After a few years, it was time for a website change. It was a giant puzzle implementing a new theme, but I’m thrilled with the results. One notable change – for those that like to add comments on the site, click the Read More button and the comment form will be displayed. I am smitten […]
Website and Inspiration Read More »
A week with friends visiting Alaska was seriously fun and just the break I needed. We hiked around lakes, biked around town, rode a tram up a mountain for a yummy lunch and of course took the always amazing wildlife cruise to see glaciers, whales, puffins and more. Despite massive amounts of sunscreen, I sunburned
Around Here Lately Read More »
I like to watch episodes of Cupcake Wars while making dinner – I like how passionate these people are about making delicious cakes. Many of them started down a more mundane career paths before determining that they were happier while baking and frosting – cupcakes were their magic. She is showing the world her magic
Six months ago I was laid off from my full time day job as a technical writer – telecommuting (working from home). The lay off wasn’t a total surprise, but it still was a bit of a shock to not wake up at 5:30 am each day and put in 8 hours on a computer.
Find Joy in a Quilt Shop – New Adventure Read More »
My chalkboard – with sketches of my kitties… paired with a bit of filter fun became the photo for our holiday card this year. Happy Holidays!
My joy is creating art and inspiring others to share their creativity too. What is your joy? Find your joy (5.5†x 9â€) While we are talking joy, I will have articles in the upcoming winter issues of Sew Somerset and Art Quilting Studio are available for pre-order and free shipping if you order before
Joy and Publication Pre-Order Read More »
This past weekend was the annual quilt show organized by the Anchorage Log Cabin Quilters. I thought I would share some of the fabulous work displayed there. Show weekend is always fun but very exhausting. These quilts won awards. I want to make a zebra quilt now. The purple and teal quilt was created with
I’ve been trying to make time for fun every day and I’ve been accumulating a list of fun things that I used to do as a child – flying a kite is definitely on that list. Using bright blues and greens for to create these fused scrappy backgrounds was also fun. Today I’m not just
Sometimes the kittens stop playing and actually sit still or sleep. They are full of energy and seem to thrive on bringing chaos to our sleep schedules. Fluffy has been enjoying cuddling with them when they slow down and has joined in on the play too. She is even teaching them bad habits – like
Around Here Lately Read More »
STITCHED 2015 started! It is so fun to see all the classes and decide which videos to watch first. As I watch the STITCHED 2015 videos, I’ve been applying fusible webbing to cotton batting, cutting batik fabrics for mini art quilts and I started quilting some of the mini backgrounds (yes, I watch videos, tv
Around Here Lately Read More »
