Month: April 2015

  • Personalized cloth book the easy way

    Personalized cloth book the easy way

    My granddaughter, Hazel, will be one next week! She loves reading books, so I thought it would be fun to make her a personalized cloth book, but I don’t really have the time to make it as elaborate as I would like. Instead, I needed something quick and easy. A couple weeks ago I found…

  • Not quilting related, but happy just the same

    Not quilting related, but happy just the same

    So, it isn’t quilting related, but it makes me happy just the same. Maybe you’ll enjoy it, too. Next to organizing my studio, my favorite place to organize is my kitchen. I bought some fun shelf paper before Christmas, and I’ve been waiting for a few extra hours so I could use it. Today, after…

  • Keeping busy while traveling

    Keeping busy while traveling

    What do you do to stay busy when you are traveling? I often read or play games on my iPad. On this last trip, I decided to bring a few projects with me. One thing I love about my “Making Faces” portrait technique is that you can do it just about anywhere. It doesn’t require…

  • Tucson Quilters Guild

    Tucson Quilters Guild

    It’s been a long couple weeks. First, I focused completely on taming George so I could quilt my secret, 84″ x 84″ quilt in just one week. Mission accomplished! I finished in time to then re-focus on the next task, which was preparing for a trip to Tucson so I could speak and teach. This…