Taping the Quilt Show
Taping the Quilt Show Back in March of this year I was able to cross off one of the top items on my bucket list! I got to tape an episode of The Quilt Show with Ricky and Alex. I was actually supposed to tape back in 2020, but as with a lot of things, […]
Ireland Adventure
Ireland Adventure I’ve always been fascinated with stories about Ireland. The beautiful scenery in the Quiet Man, the stories of the little folk, and of course Tristan and Isolde. My maternal grandfather’s family immigrated from there back in the late 1800’s, and it had always been my dream to travel there. When I got the […]
Meet Mr and Mrs Notions
Meet Mr and Mrs Notions (Instructions for making your own Mr and Mrs Notions at the end of post) I’m currently in the process of finishing up over 30 customer quilts before Christmas, remodeling my kitchen, and working on three new books. You would think that this would be enough on my plate. Unfortunately, I […]
Adventures in Quilted Garments
Adventures in Quilted Garments I decided recently that it had been too long since I made something for myself and that I would make a quilted garment. Ever since the show MQS ended, I’ve had trouble motivating myself. I’m a person who really needs deadlines, and MQS provided that. They were one of the few […]
A Wonderful Week in Paducah
A Wonderful Week in Paducah I spent last week in Paducah, KY, at the AQS Quilt Show. I’ve been lucky enough to attend the Spring Paducah show twice now. Once as a spectator, and once as an Instructor. I taught at Fall Paducah six months previously so I thought I had an idea of what […]
Everyone’s a beginning quilter…. once.
Everyone’s a Beginning Quilter Once I was on Facebook the other day and was very sad to read a post by a beginning quilter expressing her discouragement and frustration. After seeing all the posts by more accomplished quilters and having had several of her quilts critiqued rather harshly, she was at the point where she […]
Who is Afraid of the Big, Bad….QUILT JUDGE?
Who is Afraid of the Big, Bad Quilt Judge A pretty blue ribbon at the Glendale Quilt Show many years ago! This week I’m doing something a little different. I asked my good friend, and quilting expert and Quilt Judge Cindy Seitz-Krug, if she would share some of her knowledge about quilt show judging. Happily […]
Let’s Arrest The Quilt Police
Let’s Arrest the Quilt Police (The Quilt Police and Social Media) My youngest son turned 14 last week, and he’s been dealing with your typical teenage angst and anxiety. Fortunately, he’s my running buddy training for the big race, so we have lots of opportunities to talk. We have pretty in-depth conversation while we run, […]
Beat the Blues
Beat the Blues Need to Beat the Blues? Winter is over and spring is here. Well, maybe. Depending on where you live it may not feel a lot like spring yet. It was actually warmer in February, here in Nebraska, than it has been lately. Not to mention the dreary gloomy days we have been […]
Running in the Rain
Running in the Rain I’m a little over 2/3 of the way through my running journey to run a 12k. The race that seemed so far away is now just around the corner. I booked my flight today, and what seemed to be this far off event is now becoming really real. I am actually […]