Having been in the quilting and bag making 'biz' since 2005, I've had the opportunity to meet some really interesting people in the industry. Sometimes you meet these people in the most unlikely places – like China. That's where I met Bonnie Browning and Ann Hammel for the first time. Both are …
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Ooh La La is a Jewelry Bag and Organizer
Ooh La La, You Look Like a Movie Star - and it didn't take an hour to untangle your jewelry! I was having quite a time of it this week, updating my picture on my online store to something more current. If you don't understand computer code it's just no fun. Actually, the picture itself is not …
Testing a Pattern for Terry Atkinson and a Terrific Trip
Does the quilt pattern called Yellow Brick Road sound familiar to you? If it does, that's because it's been one of the best selling patterns in recent quilting history. The author, Terry Atkinson, has a goal to create first time patterns for quilters, to change them from quilt lovers into quilt …
Jibacoa, Cuba and Strathroy, Ontario: Differences and Similarities
My grandmother used to have a saying in German that went something like this - when somebody goes travelling they'll have lots to talk about. Different places are generally, well, different. But have you ever thought about how similar they are? Let's explore the similarities between my hometown …
Sweet Talk Phone Bag Pattern Makes Cute Girl’s Purse
It's always so exciting to find out what other talented people can do with my patterns, and here's how one of them turned the Sweet Talk Phone Bag into a little girl's purse. Sherri at Thread Riding Hood has used the Sweet Talk Phone Bag pattern to make purses for her little girls. She left …
February is Going to the Dogs
One day seems pretty much like the rest after a dreary January slips into a colder, damper February. Working in my basement design studio means that I miss even those few rays of sunshine that might creep past the clouds. It's enough to put a gal into a total funk. That's why my husband and I were …