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 →LEARN SOMETHING NEW! The extreme weather seems to be affecting much of the nation — and perhaps much of the world — right now and many folks, like myself are stuck indoors. Sure, there are plenty of quilting UFO’s (unfinished objects) piled up waiting for you to finish
Read more →Winter isn’t quite over and we were in the path (as so many of you were) of Winter Storm Pax. It began snowing around 9pm last night and we awoke to more than 12″ of snow! As of now, there are an additional 2 – 4
Read more →I’ve been swamped with deadlines. No kidding. Just buried. Everything is coming due all at once, as in “right-now-or-better-still, yesterday.” Life is like that sometimes, don’t you agree? But believe it or not I’m hanging in there and working really hard. My momentum is going strong. And
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“And, we’re off!” Those words have been echoing in my ears for the past few days as I put things in motion for the start of this new year. My ONE WORD has also been in the front of my mind as I tackle deadlines, commitments and other
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I gave up making new year’s resolutions three years ago. They didn’t really work for me. I’d lose steam about six weeks into the new year, or I would forget about them altogether in the hustle and bustle of everyday life. And if I did happen to
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I’ve been hard at work (really, it is play) preparing for my next Craftsy class which will be videotaped here in my studio in less than two weeks! I can’t wait to share more about it with you. But in the meantime, I thought it would be
Read more →Let me state here and now that I just survived the absolute, all-time worst winter cold. EVER. It seriously had me down for the count. And twelve days later I’m still not back to 100%, but maybe 83%. Or so. The pretty pink roses my sweet hubby
Read more →The vignette in the photo doesn’t tell the real story. But if I were to show you what it really looks like around my bed, you’d be grossed out. Used tissues everywhere, nasal spray bottles, opened blister packs of cold medication, empty water glasses, etc. I’m sick.
Read more →…which is a sneak peak of a pattern yet to come. I couldn’t leave Christmas 2009 behind without sharing one last Christmas quilt with you all. Of course it’s my plan that you’ll be seeing this wonderful new design again in the near future (think: exclusive pattern, magazine
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