, I hope reading these comments keeps your teaching desire ignited. Happy days. Theresa
Same as the rest,
Favorite blog
Miss you horribly
Worst way to start the New Year
Support you
Inspired me to start quilting
Really bummed
Really bummed
Really bummed
Really bummed
Amandajean Thank you for being an inspiration to me and for getting me more motivated. I am a stay at home mom of a 4 year old and a 3 year old. I have enjoyed your blogs and seeing all of your wonderful quilts. I loved your tip for the Ikea sheets as backing it did work wonderfully on my dad's quilt. I will follow your quilt's on flicker. I will miss your blogs but understand why you are not doing them anymore. Take care!
Thank you for all your wonderful blog posts and amazing quilts. You have been a real inspiration. Best wishes to you and yours this coming year xx
Amanda, I´m really sad that you close your blog. crazymomquilts is my favorite quilting blog and you have so many great ideas and make really beautiful quilts. I just startet quilting a few months ago and learned a lot while reading your blog and your tutorials!
All the best to you and your family,
Selina (Austria/Europe)
Encontré tu blog por casualidad, esas casualidades buenas que te ofrece la vida,he aprendido mucho de él , gracias por haberlo mantenido y sobretodo por compartir tus ideas y trabajos. Te deseo mucha suerte en tus nuevos proyectos y un feliz 2010
Oh no, I cant believe you are going! You are hands down the best quilt blogger. I hope you go on to find something amazing to do with your talent... and if you dont... please come back! x
You have been inspirational - wish you naught but good things in the years to come. Will miss you!
Nanci's friend, Helen
Amandajean,
Thanks for so generously sharing your time and talents with me(us). You have been such an inspiration and your blog a respite. Best of luck in your future endeavors.
MimiBob
Well I'm stunned! You can't really quit, can you? Isn't there some blog law or something that say you can only quit if it's a unanimous decision? I think so...and I vote no. Take a few days off...a week...okay two...but then come back...please?! I have loved seeing your creative mind at work, even though I'm not a frequent commenter. Okay, I've rethought my idea - take 3 full months off and then come back on April 1st. That's my final offer! And if you're REALLY CRAZY and decide truly not to come back then know that I will miss you and I have so appreciated and loved reading your blog. Happy New Year to you and your family. xo, Nan
oh. this brings tears to my eyes. Thank you for all that you've shared! You taught me how to quilt & I will be forever grateful.
God bless
I am very sad to hear this news! Finding your blog had a huge influence on me and started my love for modern quilting and the blog world! Thanks for sharing with us all these years!
Good for you - on the years of fabulous posts and on making a decision that will lead to new opportunities. Clearly, you'll be missed (I believe I am the 318th commenter).
O know, blogging takes time, but oh I will miss you, I loved your blog a lot and you inspired me lots of times. Please keep your blog online!!!
Joining the ranks of those who will miss your posts! You were so productive in 2009. I will look forward to seeing your new quilts on Flickr. Wishing you all the best in 2010!
Thank you so much for all you have shared with us! You inspired so many to start quilting and I look forward to keeping up with you on flickr too! Your blog will be sorely missed, but I can't even imagine all it took to stay on top of it! For crying out loud--please stay in touch!!!
Dear Amandajean,
I am so sad that you are finishing your posts here. You're an amazingly talented and productive person and sharing this space with you has been a joy. As someone who has stopped and started her blog several times, I know just where you are coming from. It can be so hard to find a balance, that works!! I closed my small business earlier this year (also unpaid work:) and I haven't looked back once. In fact, I have loved it and felt so liberated by my choice to do so. I know you'll feel that way too, which is why I am also happy for you to finish crazy mom quilts. I know you will only be going on to bigger and better things anyway. I often think of stopping as well but I love that my blog acts as a record of the things I've made in such a complete way...but as you can see I pick it up and drop it when it suits my schedule!
You and this space have been a source of inspiration, information and sheer quilting pleasure. Thank you for all the hard work you've put into it and for spreading the love! Good luck for 2010...you're going to have a great year!!
