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  • January 12, 2009

    Is a person still famous if there’s no one around to see them?

    Every other week, I work one day at the local quilt shop, Country Lady Quilt Shop in Roseburg, Oregon. I love meeting the quilters who come in, both local and those travelling through, AND I get to touch all the new fabric!  When I come out with a new book, the shop owner, Charlie Weckerle, [...]

  • January 8, 2009

    Quilting over the Holidays

      It’s hard to believe the holidays are over, isn’t it? For my husband and me, this year the holidays meant about 2200 miles in the car as we traveled to visit our families. Normally, I start a quilted Christmas gift each year on about Dec. 15th or so, and then stay up much too [...]

  • January 7, 2009

    New Bundle of Joy

    No, it’s not what you might think–it’s the new APQS Millennium quilting machine that now lives in my studio. After spending most of last week nesting and getting ready for its arrival, Tom and I put it together over the weekend. It’s beautiful!  As of yet, I don’t have a clear idea of how to [...]

  • January 6, 2009

    Last Minute Quilting Gifts

    I gave up on my best intentions of getting some quilting done for gift-giving this year.  When I hadn’t started by early December, it was probably unrealistic to think it was going to happen, especially when I was headed out of town for a television taping that I’m not even completely ready for. I have [...]

  • December 16, 2008

    Finding Inspiration

    One of my favorite Christmas gifts was one received from a good friend years ago.  We were both new quilters and young moms with long, busy days taking care of kids.  It  was fun  visiting Sally in her old, drafty farmhouse, looking through quilt magazines over a cup of tea while the children played. She [...]

  • December 3, 2008

    Oh Baby!

    I know I promised that my next blog would include pictures of all the wonderful quilts in the Gallery from Quilt Market, but I am too excited about this to wait any longer to write about it!  I am currently six months pregnant with my husband’s and my first child. We’re eagerly anticipating the baby’s [...]

  • November 25, 2008

    When Quilting Projects Are Like Road Trips….

    Don’t you just love beginning a project? It’s probably my favorite part… I get to take out all the fabric and line it up to decide what to use and where to use it. Then I’m reminded how much I love ALL of it and how very fortunate I am to do what I do. [...]

  • November 13, 2008

    Quilting Is a Creature Comfort

    As expected, Quilt Market in Houston was wonderful. What came as a complete surprise was how well we did with my patterns. I’ve never exhibited solo at market. I’ve always been there with Indygo Junction, or Timeless Treasures selling my patterns or fabrics with those companies. And, although it was always very busy back then, [...]

  • November 13, 2008

    Coming to You from on Location!

    Here we are on a photo shoot in Corolla, North Carolina…..a lovely place to be no matter what time of the year! We’re using several gorgeous beach houses here as settings for the quilt photos you’ll be seeing in upcoming issues: our photography team is working on the April/May issue of QUILT and the Spring [...]

  • November 12, 2008

    Making Memories with a Quilt

    I had a wonderful Thanksgiving gathering this year with all four of our children and their spouses  …and our five sweet grandbabies.  What a feeling of contentment to look around the Thanksgiving table and to count my blessings!   Now that the holiday is over, the house is once again quiet and Christmas is fast [...]

  • November 12, 2008

    Market: A Quilter’s Dream

    I’m back from Fall Quilt Market in Houston—a trip that’s always as satisfying as visiting a candy store! Twice each year at Quilt Market (fall and spring) fabric companies, pattern designers, and tool makers get together to show off their latest designs and ideas to quilt shop owners making purchases for their stores. As a [...]

  • November 10, 2008

    A Family Affair

    A Family Affair Often as I go thru my creative day I find myself wondering who will continue the tradition of sewing, quilting and crafting in my own little family. Growing up I always assumed that genes for such talents were passed down as a matter of the natural order in life. To my dismay [...]

  • November 9, 2008

    There’s No Place Like Home

    Traveling is one of my favorite things about what I do, but it’s always good to get back home after being away. Last week was a whirlwind of activities for me at Fall Market in Houston.  I got to see old friends and meet new people, turn in a concept for my first line of fabric and [...]

  • November 7, 2008

    Quilters Who Give Back

    We are having a beautiful fall in Virginia.  This week I had the privilege of meeting with the Cardinal Quilt Guild. Getting lost to locate the guild meeting wasn’t so bad since the scenery was breathtaking. I love to hear what quilters are doing and there is no better way to find out then to [...]

  • November 3, 2008

    Tote Party

    Recently we had a tote party! Talk about fun, this party was like no other with 8 girls from our church youth group!  Some had never sewn on a machine and I’m so proud of the wonderful job they did on their first sewing project.   Using a fusible base for the tote, the girls [...]

  • October 31, 2008

    To Market, to Market

    I can’t wait to go to Quilt Market in Houston, the semi-annual trade show for the quilting industry. I decided (at the last minute, of course) to take my new patterns and exhibit for the first time on my own. It’s been a real madhouse around here trying to get ready and I may have [...]

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