This morning on the news, I found out January is "Get Organized Month." I didn't know there was such a thing. Folks, you better do it! lol Here's proof it's...

The last year has brought a lot of grief for designers and consumers alike. Quilt scams are so ramped it is nearly impossible to keep up on shutting them dow...

I can't believe another year has came to pass. It all seems to have gone so quickly. Last year was an emotional whirlwind and this year has been an adjustmen...

Luke 2 And it came to pass in those days, that there went a decree from Caesar Augustus, that all the world should be taxed. (And this taxing was first made w...

This really is the happiest season of all! Many times we let the season become so filled with stuff it becomes a dreaded time. Perhaps it's too many parties....

Yay... Day one of Christmas confections is finished. I love how my house smells! Pattern writing was also a success, off they go to my awesome testers! I cou...

Today is the day! It is the start of the bustiest week before Christmas. My to-do list is ever growing. I have two patterns I need to finish up, one quilt to...

What a wonderful day to go Christmas shopping at the mall. Cold enough to feel like winter with a few snowflakes and still before the last minute mad rush. B...

I had a day of quilting only planned, until my schedule changed. I thought about skipping out but I know the years are numbered with both of my mom's parents...

This man was an one term president who was more qualified to be President than any others in the modern eras. May his family be comforted during this time of...

I have accepted the challenge of writing EVERY day for 31 days straight. It started December 1st, but today, December 2, is my first post. Have you ever acce...

It's official...the quilting season has began! Last week we had our first snow and this week it has been in the single digit temperatures at night. Yay and awww...

It's hard to believe it has been since April that I wrote last. Honestly, it feels like a few days. I finally am settled into the new home and even have my q...

There are so many changes taking place in my life right now. One of which is moving. My family and I are working together on the new home. It is time consumi...

Maybe they had more right than we do now. Life was a little more simple then. No cell phones, no texting. Real communication, meaningful relationships. I ran...

In the midst of On Ringo Lake, I have been working on the Pleiades Quilt challenge. Both of these projects have been out of my comfort zone, as they have bee...

Yesterday was five months from the day I found my grandmother dead. Today it feels like it was yesterday, not months ago. Her dementia had progressed to the ...

Choices, oh the choices! Do I clean and do laundry? Do I work on "On Ringo Lake"? Do I work on the Pleiades Quilt? I think I must chose the this...cleaning a...

As a preschool teacher, my unspoken motto was, "I'm not loosing to a 3 year-old!" As a quilter, my motto is becoming, "I'm not loosing to this block!" Not re...

What a week it has been. A little background... in 2006 my neurologist suggested a Vegas Nerve Stimulator as a therapeutic option. You might be thinking, wha...