tay quilt place

We don’t have to be a certain way or how people think we need to be. We don’t need “approval” of what we offer to still have what we offer. It doesn’t invalidate our love. My love. I can love Taylor in my own way and just because it isn’t as loud as it is in my heart doesn’t mean it’s not real.

I’m not going to obsess about meeting her. She’s living her best life. I’m living mine and supporting her still in every way I can so she can continue this way. And that’s what she wants. Not to be “on” all the time but to cook at home and drink wine with her mom. (Btw Aldi has winking owl wine for $2.59 and it’s me and my mom’s jam).

So swifties... Love Taylor. Support Taylor. And let Taylor live her life. And if you don’t meet her, or heck can’t even make it to a show, don’t let that define your love for her. The number of shows you’ve been to doesn’t equal your heart.

Fetus Fan,

CAUTION: CHILDREN YOUNGER THAN 13 WATCH WITH AN ADULT BECAUSE THIS WILL MAKE YOU HAVE EXTREME ANXIETY because this is a two minute and THIRTEEN second video (or *13*3 seconds) of my anxiety trying to get Lover Fest tickets.

Rewind to 2013. I was recuperating from several back surgeries. I was able to walk, just still on my handicap. I started a positivity blog to keep my spirits up and guess what I blogged about? TAYLOR. I wrote a crazy descriptive article about every detail of the show to hold on to the memories.

Fast forward to today: I’m off that handicap and Taylor still brings me joy and brightens my day. I’m so thankful for that online diary entry so I can reminisce on that magical night. If you didn’t have the chance to see the RED tour and if you have the time to read it my silly little entry, you should and you’ll feel like you’re there! @taylorswift @taylornation 🥰

This is our wedding day. My husband proposed to me quoting Love Story. That may appear clichè to the naked eye, but it was so original and unique and flawless.

He’s never given me a hard time for loving Taylor. But understood her impact in my life. He even was all on board for taking photos in harmony with Taylor’s lyrics (just two I’ve attached for example: a stupid ‘ole pick up truck and out of the woods). He even took me to see her in D.C. (a 3 hour drive from Richmond) even when we both had to work late that night and early the next day.

Adult life is busy. I wish I could have “fan accounts” like all these amazing swifites do, but I can’t. And little things like seeing her from afar at a concert energizes me and listening to her music makes everything suddenly okay.

so this is @taylorswift ‘s mural that is now gone. And that makes me sad, because it’s so beautiful. Looking at it makes me feel warm inside, so what better way to make that warmth a reality than making this into a quilt?

I’m 23 years old but 77 at heart. I make annual family scrapbooks, make mason jar snowglobes in Winter, dabble in writing poems, songs, parodies, and my favorite hobby: making quilts.

So I’m combining my favorite craft with my favorite artist, Taylor Swift. Her art is music. Mines sewing. I wish I had the time to dedicate to a “fan” account, but adulting is time consuming. I dedicate my spare time to quilting so I’ll use this as my happy medium.