Get your creative juices flowing...

Good evening!

After a failed blogging attempt and countless hours spent at work daydreaming about crafting, I decided to start Hey Purl! to serve as my project log. My craft of choice is mainly knitting, but I have recently developed an unhealthy obsession with quilting, and I like to find inexpensive ways to create cute and functional pieces. 

I admire so many bloggers and knitters for their creativity, and I love that they share their work with me and other readers, so I am taking cues from several people to make Hey Purl! I want to review books like on The Purl Bee. I love Will Work For Food Girl's amazing photos and money saving tips. And Queer Joe's blogging style is one I really respect - I love how he talks about other topics, not just his "fiber arts."

This blog's name, Hey Purl!, is a common greeting among my friends Mairin, Laura, Jake and Maya Bailey. I maintain that it originated in my Media Law class with Katherine Shurlds when she showed us pictures of her baby cocker spaniel puppy, Pearl, aptly named for her Dec. 7 birthday. This professora was also a fan of quilting and posted a lot of her favorites on her class Web site. 

I hope you enjoy following along with my creations as they come together. I am open to any new ideas and ways of doing things, so please e-mail me if you would like to get your creative juices flowing along with me!