On Hands and Knees

I love this picture of Debra Voight with her granddaughter Lucy Ann. They're playing on a quilt called "Funny Bunny, Bears and Honey" (great name)! And it's one of the patterns in my Picture Play Quilts book. Is that not the coolest thing? Just look at the two of them! I included 24 games to play … Continue reading On Hands and Knees

Mid-Atlantic Quilt Festival

What a wonderful week it has been! I came a day early to hang the Alzheimer's exhibit, "Alzheimer's Illustrated: From Heartbreak to Hope" with Sherry Whitford. We were assisted by Judy Simmons who also taught at the show. Their arms got longer handing each of the 236 quilts to me one at a time. My … Continue reading Mid-Atlantic Quilt Festival

The “Rose of Sharon” Project

Hats off to Sharon Pederson, and her Nine Patch Media business partner Elizabeth Phillips, for putting together the Rose of Sharon project. It was premiered at the International Quilt Market in Minneapolis last weekend where quilt shop owners go for the newest fabrics, thread, books, and gadgets. The Electric Quilt Company hosted the Rose of Sharon block contest at the … Continue reading The “Rose of Sharon” Project

More Bowling

I've been working on more techniques and samples for my Fabric Bowling workshop. I'll be teaching it at the Valdez Quilt Festival in Alaska in September. I've been having way too much fun! The first experiment was forgetting the fabric wrapping all together. I just took the ecru-colored cotton clothesline, some bright variegated thread and had … Continue reading More Bowling

Mom’s Leaving Me Again

Mom does this from time to time, and I don't like it at all. The worst part is that she looks so happy about it. Mom says she's going on a teaching trip. She says it will be fun. Not for me. She says she's going to be teaching for the Crossroads Quilters Guild in … Continue reading Mom’s Leaving Me Again

Take Your Quilt To Work Day

I just made that up. Pretty cool, huh? From here on out, and forever more, the first Friday of every month shall be known as "Take Your Quilt To Work Day." I figure I can do that because I just googled TAKE YOUR QUILT TO WORK DAY and on all the web pages in all … Continue reading Take Your Quilt To Work Day

Thank you, Tiffany!

The words embroidered on the top and bottom inner borders of the quilt I just finished say: "You have proven that the actions of a single person can make a profound difference in the lives of others. Thank you!" I pieced the quilt and embroidered those words during the 27 days that my mother was … Continue reading Thank you, Tiffany!