Yaaay! Using the Random Number Generator at Random.org I've picked the winner for the free Julie Herman pattern giveaway! First here...

It's April, so that means all my quilting friends are going to have to put up with garden updates again. :) I enjoy my little foray in...

Remember, you've got until the 4th of April to post a comment on my blog for a chance to win the free pattern from Julie Herman. Plus, ...

Well, here it is, the reveal date for the second Quiltmaker Scrap Squad project. I'm glad I was picked to be on this team, it's bee...

There, I've sewn together the first twenty-four blocks, but you can only see a few here. I love the way the orange/yellow/pink batik lo...

I had the great honor of joining the Jackson TN Peace by Piece quilt guild as they hosted Bonnie Hunter. Her lecture and trunk show was fan...

Still can't show you the Quiltmaker magazine pattern I'm working on, but just to tease you, here's some MORE of the fabrics I...

I finished reading my book for the evening (a Sharon Sala young adult offering was what I was copyediting,and very good it was too, I didn...

Have you ever thought you could write a novel that’s just as good as the ones you’re reading? Or better? Then you tried to write and got b...

I've been braid making tonight! I think I'm about half done with the lengths I'll need. This is the kind of project I'd n...

Been busy! Have you? First, I got a PACKAGE today - a book from one of my favorite authors, Sharon Sala. Doesn't Toby look like he...

Some of you may have noticed this logo on my left sidebar: In mid-November, Quiltmaker Magazine had a little blurb about an application p...

One more day until the great Scrap Squad reveal! Here's a couple more teaser pictures to get you excited. First the label I made for ...

As I mentioned at the end of the last post, I've been selected as one of Quiltmaker Magazine's Scrap Squad. It's nice to make a...

Now that the suspense is over, I can unveil some of what I made and gave for Christmas this year. First, here's my big brother Bob holdi...

I was trying to tie it all together for a spring theme, and I think that'll do. ;) I did the grass and stems using liberated quilting, ...

Here's my latest block of the month arrangement: I'm not sure how I wlll put these three little pinwheels in the center yet. I coul...

*blushing* Yes, I've been a bad blogger. But only because I've been so busy! They've been sending me lots of books to copyedit...

Here's my very first try at home canning/pickling. The first little jar is banana pepper rings only. The second and third jars are a com...

Been picking a lot, but not posting much! Here's the state of the stuff on my kitchen counter a couple of days ago. I took about 6 of ...