• Celebrating early

    I just returned from a wonderful trip to Germany with my granddaughters.   I took Michaela, Alyssa and Diana (my daughter-in-law) with me for 8 days of relaxing fun with Lily.   We made memories to last a lifetime and it was so good to get away. Now that I’m back, we’ve decided to celebrate the 4th of July early this year! …

  • Sample Sale

    Thank you to each of you who commented on my last blog post.  I don’t think I could have made it through the weekend without such loving words coming my way.  I read every comment, every email and some of them twice.  It was a rough weekend for all of us here, and knowing that so many of you cared…

  • Bitsy Button Sutton

    I knew the day would come when we had to say goodbye to our sweet Bitsy.  But time caught all of us by surprise this week, as she went into severe kidney failure.  We couldn’t turn it around.  We said goodbye to her yesterday, and she died in my arms.  I would have gone with her if I could have.…

  • Halloween Fabric

    Look at this yummy fabric I just got from Renee Nanneman of Need’l Love fame.   Candy Corn and Black Magic, two bundles on my design table now, thanks to her. I love it so much I almost hate to open the bundles, but I’ve been dreaming up some applique bats and this is the perfect fabric.  Hummm wonder what else…

  • Angel Face

    A vase in my studio is filled with roses from my garden.  Beautiful mauve blooms that delight the senses with a sweet fragrance.   If you want a wonderful rose for your garden, this one lives up to its name...Angel Face.    Angel Face always blooms first every season, with continuous blooms throughout the summer. It’s on sale now at Jackson…

  • Home again

    Quilt Market was wonderful.   My booth was part of what Moda calls ” The Designer Studio”.  Many of the Moda designers shared space, making up 2 long rows of booth space with no walls in-between.   Being surround by my favorite Moda designers was so much fun and we had a great time. Here’s a photo of one side of…