Think of Him as a Best Buddy

  I have this friend that sends me an email every so often. Not one of those pesty “forward this to 8 friends or go broke” kind of emails, but a warm greeting, as if he was just telling me the highlights of his day that I might enjoy. He is generous to a fault. … Continue reading →

Spring Market: revisited

Photo from Spring Market in Pittsburgh: There was a park directly across from the hotel. A quiet place, filled with beautiful pigeons. They were cooing in the trees late in the evening. And speaking of Market: I just received threads from AuriFil… Thank you ALEX! These will go into the book. I have to send … Continue reading →

Belated Painting Day posting

Due to technical difficulties (could not get images out of the camera…), this is a belated posting. I am getting ready for JANOME Institute, where I will be teaching an All About Art Quilting & Thread Painting class. I need to do a lot of prep work so that we can focus on sewing. Each … Continue reading →

Measuring Magic

  There was a discussion on the accuracy of rulers vs. mats on a yahoo teachers group today that prompted me to post the following: It is a given that all of the beginner students will love the IDEA of quilting. As beginners they will be discovering WHAT it is they love (or don’t love) … Continue reading →

Linked to Lesley

  When falling into the rabbit hole that is the internet, it is always nice to come out with something to show for your time (well) wasted. Today I stumbled upon Subversive Stitchers: Women Armed With Needles, and what a lucky find! Dawn has all sorts of wonderful fibre-type links (check out her featured artists … Continue reading →