November 25th
The invitation came at 10 o’clock this morning when the doorbell rang. It was our neighbor from behind our house, Frau Adelhoff, whom I have only met on one other occasion, inviting me to her annual Christmas breakfast for all the ladies in the neighborhood on December 2nd. She was most eager for me to [...]
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November 24th
Being an international teacher in the quilting industry has provided me the unique and exciting opportunity to meet some of the most gifted, creative, and down-right wonderful people from all walks of life, all over the world. You’ve heard me say it before, but it is one of the best perks this “career” has to [...]
November 23rd
You know I love to see quilts made by readers or students and then share them with you!
Chris Brown, Executive Editor for American Quilter Magazine, recently forwarded me the following photos and letter from a reader, and I thought it would be fun to pass them along. Susan Davidson wrote, “I was one of several girls who [...]
November 21st
Wow! I am overwhelmed by the positive response from all you quilt surfers and bloggers to the FREE MYSTERY QUILT I have posted on my website! To date, I think there are more than a hundred of you who have downloaded the supply list and first installment. I hope you are having fun and will remember to download the clues each week. I appreciate [...]
November 14th
Hopefully, you’ve seen the notice on my website Home Page (about half-way down the page) announcing the FREE Mystery Quilt pattern. If you haven’t, it’s not too late to join in the fun!
Simply register your name and e-mail address (I promise not to share it with anyone!) and download the fabric requirements. I’d like to [...]
November 13th
There was no school for elementary and middle school students today because of parent/teacher conferences, so Andrew and I got to spend some quality time together — just the two of us, because big brother, Joshua, still had to go to school.
After much debating about how we should spend the day together, we decided to [...]
November 12th
I can now share the exciting news I promised a few weeks ago. The American Quilter’s Society will be publishing my second book!
Yes, it’s official, and I am absolutely thrilled Meredith Schroeder, the publisher, has chosen to publish my newest manuscript! I began working on the manuscript in earnest some months ago, but devoted almost [...]
November 11th
I promised you in a previous post I would share some more things from Quilt Market, and I apologize for the delay. Life has been really busy around here lately, and I’ve been trying to work my way through an absolute mountain of paperwork piled high on my desk for the past two weeks. I’m happy to [...]
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November 8th
I just had to share this music video with you all which features a musical group from the Concord Christian Church in North Carolina where my brother, Bob Wallace, is one of the ministers. Their church is putting on a huge Christmas musical at the Gem theatre in Kanapolis, NC, on December 10th. The violinist in the [...]
November 7th
I’m sure you all know what email “spam” is. I usually hit the delete key on my keyboard faster than a bullfrog on a ’skeeter when it comes to pesky, unwanted, useless spams. But my cousin recently forwarded me an email I thought was a really fantastic idea, and I want to share it with you. [...]
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