UpWords After months of planning and working behind the scenes, I’m absolutely thrilled to announce my newest fabric line with Benartex Fabrics called UpWords! It’s been so difficult to keep this news under wraps, but I have kept busy behind the scenes, creating many new, fun-to-make patterns,
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I can honestly say after 28 months, we’re through to the other side. Can you hear the sigh of pure relief? We are so full of gratitude, peacefulness and happiness. We’re through the hurdles and hardships, the seemingly endless packing/unpacking cycle of moving is complete, renovations are
Read more →I’m sorry I’ve been absent from updating this blog in such a long time. We’ve spent the past five months renovating our new-to-us home in Colorado and I’ve been absolutely focused with tunnel vision to getting us completely unpacked and settled in so we can put the
Read more →For those who follow me on social media or here on my blog, you may have noticed it’s been a little quiet from our corner of the world in recent weeks. So many of you who have written, texted or emailed to check on us and I
Read more →Oh, how we appreciate the prayers and for so many of you reaching out regularly to check on us. Thank you. Prayers are coveted and we believe each and every one is heard! It is difficult to try to explain everything that has happened. We’ve gone from
Read more →We sincerely want to thank you all — so many people have reached out through Messenger, texts and emails to check on us. Part of the reason for writing this update is to let you all know the status of things and how we are doing. Its
Read more →Does anyone remember the blizzard of ’78? I was a freshman in high school and that blizzard shut down Northeastern Ohio for at least a week. We lost power and my folks did their best to keep our house somewhat warm by using the gas oven in
Read more →As of today, we have closed the door to a chapter in our lives and we’re looking forward to the future. Our time in Australia has come to an end, but we’ll look back with love for the kangaroos, fondness for brilliantly-colored sunsets, some challenges, and bittersweet
Read more →Hello, friends! You may have already read or heard about the tour group I’ll be leading to Japan with Opulent Quilt Journeys this coming May. Our tour had been sold out, but due some very unfortunate health circumstances, we’ve had three spots open up just recently. This
Read more →The waning hours of 2022 are upon us. Less than 24 hours to go until a new year will be ushered in to greet us all. This year, perhaps more than most, I’m glad to see the end of 2022 and I’m looking forward with great expectation
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