• working behind the scenes

    Last night while you were sleeping we launched our new website.  As with anything new, it may take us a few days to work out any glitches, but I’m hoping we don’t have any!  We’ve tested it, and then tested it again, and like a mother pushing a bird out of the nest, last night I said to let it…

  • If you’re out and about

    If you’re out and about this holiday season and you pass a Williams Sonoma store, turnaround and go back.  You’re in for a treat. Every year I recommend their Hot Chocolate (I make mine with milk).  It’s a treat that happens once a year, and it makes the season special.   This year they’ve added more to this special tradition! …

  • Acorns and Roses

    Two weeks before Thanksgiving and in California we have acorns falling and roses blooming.  Feels normal for November.  I set off for the farmer’s market this morning with my camera in hand.           Our Farmer’s Market is open for one more weekend believe it or not. There’s one more photo I took today… I’m making receiving blankets and…

  • Leaving for Quilt Market

    It’s that time of year again when Houston Quilt Market comes around.  I leave very early Friday morning for Houston, and what a market Moda has planned!  The theme this market is “Get Comfy with Moda” and the designers have a fun school house planned.  If you’re a shop coming to quilt market don’t miss the Moda School House on…

  • What kind of quilter are you?

    Are you a “clutter” quilter or a “neatness” quilter?  Just look around your sewing area and you’ll know.  Are you surrounded with stacks of fabric and tables filled with works in progress, or do you have a place for everything and only one project out at a time? I’m a neatness quilter and I can only function for a short…

  • The gangs all here to announce the winners

    Wasn’t the Moda blog hop fun? I hope you watched the video from Barb and Mary because it was so cute!  How they think this stuff up I don’t know, but I love it and they always make me laugh! Now it’s finally time to pick the winners of some Mistletoe Lane fabric.  It’s my newest fabric line from Moda.…