All posts by Sonja Hakala

I have been a professional writer since 1987. I've written for newspapers, magazines, worked in the book publishing industry, and published novels and non-fiction books. In addition, I've guided numerous authors through the process of independent publishing, and offer workshops in that same vein. I'm the founder of the Parkinson's Comfort Project and over the course of six years, we gathered and gave away over 500 handmade quilts to people with Parkinson's disease.

To Teal You the Truth

Tomorrow is Thursday and time for another Carding Chronicle.

This one was inspired by a very real online event that raises money for ovarian cancer research called the Teal Mini Swap. It’s run by Beth Helfter of Eva Paige Designs in honor of her Mom who passed away because of this disease.

I’ve participated for the past three years, and always enjoy seeing the incredible creations made by the participants.

And this year, we raised over $4,700 together.

I usually start cogitating about my next Carding Chronicle while I’m doing something else on the weekends. And this week, as my head was considering and then rejecting one idea after another, I realized that inspiration was literally staring me in the face in the form of the mini-quilt and awesome extras sent to me by this year’s partner, my new friend in Texas.

This Carding Chronicle. is dedicated to the incredibly talented folks from all over the U.S. and Canada who participated in this year’s Tealie event.

Here’s a taste of what’s in store tomorrow in Carding, Vermont.

SH-teal mini