I really should be working. I’m knee-deep in preparations for the “Super Bowl event” of quilting which begins in three days: Quilt Market / Threads of Success Conference / Quilt Festival, in Houston, TX. This year, I’m presenting 4 different lectures and teaching 6 days of sold
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I’ve been on the road teaching for guilds and at industry events a lot lately. One of the benefits of my busy travel schedule is it affords me the unique opportunity to visit Janome dealers around the country, sometimes unexpectedly! Just last week we flew into Dulles
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Janome just introduced the fabulous, CONTINENTAL M7 and I was honored to be a part of the launch at Janome Institute in Atlanta recently. Introducing the new Continental M7! (Click on this link to see a fun little video and then be sure to come right back
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More tears were flowing at our house yesterday. But they were good tears. Tears of love, good memories, joy for our sweet little Divot and the kindness of our dear friend, Sherri Manios. Last year, when Tuffy passed away, she sent us a gorgeous drawing drawn from
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First, thank you to everyone who sent cards or messages of condolences of love and concern over the loss of our precious little Divot. We read each and every one, and they were so appreciated. Truly, your words were such a comfort and touched our hearts. She
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First, Kent and I want to sincerely thank everyone — more than 150 of you — for sending so many beautiful cards to help Kent celebrate his 60th birthday! (And dozens and dozens more of you posted loving comments to him on Facebook!) It was more appreciated
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To say this summer has been a whirlwind of travel and events would be an understatement. Not that I’m complaining. We’ve spent time with many wonderful folks who share our passion and love for creativity, quilting and pets and it has been a true blessing in our
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Last week, I attended Janome Institute 2019 in Atlanta. It was a fabulous event spent with hundreds of US and Canadian Janome dealers and dozens of hard working and talented educators. I was privileged to introduce two brand new machines at the opening ceremony. But on the
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Recently I added something new to my quilting tool arsenal which has literally changed my quilting life. And when I find a new product that works so well it literally changes the process of how I create and my quilting results for the better, I have to
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Welcome to wonderful Wyoming! Recently we had the privilege of traveling to Cheyenne, WY where I was honored to be the featured national teacher at Quilt Wyoming. While in town my husband and I made a special surprise drop-in shop stop at the fabulous, exclusive Janome dealer,
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