Recently I posted about quilt appraisals.  Road to California offers a chance for an appraisal while your quilt is on display there, so I h...

I've been having so much fun working on my joke challenge quilt!  Most of the motifs that make up the picture are done now, and just nee...

I learned something.  Last summer I discovered that if you hold the bobbin thread when you start to zig-zag, the Janome pulls the knot to t...

I don't know if I like this stage of a project or not.  Sometimes it's fun--there's a real surge of adrenaline; but then sometim...

The retreat was delightful:  a warm, sunny room with a view of snow covered woods and fields, good food,  good company and plenty of time to...

Assuming the roads in Michigan are plowed, I'm packing for retreat.  Here's my project stash: The batiks in the back are for the A...

I used to love batiks.  When I started making "wearable art" about 12 years ago, batiks were new to me, and they were perfect for ...

Greetings from the tundra. What's happening: I'm preparing these three Interpret This! pieces to send to the Alzheimer's Qu...

January The days are short,  The sun a spark Hung thin between  The dark and dark. Fat snowy footprints  Track the floor, And parkas pil...

Weeds 8" x 10" Altered image photo transfers, hand dyed fabrics, fibers Machine applique, machine quilting The photo for our las...

I've been semi-snowbound for a week or so.  I can get out, but haven't really wanted to.  The South Bend area had a record snowfall ...

I've been doing lots of lurking lately; for whatever reason, I haven't felt very sociable, so I haven't commented (or posted) mu...

Christmas was quiet, filled with excellent food, not too much in the way of gifts.  I made my husband a reservation at  Alinea  in Chicago, ...

After I finished some Christmas gifts yesterday, I was able to start working on my December Interpret This! piece.  I've spent a lot of...

I'm not really hiding from Christmas duties. One of these is a gift, one was finished a while back, and the third--yes, it was an escape...

I packed up lots of gifts today and took them to the post office, along with my Road to California entry. Now as it's continuing to sno...

Season's Greetings!

In Chicago, we usually stay at one of the Club Quarters hotels. For some reason this chain features fabric art in their lobby. There used ...

Bricks, Boards, and Window Panes 20" x 29" I stayed away from the detail in this photo and concentrated on the geometric shapes. ...

Fortunately, there's only a couple of the these types at my table. How about you? Before I start last minute Thanksgiving organizing, h...