I can now share the exciting news I promised a few weeks ago. The American Quilter’s Society will be publishing my second book! Yes, it’s official, and I am absolutely thrilled Meredith Schroeder, the publisher, has chosen to publish my newest manuscript! I began working on the
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I promised you in a previous post I would share some more things from Quilt Market, and I apologize for the delay. Life has been really busy around here lately, and I’ve been trying to work my way through an absolute mountain of paperwork piled high on my desk
Read more →I just had to share this music video with you all which features a musical group from the Concord Christian Church in North Carolina where my brother, Bob Wallace, is one of the ministers. Their church is putting on a huge Christmas musical at the Gem theatre in Kanapolis,
Read more →I’m sure you all know what email “spam” is. I usually hit the delete key on my keyboard faster than a bullfrog on a ‘skeeter when it comes to pesky, unwanted, useless spams. But my cousin recently forwarded me an email I thought was a really fantastic idea,
Read more →Of course you know my passion is quilting and everything it entails. But honestly? One of the most important reasons for doing what I do is this: THE STUDENTS. I love interacting with people — especially quilters — and having the opportunity to teach all over the
Read more →Halloween 2008 has already come and gone, but I thought I’d share this photo with you of the quilt currently on our bed. For many years during the time my boys were small, I collected a variety of fun Halloween print fabrics with the intent to make
Read more →First, the treat. Happy Halloween! Even here in Germany, Americans celebrate Halloween with trick-or-treating on the US bases. At our home, Halloween is Andrew’s absolute-most-favorite holiday (even more than Christmas!) and he has been anxiously awaiting this day for months now. He made up his mind ages
Read more →I’ve just returned from Houston, Texas, where I attended the 29th International Quilt Market this past weekend. And what a whirlwind weekend it was! I flew to Houston last Thursday and spent Friday morning and afternoon at the Galleria mall for some shopping and dining out in preparation
Read more →My dear friend (and quilt-sister-at-heart) Nadine Ruggles, and I are off to Houston for Quilt Market tomorrow. I’m excited to visit the booths of the many different vendors and manufacturers to see what’s going to be “hot” in the quilting world next season, and to renew friendships
Read more →I realize this blog is supposed to be mainly “quilt” related, but the story of our midnight visitors is just too good not to share. For the past four nights, we’ve been visited by little woodland creatures who come right up to the door of my sewing
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