Thought I’d throw a purple photo essay your way today, especially after my lengthy treatise about pattern writing this past Tuesday.  I’m...

Back when I was living on the East Coast, my two younger sisters and I established a tradition of meeting somewhere once a year for a...

I rarely turn down offers to travel, so when my sister called and asked me to join her on a tour to Oaxaca, Mexico during the region’s...

Earlier this summer, I shared photos of a quilt top I had made during my annual quilting getaway with buddies Joen Wolfrom and Alex...

This past weekend, I had occasion to pull out a dozen or so of my antique and vintage quilts for photography and thought it might be fun...

Barbara Brackman’s Block of the Week, Grandmothers’ Choice Round 1 – For my experimental blocks, I wanted the designs to vary enough to...

My friend, Chris Porter, in Crete, on holiday this time! If you’ve been following us here at See How You Sew, you know that I’ve spoken...

Just as I remember her…always happy and smiling. I’m sure you all have fond memories of those special people and teachers in your life...

Bonjour! See How We See readers. I am recently returned from my fantastic French holiday and ready to share photo highlights of the...

Here’s one of Peg Conley’s watercolor inspirations for her Clothworks fabric line. Remember our See How We Sew exhibit at Quilting in the...

This Thursday marks a special day on the American calendar. It’s July 4th, America’s birthday–typically celebrated with flags and...

The popular Edyta Sitar of Laundry Basket Quilts Update #1: One of the quilts that inspired my recent two-part post (April 9 and April...

Hmmm, can’t imagine why I chose to take yoga classes here…starting tomorrow. Any door painted purple says fun to me. Anyone want to join...

Cue the fanfare:  Another quilt finished!  (That’s cherry #1.) It’s the wedding gift for my niece/goddaughter. I gave you a preview in...

Buy book . . . succumb to new neutral prints at the quilt shop–the leftmost pair are fresh from the store. Ooh, have I got a scoop for...

It’s Friday, and I’m still adjusting to “real life” on the heels of my annual quilting idyll in the foothills with Alex (Anderson) and...

I’m so tired of tourists taking my photo. As a charter member of The Sisterhood of the Traveling Scissors, I’ll go anywhere at the drop...

Detail from a Jan Van Huysum still life included in “Memory of the Netherlands” exhibit, Mauritshuis, The Hague. As you may have surmised...

It’s always wonderful to hear of quilts being recognized in a gallery setting, and even more so when the quilter in question is a...

Today I just felt like sewing. Nothing large, or complex. Just something that would let me play with fabric, and that I could start and...