April 15th
I’m so excited! Shelli from Germany just wrote to give me a “heads up” about my book being featured as a “Staff Member’s Favorite Pick” in the latest edition of the Connecting Threads catalog. You can check it out online here.
I’m smiling (and still unpacking, doing laundry, etc……)
Happy Day!
March 23rd
Is there anyone out there who doesn’t just love the new line of Blush by basicgrey/Moda? I can’t imagine. I think the entire line of prints is simply luscious. I’ve been working on a new quilt using these wonderful, yummy, scrumptious strips from a Jelly Roll plus a little additional yardage. Have you ever thought [...]
February 6th
…its time for an update!
I’ve got lots to share with you all, so I hope you have a few mintues to spend with me. It has certainly been a busy, exciting, wonderful week! My 2010 teaching/traveling schedule got off to a great start as I traveled to Indiana to present a workshop and lecture to the terrific members [...]
January 13th
Jelly Roll Quilts & More has arrived!
They’re here! Two boxes of my newest book have arrived on my doorstep. I can hardly believe it! A labor of love and dedication. A vision. And a sincere desire to share my passion for precuts with quilters everywhere. With help from dear friends and talented quilters. And their input. A [...]
November 17th
I’ve been hard at work (um, play) collaborating with Birgit on a dynamite new design for Christmas that I can hardly wait to share it with you all. The star blocks shown above are just an itty-bitty sneak peak of the quilt center. Today, I was busy stitching the oh-so-fun-to-sew borders (shown below)…
…when my friendly neighborhood Fed [...]
October 12th
Introducing a sneak peak of my new book,
Jelly Roll Quilts & More!
Jelly Rolls, Honey Buns, Layer Cakes, and other pre-cut fabric packs are the hottest trend in quilt making today and like me, I know you all just can’t resist these delectable textile treats! But what do you do with them? My new book is [...]
October 5th
Click on over to the American Quilter Magazine blog and check it out; but then come right back here…..
Pretty cool, huh?
I was very excited that Chris Brown, Executive Editor for American Quilter Magazine featured these two readers’ gorgeous quilts on the AQS blog recently and I thought you all would enjoy seeing their quilts up close [...]
June 2nd
I received two pleasant, unexpected surprises today.
The newest Nancy’s Notions Catalog just arrived in my mailbox. Have you received your copy yet? As I was thumbing through the pages, my heart skipped a beat when I glanced down at page 25. Take a look:
Woo hoo! Nancy’s Notions is carrying and featuring my EZ Pineapple Log [...]
May 13th
In any language,
I can finally say it. I’m finished! Finished with the manuscript for BOOK #2!
Gosh, it doesn’t look like much from this perspective, but what you’re looking at is literally months of hard work, lots of effort, endless hours spent at the computer, marathon sewing, late night math sessions with a calculator, excessive use of [...]
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December 9th
I met so many wonderful folks at the recent 2008 AQS Quilt Show in Des Moines. In particular, I got to know four sisters who took my mystery quilt class together. These talented ladies live in different states around the country and met at the show to enjoy a “sisters’ quilt reunion!” They were just delightful — and all four [...]
Read more of Remember these fun-loving sisters from Des Moines?…