Dear Amandajean,
I am so sad that you are finishing your posts here. You're an amazingly talented and productive person and sharing this space with you has been a joy. As someone who has stopped and started her blog several times, I know just where you are coming from. It can be so hard to find a balance, that works!! I closed my small business earlier this year (also unpaid work:) and I haven't looked back once. In fact, I have loved it and felt so liberated by my choice to do so. I know you'll feel that way too, which is why I am also happy for you to finish crazy mom quilts. I know you will only be going on to bigger and better things anyway. I often think of stopping as well but I love that my blog acts as a record of the things I've made in such a complete way...but as you can see I pick it up and drop it when it suits my schedule!
You and this space have been a source of inspiration, information and sheer quilting pleasure. Thank you for all the hard work you've put into it and for spreading the love! Good luck for 2010...you're going to have a great year!!
I am so glad that you are going to leave up all this great info/inspiration! I am glad you will continue to share photos of your beautiful quilts. Best of luck in whatever you do next, and congratulations to your family - they get their mom back! I have really enjoyed following along as you made this beautiful work.
I am going to miss you... Your quilts have inspired me so much. I understand your decision and wish you all the best for 2010!!
oh, amandajean! i am so sad, but i also really understand your decision. you have such a great talent and i wish you all the best!
*sniff* I loved ready each of your posts. I'm so sad there won't be more!
Sorry to hear that you wont be blogging anymore. I have enjoyed reading your blog and looking at your wonderful achievements. Good luck with your future endeavours. Sue-Anne
Amanda,
I'll miss you. I like your style! Keep up the good work even without your blog.
Amandajean, your blog has been my number one quilting inspiration. THANK YOU for all the time you have put in to making it an invaluable resource. I will be watching flickr for your quilts :)
I am so sad to hear your news! I am a very new sewer and only discovered your blog about a month ago but it became a fast favorite. I truly hope you leave it up for a very long time for those of us just learning, you are a true inspiration! All the best to you and thank you again for sharing all your knowledge.
Tamara
I feel so sad.I've been coming every day on your blog for a year.It gave me the courage to start quilting.
I'm a full-time working mom of four
and the time I spent dreaming on your blog was my precious time for myself.
I'll be missing you all the more that I'm French and there isn't much on quilting around here.
Wishing you the best and thank you so much for your talent, your tutorials,your patience.
I'm sure you'll do something great whatever you do next.
so sad. you will be missed
I am sooo sad, I will definitely miss your blog. Thank you so much for all the inspiration and best of luck in your future endeavors!!
eventhough you are just across town it will be sad not to be able to keep up with you this way. you do amazing work amandajean! hope to see you about town!
It is a sad day! Thank you for your inspiration and tutorials. I learned so much from you. I am definitely a better quilter because of your blog. Thanks for leaving the blog up as a resource! I used it last night. Have a fabulous 2010.
I'm so sad this is the last post on crazymomquilts, but I understand. I wanted to say thank you for all that you did. I always dreamed of making a quilt "sometime in my life". Because of your blog I made my first quilt this year for my first baby and plan on making many more quilts. I never would have had the courage to even try. I wish you the very best with your next adventure.
I will miss your blog very much. Yours was the first I would check. Many of your works are still an inspiration for me. I hope your new endeavours are enriching. Happy New Year.
This is sad news to me. But I understand. You are my inspiration. Me too, you were my favorite quilt blogger, by far! I visited your blog each day. I'm going to miss you, very much. I wish you a very good 2010 and you've inspired me more than you would ever know. thank you Amanda Jean!
Everyone else has said it and I know you have no clue who I am, but I am sad to see you hang up your hat. I understand how much work goes into keeping up the quality blog you have. Thank you so much for everything you've given us, the quilt blog community. I look forward to seeing your pictures on flickr! Take care.
So sorry to see you stop posting Amanda but I fully understand.
Thank you for your generosity, the way in which you share information is truly amazing and has made such a difference in the online quilting community.
Wishing you every success in the future, I am sure it will be big and bright x Kate
Sorry to hear the news, but I know you are doing what is best for your family. Hope we can stay in touch! So excited to see what the future holds for you!!
Take care!
