• Tony Danza Meets His Quilt!

    On Saturday night, the internet brought me and Tony Danza together.  And it was magic. If you’ve been following along, you know that around the time we moved into the shop…

  • Modern Designs for Classic Quilts Giveaway!

    When I was working on Stitch Savvy, there were a few hairy moments.  The book has 25 projects, and I had one week to shoot ALL the step-by-step photos for the…

  • Live Quilting Event This Weekend!

    Come on down to the shop this Saturday, November 17, from 1 to 4 pm for our second annual Live Quilting Event!  For most of us, when we begin quilting, we…

  • Painted Stripes in the Hallway

    When we first moved into this house, we had done most of the painting (thanks to my mother, who operated one of those rollers very bravely, if you ask me).  Originally,…

  • Tony Danza Needs Some Work

    Well, Tony Danza, I have mixed feelings about you right now.  While I am delighted that the quilt top is essentially done, I am realizing now exactly how much of the…

  • Seventh Anniversary

    Today is my seventh wedding anniversary.  And I am wearing a really great dress: If you asked me what my husband and I do to celebrate milestones, I would tell you…

  • Voting Day

    It’s voting day. Again. Or I should say, at last. Does anyone else feel as though this has been the LONGEST election campaign in the history of this nation?  I am…

  • Happy Handmade Holidays begins today!

    An excerpt of the welcome video for Happy Handmade Holidays, my Christmas e-course that begins today: I still have spots left!  If you’re looking to join, or teetering on the fence,…

  • Meddling Kids!

    Hope you all had a Happy Halloween!…

  • Let There Be Bullets

    I am back from Quilt Market, which is always a whirlwind.  And this year, it’s just a few days before Halloween, which means I walked into a walking timebomb of costuming…

  • Two Big Projects Heading Your Way

    I’m heading to Houston today for Quilt Market, where I’ll be doing a presentation to shop owners and national retailers about my brand new book, which is set to arrive in…