Jana Sterbova is an amazing woman. She is also a tremendously talented art quilter and a very gifted visionary. It was through her vision and those of several fellow members of the Bohemian Patchwork Club in the Czech Republic that the dream of holding a country-wide quilt
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…moment by moment in the moment As I stopped to take a deep breath amidst the craziness and chaos of my life recently, I summed it all up with this one thought: “I feel as though I’ve lived the equivalent of what one would normally experience in
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I wanted to let you know how much I appreciate all the prayers for my dear friend, Eric W. It meant the world to me — and more than you could ever imagine for his family. Sadly, Eric passed away this past Monday, March 19th. He was
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I put the finishing stitches in this quilt today. With every stitch I said a heartfelt prayer for a very dear friend of mine who is bravely battling pancreatic cancer. I’m asking you to say a prayer for my friend, Eric, as well. This quilt is meant
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One of my favorite quilts from Jelly Roll Quilt Magic has to be the Rainbow Checkerboard Star. I love, love, LOVE that quilt! And it was almost an afterthought — it was the last quilt I designed for the book — so it almost didn’t come to
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….but really busy! It’s all good, though. I’ve been busy traveling, teaching, reorganizing, and getting ready to travel and teach some more! Lots going on and the month is just flying by. Is anyone else out there who is wondering where the month of February has gone?
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I had the supreme honor and delight to be interviewed by Katie Ringo for her blog and podcast the other day. We had so much fun and laughed a lot. She is a joy to be around and I’m so glad I got to know her better.
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I had the supreme pleasure of teaching at another retreat for the Manatee Patchworkers Quilt Guild on Saturday. Oooweee….we sure had F-U-N! I just love these ladies. They are ultra creative and talented, and oh-so willing to learn new techniques and try new things. They began the day
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It was a busy weekend, but such a “recharge your batteries” type of weekend for me. I taught a brand new class, “Perfectly Wonderful Bindings by Machine” at Scrap and Sew this past Saturday to a full house of 12 students. It’s funny, really, how this class
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There’s a lot of chatter in blog land and cyberspace about the ONE WORD movement. I’ve heard it mentioned in passing and I’ve read about it on blogs like this one. It’s a great concept. And I’ve been pondering this idea since way before Christmas. Thinking. Listening
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