Oh, I was so sorry to read that you are closing your blog. I don't think I have ever left a comment, but I read your blog everyday! Yours was one of the first quilting blogs I found and has been a great inspiration. Thanks so much for all the work you put into it and for sharing your patterns and teaching those of us who are new or nearly-new to quilting. Best of luck in whatever you do.
Sniff, sniff!! I just put all the Christmas stuff away and now this!!! TWO things to be very sad about!! But I completely understand about blogging, I only lasted a year, but wow it is a lot of work!! Best wishes to your new endeavors! Enjoy!
angie
I know you may not read this, since there are 344 comments already...but stopping my blog was the BEST DECISION I EVER MADE! Let me say the stress is gone, worrying about what to write, or what to show and the time you gain back is unbelieveable! it was the best decision, really and you will be so happy you did it! 3 tears was enough for me too!
Happy quilting!
So sad to see you leave, but so understand why. Thank you so much for sharing and teaching. You are an insperation. You will be missed, but wishing you all the best! Time to get to printing all my favorite insturctions from your blog incase it were to ever have to leave the web. Good luck in all you do and thank you for all you've done!!!
Well, I'm sad. But if anyone deserves to take a break, it's you. I'm keeping your blog in my reader just in case. Nobody will hold it against you if you change your mind, you know. :-) Best of luck with your future crafty endeavors, and thanks again for all the inspiration!
Well, shoot.
Thanks for all the inspiration and quilting tips and best wishes for whatever comes next!
I am so sad that you are calling this quits!! You were the very first quilting blog I ever came across, and I spent the next 3 days reading every blog posting you wrote. All your work has totally inspired me in so many ways. I will really miss reading it on a daily basis. You were always the first blog I would read every day. Sigh... All the best in the future.
seriously amanda what will i do without you? you inspired me to get out my WIP's. you taught me how to *pin-baste* a quilt, machine quilt(how many times have i watched that tutorial?), bind - and how to do those corners! that tutorial was totally awesome. you were the one who suggested a pieced backing and what a success that has been. then, after you taught me to stipple you suggest not stippling? wow. i haven't wrapped my head around that one yet. who on earth will inspire me? i feel like we are breaking up.
I am so sad to see you go! You have truly inspired me as a quilter! Hope all in life is well!
Best wishes. I have enjoyed your blog for the few months I have been blogging. Thank you for so much information, ideas and inspiration. You will be missed.
It's so crazy... I keep checking back in here every day hoping that you will write a "i was just kidding" post... well a girl can hope! I really can't tell you how much I will miss your blog and really hope that after a break you will change your mind... you have taught me (and so many others) so very much! I can't imagine not being able to read your posts and see your gorgeous quilts (although I'll be stalking your flickr for sure)... i guess i will just have to read your old posts over and over again!
Amy
xox
Hi Amanda, I have been following your blog for about a year and have enjoyed it sooo much. I have learned so much from you and will miss your inspiration. It is really heartwarming reading all these comments regarding you leaving your blog. I wish you much success in anything you chose to do in the future. YOU are a success!!
Amandajean, Like so very very many before me I want to let you know how much I have loved your blog.
You are the creator of my most favourite quilt ever (the red crosses) that I have mentioned before.
Isn't it silly to think that I will miss checking in with you when we have never met.
I wish you every exciteable crazy dream that you can dream and I want to say thanks for all the posts, all the colour, all the inspiration and your sweet comments over time.
I am giving you one of those big manly back-thumping hugs and a firm squeeze as you head of on new adventures!
jodie
I have had such a lovely time reading your blog, I will miss it, but I'll keep an eye on flickr. Best Wishes for what is ahead for you, Mandy.
Thank you for sharing yourself with us. I have enjoyed and learnt so much from you and your blog. You have been a wonderful inspiration to us all. Know that you were truely appreciated even if it was not said enough. All the best for 2010 and I hope all your dreams and aspirations come to fruition. I will miss you, sob sob.
We will all miss you!
Thank you SO much for all your helpful blogs. You got me to expand my quilting capabilities.
Free-motion quilting is awesome.
Thanks again.
so very sorry to see you go! everytime i bind a quilt i reread your instructions! thank you for all of your help.
You will be missed, very much so. Good luck to you in 2010 and thanks for all of the inspiration.
