During our recent trip to Bribane and Surfer’s Paradise in Queensland, we had the wonderful experience to meet some terrific new friends! Kent and I were invited by Peter Kross, Janome QLD State Manager, to visit the Janome headquarters in Brisbane and we were incredibly honored! We
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You may have noticed I haven’t been posting much on social media in the past couple of weeks, except for a few shared items (forwards) from other pages, and information about my latest DONE BEFORE DINNER PROJECT. (Be sure not to miss this one, we had lots
Read more →I felt antsy. Nothing has peaked my interest or seemed really fun to work on lately. Has that ever happened to you? Oh sure…..I have lots of projects-in-progress (in the quilting world, we call those UFO’s — or unfinished objects.) But I was really looking for a
Read more →Hello, everyone! Thought I would pop in here to share an update about a couple of fun things I currently have in the works. First, remember those Shoo Fly blocks I requested when we found out we were moving to Australia? I want to sincerely THANK YOU
Read more →It’s been awhile since my last post so I thought I’d take time to share some photos and provide an update. Let’s start with some new quilted wall art I made: Last Christmas, Kent sent me four aboriginal-inspired fabric art panels he found here in town. At
Read more →The 2022 BOM Blitz II quilt-along has begun! This is a FREE program and if you follow along, you’ll have the quilt top finished by early December! I hope you’ll join me on this fun-filled, skill building journey. It’s absolutely not too late to join, and you
Read more →Sometimes we have to put our quilting or crafting on hold while we deal with a big life event or situation. Because we have been moving into a new-to-us home here in Australia — all while scheduling work to be done (electrical, painting, new cabinets, plumbing, etc.),
Read more →Another update Normally, I have all the household goods unpacked and pretty much settled within 3 – 4 weeks of moving in to a new home. I forgot everything takes longer when you live overseas. And everything takes extra long here! This town is so remote and
Read more →This past month has been a whirlwind and I finally feel as if I’m coming up for air. So I invite you to pour yourself something to sip, find a comfy chair, and let’s catch up! Three weeks ago early on a Monday morning, I said goodbye
Read more →So, I did a thing. I allowed myself to be distracted and I cut off the side of my finger with my new, extra sharp blade, rotary cutter. It was such a careless, painful mistake; one that I constantly warn my students not to make, and I
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