Archive for the Holiday Category

Looking back, looking forward

By Kimberly on December 31, 2022 / Alice Springs, Australia, Cabin, Cats, Friends, Fun, Holiday, Home, Janome, New Year / 66 Comments

The waning hours of 2022 are upon us. Less than 24 hours to go until a new year will be ushered in to greet us all. This year, perhaps more than most, I’m glad to see the end of 2022 and I’m looking forward with great expectation

An EXCLUSIVE Quilting and Textile Art Studios Tour of Japan in 2023!

By Kimberly on October 9, 2022 / Friends, Fun, Holiday, Janome, Janome National Spokesperson, Japan 2023, Opulent Quilt Journeys, Sashiko, Travel and teaching / 2 Comments

A Personal Invitation I would like to personally invite you to join me on an EXCLUSIVE Quilting and Textile Art Studios Tour of Japan in 2023! Now that borders have opened, all travel restrictions have been dropped, and you can freely travel to and from Japan, who’s

A holiday and more

By Kimberly on September 6, 2022 / Alice Springs, Australia, DONE BEFORE DINNER, Family, Friends, Holiday / 19 Comments

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

Australian Update

By Kimberly on January 14, 2022 / Alice Springs, Australia, Cabin, Down Under Quilts, Family, Holiday, Home, Momentum, ONE WORD, Shoo Fly Quilt / 30 Comments

Pour yourself a cup of tea and settle in for a newsy update… Many of you have been following our newest big adventure I first wrote about last summer. (In case you missed it, CLICK HERE.) Admittedly, my blog posts were rather sparse during the last quarter

Farewell 2021, hello 2022

By Kimberly on December 31, 2021 / Alice Springs, Family, Holiday, Home, Momentum, ONE WORD / 14 Comments

I’ve sat down to write a blog post dozens of times. I’ve written paragraphs, then deleted them and tried to write again. Always the same: I just couldn’t find the right words. I try to be very mindful when I do write a blog post, I never

The cozy time of year

By Kimberly on November 2, 2020 / Butterbeer Cookie Recipe, Family, FREE Pattern, Friends, Fun, Holiday / 10 Comments

Last night, the clocks turned back one hour. For the next two months, the days will grow shorter and twilight will come sooner each evening. I always look forward to this time of year with great anticipation. Why? Because of something the Danish call “Hygge.” The word

Just in time….

By Kimberly on December 24, 2019 / Blessings, Cheeto, Christmas, Continental M7, Friends, Fun, Holiday, Janome, Janome M7, Janome National Spokesperson / 18 Comments

…for Christmas! I can’t believe I started this festive and fun quilt just a couple of weeks ago. I never dreamed it would be completely finished (with three days left to spare) before Christmas! The design is a variation of my Arrowheads quilt pattern that I debuted

A fabulous quilters’ travel opportunity

By Kimberly on May 6, 2019 / Bavaria, Christmas, Christmas Market, Holiday, Prague Patchwork Meeting, Quilting Cruise / 12 Comments

I have the most exciting news to share! Join me for a trip-of-a-lifetime, CHRISTMAS MARKETS CRUISE 2020 I am personally inviting you to join me (and Kent….aka, Mr. Kim) on a fabulous new river cruise to see the Christmas Markets in December, 2020! Our previous Christmas Markets

Where was I?

By Kimberly on December 11, 2018 / Cabin, Christmas, Family, Friends, Fun, Holiday, International Quilt Festival, International Quilt Market, Janome, Janome National Spokesperson / 23 Comments

A quick catch-up So much has happened in the last month or so and I’ve been remiss in not posting more frequently here on the blog. I thought about writing a long follow-up about my trips and teaching engagements, such as the International Quilt Market and Festival

A special anniversary

By Kimberly on October 14, 2018 / Family, Fun, Holiday, Mr. Kim / 10 Comments

This past week, my sweet husband and I celebrated our 30th wedding anniversary. This is pretty amazing considering I’m only 39…… (insert giggle here.) We had planned to take a driving trip to the Grand Canyon and Sedona, AZ for a long weekend to celebrate. But a