We made our family’s secret recipe Chex Party Mix tonight so I could take a few photographs for the new book. Since I’m among friends, I thought I’d share it with you in advance of the book’s release. Once again, our kitchen has that wonderful savory, spicy smell that
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Guess what I found on my doorstep yesterday? WILBUR BUDS! Pat Deck sent me a sweet surprise in the mail — just because! She knows how much I love — no, adore — Wilbur Buds, and she was so kind to think of me when she found
Read more →I’ve been hard at work (um, play) collaborating with Birgit on a dynamite new design for Christmas that I can hardly wait to share it with you all. The star blocks shown above are just an itty-bitty sneak peak of the quilt center. Today, I was busy stitching
Read more →I admit it: I’m a gadget girl. I love quilting tools. Nifty new notions make my heart go pitter-pat! I love trying new techniques and new tools but even better, I love inventing unique new tools that are REALLY USEFUL. So if you haven’t heard about my latest
Read more →I just had to share….. You may remember Linda Felton’s Anvils quilt from a recent blog post. There was an itty bitty issue with the quality of the photos she originally sent, so she was gracious enough to send them again so I could share them with you.
Read more →What a fun morning! Our small neighborhood quilting group (you remember these terrific gals from here) met at my house this morning for a stitch-n-gab (sans Charm, unfortunately. Hey Charm — we missed you, but we’ll see you next week) and we got quite a bit accomplished. Caroline
Read more →Happy Wednesday, everyone! Hope this week is going well for you out in cyberland! My dear friend, Birgit Schuller, sent me a photo of her Anvils mystery quilt top, and I just had to share: Fabulous! I just love the colors and fabrics you chose, Birgit. Can’t
Read more →We hosted some of our favorite people here at home over the weekend, Herb and Sue Hausmann. Of course, we think they are both terrific simply for who they are — sincerely good people and simply great friends — but during their visit this time, we got a bonus! Ever since
Read more →Updated….October 29th Remember my promise? (Click here), then come on back and read all the way to the bottom…. Big-time congratulations to Linda for being the FIRST to send me a photo of her completed Anvils 2009 fall mystery quilt! Although she mentioned she had some camera or
Read more →They are all projects I stitched yesterday! Would you like a sneak peak of the Jelly Roll top I finished piecing? I don’t want to reveal too much until it has been quilted by Birgit, but at least you’ll get an idea of what it looks like: This quilt is
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