After pretty much ignoring my blogs for the entire summer, I think I’ll fill you in on a little of what’s been going on around here. I’ll try to keep it short, and tell you all the other stuff later. Thank you to everyone who’s been checking in with me, wondering if anything is wrong. […]
14 Comments. Continue Reading...This year’s Sew Sweet Saturday Sampler Club Block-of-the-Month is happening now! I’ve been working really hard on these three quilts and the pattern booklet for them, and tomorrow is the big day! Sew Sweet Quilt Shop is presenting these quilts as their annual Saturday Sampler Block-of-the-Month, and the first installment happens at tomorrow’s event at […]
7 Comments. Continue Reading...We’ve had a most wonderful break in the cold weather the last week or so, and that means we’ve been doing as much as possible outdoors. Winter is so hard on things. Freezing, thawing, getting wet, wind, mud, snow, ice, and hard ground — it just makes everything more difficult. So we do as little […]
No Comments. Continue Reading...I’m not a New Year’s Resolution maker. But I set goals for myself all year round. Some are monthly, some are weekly — heck, some of them are daily (“just get through the day”)! As part of my starting fresh with a new year, I go over my goals from the last year to see […]
No Comments. Continue Reading...They’re here! — The Three Witches: This is the larger version of the smaller quilt I showed back in July HERE. Based on the three witches from Shakespeare’s play, “Macbeth”, this larger version features lots more embroidery with more coloring. It features each witch individually, and also the group together. Don’t they look conniving? There are […]
3 Comments. Continue Reading...Time for an update from around here, huh? I’ve been busy! I feel like I’ve been in a whirlwind, actually. I can hardly believe summer is almost over. We’ve been working hard on the studio remodel. By we, I mean me and my dear, dear friend, Cindy — I would not be near as far […]
No Comments. Continue Reading...Earlier this year, I was invited by Sew Sweet Quilt Shop to design the Block-of-the-Month quilt that they would use for their Saturday Sampler Club, which begins annually in September. I was thrilled and very honored that they asked me, and I set to work right away on my designs. They offer their Block-of-the-Month in […]
17 Comments. Continue Reading...It’s crazy busy around here, as usual. And sometimes, it doesn’t seem like we’re making much forward progress. I do know that I will be glad when winter is over. It’s officially spring, as of last week, and while we’ve had a few nice days, it’s turned cold again, and we got a very light […]
No Comments. Continue Reading...I take my sketchbook with me almost everywhere. It comes in very handy when I get stuck waiting somewhere. Somewhere like a hospital waiting room, for example. It was on one such occasion that I ended up staring at the carpeting in said waiting room until the weave pattern became so apparent that I sketched […]
10 Comments. Continue Reading...It’s been fifteen years since I launched my little company. I can’t believe how much it’s grown! Having an online presence certainly turns you global in a hurry. And it’s been a fun ride so far, with even more great things happening for us in the future. I hope you all come along for the […]
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