Will certainly miss my weekly blog read. Thank you for sharing and inspiring!
Thank you so much for all the inspiration. I'm going to miss reading your blog. Wish you a very Happy and peaceful New year :)
so bummed to hear that you are stopping blogging! I have loved seeing all of your creations and will be looking out for you on flickr!
Just checkin. It wasn't an April Fools thing in January. It wasn't a bad dream. Still no post. I guess you meant it. Breakin' up is hard to do :o(
Jeri
jclevedland03@comcast.net
good for you and good luck!!! (bet you will be getting lots more flickr contacts!)
thank you for this resource. while it sits on another blog, the zig zag pattern w/o triangles is my fave post of yours.
Yours was one of the first quilting blogs I came across when I first discovered the internet. I saw 'crazymomquilts' on the purlbee blog roll and I thought that would be fun.
I am still finishing my ninepatch inspired the one you posted a couple of years ago - I am way behind you:)
I have put your flickr account address in my favourites.
Happy New Year!
Alice
Will miss you -- have enjoyed watching your space. I can imagine the pressure with such a following -- I assume it probably felt like you were quilting *for* the blog instead of just quilting because you love it. Hope any (perhaps imagined by me) pressure is gone and you enjoy your craft and family etc etc. (Heck, I've just been blogging for a little while and it is a lot of pressure!)
Awwww! Don't go! Seriously, I have loved your blog and I have learned so much from you. I will fave your flickr so I can keep up with your projects! Thank you so much.
Crazy mom,
I have been a fan of Denyse Schmidt for years and would look at her web page over and over and wish I could be as creative as she is. Then, I came across your blog and was instantly enthralled. You gave me the courage to try. I'm almost finished with my first quilt and I couldn't be more excited. Its a nine patch - much like the ones you did. So, thanks for the tutorials, the inspiration, and the courage. I'll miss your blog but thank you for what you have given me - an artistic way to express myself.
Hugs to you to! Have fun quilting. I have so enjoyed your blog eventhough I do not comment much. Your blog inspired me
All the best in whatever is next for you. Your quilts are beautiful and truly inspirational.
Best wishes for your future endevours. Those of us in blogland already miss you! Thank you for sharing your journey and inspiration with us. I'm sure we'll be hearing about you in the future of quilting, wherever the road leads you!
After all the inspiration and encouragement you've given me, an anonymous reader, I couldn't let you leave without telling you how much your blog has meant to me as I've come into my own as a quilter (a VERY long ongoing process). Thank you for sharing so much of yourself these past few years, and best of luck for a stellar 2010 and many more to come.
Thank you so much for all of the time and love that you have put into this wonderful blog over the years. I'm really going to miss it! If it weren't for you, I wouldn't be a quilter. Your blog has provided me with so much inspiration and instruction, and I am so grateful that you were willing to share your talents so freely with all of us out in cyberspace.
Best wishes for a wonderful 2010.
Wow! I feel like I am loosing a friend! Thank you for all your inspiration and good luck with your new endeavours. I look forward to seeing your work on flickr.
i'm so sad you're done. your quilts have been such inspiration to me in my own quilt making. i will miss you but i do hope you keep your blog up indefinitely. thanks for sharing your time and talent with us.
Thankyou, thankyou, thankyou, I have loved your blog. I do understand the time you put into it, it is a full time job. I can not even do it and I am not even half as productive as you.
I really have learned so much from your blog posts and instructions. I don't know where I would have found the info otherwise. Your blog was the first quilt blog I grew to love. I would love to be able to come back here to use your blog as a resource so if you decide to leave it up, I know everyone will appreciate it and your words of wisdom in quilting.
Good luck in your future endeavors!
It's a really sad day for me as I read this. Thanks for leaving your blog up for readers. I will look to it for inspiration as always. I will miss you.
Debbie in Wisconsin
OH Amandajean! I´m going to miss you here in cold Sweden. You are so much inspiration to me!
Have to find new blogger..
Good luck to you what ever you does!
