

picking out stitches
Although un-stitching is not my favorite activity, it is kind of zen after you get into it -- especially if you've quilted straight lines...


remember me??
It has been a rather busy couple of months. After I got back from London I was off to Oregon to teach in Medford for the regular guild...


Cut from the same cloth
I had a fun time at lunch today with Nancy Fratz (hi, Nancy!). She reads this blog and reached out to me, as so many of you have done. I...


bedtime blogging
When I had my old blog, which I started in 2005, I used to post every night before I went to bed. (btw, you can read the archives if you...


back to my quilt roots -more or less
Strings. Strips. Stripes. Whatever you want to call them, they are where I started when my mother's friend taught me to make a string...


what's cooking in the studio?
Uh - not this, but it was lovely with coffee (a flat white) when we stopped on the way to Kew Gardens to see the Chihuly exhibit. I must...


TA DA!! Improv Challenge Exhibit!!
August 18, 2019 UPDATE This was sitting in my outbox - for some reason, it didn't send. Came home to find out my email server was...


The dinosaur in the studio
My 12 year old laptop in the studio is so slow that I can just about do email. Amazing that I am blogging at this moment - but it's a...


a (quilt) feast from leftovers
Some of my happiest improv quilts have come from leftovers. In fact, most often it is the remaining pieces from a quilt I made (or...


the joys of travel - updated
Yes, I started this post two weeks ago, but once I left Atlanta I didn't get home until 2:30 Monday morning. This was as far as I got....


Fun in Paducah
Ahhh...what can I say? I landed Tuesday and can't believe it is already Friday. I'm on vacation - hanging out with Helene and Bob Davis...


how long did it take you to make that?
I hate that question, don't you? Grrrr..... Those of us who make art or anything else by hand that requires thought, care, creativity...


