I was glancing through this week’s issue of People magazine last night and there is a section where they asked celebrities to share the best compliment they ever received. It was quite illuminating. It made me think about compliments I have received and the ones which have meant the
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I’ve tried to write this blog post at least a dozen times. Each time I tried, I simply couldn’t find the right words. Even as I write this, the tears are streaming down my face. But now I’m ready. To say the past two months have been some of the
Read more →I’m sitting at the gate ready to board a plane bound for Michigan. This is much like all the other trips I make for my career as a traveling quilt instructor. And yet, this one is different. This time, I won’t be the teacher! I’m headed
Read more →Here it is, mid-March, and almost a quarter of 2015 has come and gone. Hard to believe, actually. As for me, well….I have only recently poked my head above ground for a breath of almost-spring air. There have been relatively no blog posts and only businessy-type posts
Read more →Tink, tink, tink…… Hello? Is anyone out there. My goodness, it’s been a long time since I last posted here and my blog is sadly out of date. Sigh. Somehow that nasty thief called TIME has gotten away from me. Yet again. I’ve spent so many nights drifting off to
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My darling and talented friend, Leah Day, has just published a brand new book, Stitch It Up A Notch – How to Piece Perfect Quilts, and I had the good fortune to get my hands on my very own copy. This is, quite simply, a fabulous book! It is chock-full
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Just dropping by to let you know that CRAFTSY is having a HUGE fall sale — with every single class on sale (even the new ones, including my Amazing Applique Class!) for up to 50% off! Yippee! This is BIG. Really BIG! Because once you buy a
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I received the most exciting news on my birthday last week! My quilt, Fire and Ice, won one of the TOP AWARDS in the AQS QuiltWeek Contest in Chattanooga last week! BEST MODERN QUILT I can hardly believe it! My sweet husband suggested we fly to Chattanooga for
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I’m hosting a fun, new giveaway! I’ve been cooking up something wonderful with Craftsy again! And no, it isn’t a new cooking or baking class. Although I did have fun in the Craftsy kitchen when I was in Denver recently. (Shhhh! Don’t tell that I snuck onto that awesome
Read more →It is raining today. A lovely, soft, summer rain. The house is quiet except for the calming piano music I have playing in the background. The kitties are napping. My faithful little dog, Divot, is lying at my feet. It is serene. It is peaceful. While I typically
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