Malin in Vallentuna, (Stockholm), Sweden
Let me say, with everyone else, that you will be missed tremendously!! Yours is the first quilting blog I ever read and has been a favorite all along the way. From you I learned how to machine quilt and had the courage to step out of my own creative box. Quilting is such a part of who I am and I thank you for imparting so much of yourself with the rest of us. I am glad you will be leaving your blog up! I often refer to it for so many helpful tips and inspiration. Many, many blessings to you and your family as you dare to move into other creative aspects of your life!! You are loved!
Shanna
oh, please, please leave your blog here for a long, long time! i learn so much from your tutorials - and get such wonderful ideas from your quilts!
thanks for taking the time to share all of them here!!
maybe a chunk of these posts could make a book??? just a thought. ;)
happy new year and new adventures to you!
I'll miss you. You've been very inspirational to me in your quilt designs, your color choices and your output. I'll be checking you out on Flickr!
Good luck with whatever you choose to do next!
You will be truly missed .... wishing you all the best in whatever path you will now take ....
I enjoyed reading your blog so very much. Thanks for the inspiration and the tutorials. You will be missed!
AJ - I just want to add my thanks, too. You've been very inspirational and have given so much to the quilt world in a short amount of time. Good luck in your new ventures and God Bless.
thank you so much for everything you have given us. you've inspired me so much. i loved reading your blog everyday.
all the best to you and yours in 2010 and always.
Good for you...though I am sure at times you will miss it. Best wishes on the withdrawal stage. I guess being your sister I will still be able to see lots of your projects. :) Good day to you.
Sorry to see you go...but totally understand that bloggin' is time consuming. I'll keep following you on flickr as you have always inspired. Good luck for your future endeavours.
I just found your blog a little over a year ago - it insipred me to learn how to quilt. The 2 quilts I have made are from your patterns. Thank you so much for introducing me to this wonderful world of quilting and color.
I will miss reading your blog!
Amanda I am so proud of all that you have accomplished with your blog. You have inspired so many to start quilting or to continue quilting. You are an excellent teacher and I know you will continue to share your talents with others. I will miss checking in on you everyday but I know it has been a huge undertaking to blog every day. God bless your next endeavors.
All the best for the future Amanda Jean! You are an inspiration to quilting bloggers everywhere!
I will really miss your blog. I have enjoyed viewing every quilt that you have made. You are such an inspiration. Good luck wherever your journey leads.
Tanya
Loved your blog -- can't tell you how many great ideas I got from it. I'll miss it! Wishing you all the best!
I discovered you with the 9-patch a day project. I'm sad. :( Hope to see you back in some way...soon.
Deborah
oh my gosh. I made my very first quilt using your quilt along tutorials. They were awesome. And they let me tap into an art that has blessed my life since. Thanks so much for starting this blog...and finishing well!
Oh no. :0( I feel like I'm losing a friend. You are amazing, I love the inspiration you have given me. Please, please, please leave your blog up for a while. I need to go back through and remember all your goodness, I've taken it for granted it will always be there. Why don't you publish a book?
Will miss you. xx
Just started quilting and recently found your excellent blog. Happy for you that you are going in a new direction. Hoping that your resignation from your "full time unpaid position as quilt blogger" brings you much needed R&R! And a big THANKS for leaving your blog up as a resource for those of us who are just coming on board! Many happy returns for the New Year ... and your new life!!!
Good luck to you in the future. Though I've been a quiet follower for the most part, I've really enjoyed seeing what you come up with. Your tutorials are great, and I will continue to use them. Thank you.
I, too, am sorry to see you "go". I know I didn't comment often, but I so enjoyed your blog. I hope you leave this up indefinitely AND might decided once in awhile to do another post. It's okay to be an "occasional" blogger.......better than to be totally gone from Blogland, in my opinion....so...I'll cross my fingers about that!!!
I am so sad to see you go. Without your blog I never would have finished my first quilt. You have been an amazing source of inspiration to me. I will miss reading your updates.
Best wishes in whatever you do!
I love your blog, and it has been an awesome resource for me as I start back into making quilts, and I needed some guidance, support and advice. I got all of that without having to ask a single question, it was all here, every time I needed it. And inspiration galore too. Thank you for that. For all of it. I wish you and your family the very best, and much happiness in all of your endeavors and adventures!
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