Welcome to The Barefoot Quiltessa!
During the days I am an environmental litigator in Washington, DC working for a small firm. Most nights I am trying new recipes and working on quilts or our new home. I live in the District with my husband and two beagles, George and Henry. I started this blog to document and share my adventures as a burgeoning chef and quilter.
I have been quilting for about five years now, and have made countless baby quilts, one wedding quilt, and one wall-hanging for our 1920s row house. I recently took over the attic of our new home as my quilting studio, and my husband upgraded my sewing machine to a beautiful new Jenome! As a result, my productivity has skyrocketed, and I am taking on bigger and bigger projects. I recently started working on an Irish Crosses queen size quilt for our four-and-a-half-year-old neice, as she has recently been upgraded to a very big girl bed! It is in pink batiks and purple prints, with photos to follow soon!
I have loved cooking for as long as I can remember. When I was probably eight or nine I even had my mom videotape my own cooking show! I recently took a three week course in sauces, which has sparked a renewed interest in classic cooking techniques and recipes. Last night I tried Coq au Vin for the first time, and it was a huge success! Luckily my husband loves just about everything I make, and the dogs are constant kitchen companions for the inevitable scraps that fall from the counter. Last night I spilled homemade chicken stock on the floor... they were thrilled!
More to come!
Love it - Great blog name, too! Perhaps you'll inspire me to do a better job with posting on my blog!
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