May 31st
Like a little pink imitation sugar packet….
This past week, I’ve been making a quilt for an upcoming event where I’ll be teaching, and when it came to selecting the fabrics to make it, I decided to take a break from the elegant and sophistocated fabrics I used to make the quilts for BOOK #2, and choose [...]
May 30th
I’m thrilled so many people (over 200 at last count) stopped by to read about Birgit Schuller in my last blog post. As promised, I want to share some more photos with you all; this time featuring Birgit and her machine quilting room and sunny sewing studio!
The entrance to her room with her Millenium longarm quilting [...]
May 27th
The phenominal, master quilter,
Birgit Schuller!
I’d like you to get to know my dear friend, Birgit. She is one of the dearest, loveliest people I have ever had the privilege to get to know and call my friend. And she is also one of the most incredibly talented quilters I have ever worked with! Birgit helped [...]
May 23rd
I’ve got that classic John Denver tune running through my head. It’s been a couple of busy weeks for this gal to say the least. But more than anything, it feels great to be home again.
I apologize for not posting a blog for such a long time, but when Kent had a business trip which [...]
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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May 11th
Happy belated Mothers’ Day!
For all the mothers reading this blog, I hope you enjoyed a wonderful weekend - perhaps spent with your children and families. However you spent your special day, I hope it was a blessing to you as I’m sure you’re a blessing to your kids!
My Mom, Nina Wallace, has been an unbelievable force and shining [...]
May 7th
Lovely Lilacs
The spring flowers just keep getting better and better with each passing day. Although the crocuses and daffodils are but a recent memory and the tulips are fading away until next year, the lilacs have taken their place and have filled my backyard with abundant blooms and the most heavenly scent you can imagine! I [...]
May 6th
Recently, I received the following photo from Ginny Andersen, of Spokane Valley, WA, who is an American Quilter Magazine reader. Ginny completed the Trail to Paducah mystery quilt, one of my original designs, which ran as a featured series article in 2008.
Ginny wrote, “The fabrics included were originally bought in Poulsbo, WA, during a visit to my father’s, for a [...]
May 3rd
I was very fortunate for the second year in a row to be asked to judge the Quilters’ Heritage Celebration Show in Lancaster. I’d like to offer many congratulations to Julia Graber, of Brooksvilled, MS. She is the talented quilter who won my Judge’s Choice Award (along with my sincere admiration and respect) at this year’s show!
I [...]
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