• How many people does it take to make a quilt?

    In the case of Raining Cats & Dogs it took 13 people to finally get the pattern ready to ship!  I’m sending BIG hugs and a thank you to everyone who helped me with this quilt: To my husband who’s spent days listening to me go on and on about how it might never get done, to Lissa at Moda…

  • Gaby’s Quilt

    I received the sweetest email today from a girl named Gaby…her mom made her a quilt and she wanted to share a photo with me!   Gaby and her mom picked out my Cream and Sugar pattern.  (Gaby if you’re reading this I’m so honored that you chose my pattern!) Just look at Gaby’s quilt! Isn’t it cute? All the…

  • Night at the Ritz

    I’ve always wanted to make a two color quilt and the new gray and ivory in Puttin’ on the Ritz fabric just called to me! lately I find myself adding a lot of white and gray to my decorating so why not to a quilt? Mooch loves how this quilt turned out.  The minute I folded up the quilt she was…

  • Building Blocks in Pink and Blue

    Did you know that Mooch’s favorite birds were the inspiration for the pink version of “Building Blocks”? She’s one smart cat… …it was her idea to put birds on this quilt. She’s a bird watcher extraordinaire and a genius when she wakes up from a nap. She may look sleepy eyed but she’s been dreaming and  I make sure I…

  • Just a few squirrely friends

    We all have a few squirrely friends don’t we?  Ha!  Right now all my friends are wondering if I consider them squirrely.  The dictionary defines squirrely (yes it’s slang) as being eccentric, flighty and maybe a bit odd. Think about this…Henrietta doesn’t see a thing wrong with being squirrely.  Most of her friends are squirrely and so this month I’m…

  • Don’t you love Friday?

    I love Friday don’t you?  I’m especially happy this Friday because my new block of the month, Raining Cats and Dogs just arrived at my quilter’s house!  She’ll work her magic and by next week I’ll be binding and sewing on embellishments.  I just can’t wait to show you the finished quilt!  New patterns are coming very soon!   To…