Don’t you just love little surprises, especially when they tell you that someone special is thinking about you? Last spring, my talented...

I hope you know I’m not working on my Christmas cards this week so I can write my new post. Yes, it’s 2012, and I’ve not done my cards...

Where in the world did 2011 go? If your experience has been anything like ours, the days, weeks, and months have simply flown by. To...

Christie wasn't keen on showing her current workspace...but this should give you the idea! Christie:  I’m finally going to put together...

Some time back, I received an email from my friend Caroline Archer, a fellow quilter and former work associate.  She said “how about...

At this busy time of year, it can seem harder than ever to find time for reflection, and the expectations imposed by today’s technology...

If you’ve been a faithful reader (we thank you all), you’ll remember my September 27th post, which focused on color inspiration derived...

Don’t you love it when nice things happen to nice people? About four years ago, I had the pleasure of editing a book for Lark...

And on the sixth day…… we crash! I’m staying home ALL day today. PIQF is always a wonderful experience but, as you may imagine, it can be...

It’s not uncommon to hear new quilters say they find it difficult to choose fabrics for their projects. That’s typical of most of us when...

Our first group post was so well received–and so much fun to do–that we decided it was time to do it again. So here, in no particular...

My heart skipped a beat when one of my dear students brought this beautiful piece of needle lace to class last week. Her mother, Yerkena...

Come to my workshop said the spider to the fly . . . okay, lame reference, but isn't she the cutest silvery spider made of pewter beads,...

I’m probably pushing things a little to describe my beading diversion as “jewelry” because the precious gem and metal quotient is low...

Twenty years ago if someone had told me one of my favorite things to do would be get in the car with a friend and travel to a quilt show...

Kim Butterworth takes a stroll through her local farmer's market Yum, it’s tomato season! Ever since my friend Tricia O’Brien published a...

"Mediterranean Memories," made by my good friend, co-author, and occasional quilt-cruise colleague, Chris Porter, who just returned from...

In the midst of another busy week, I was able to find a few minutes to meet another “on-call project Mom” request…this time from my older...

Showcasing yellow seems like a perfect excuse to play with summer blossoms--love, love, love bright pink and yellow dahlias, gerbera...

I find sources of inspiration everywhere. Color is by far the strongest influence for me, then shape. I’ve recently started taking my...