Ooh La La, You Look Like a Movie Star! This is a picture of me taken last year on a trip to Cuba. I'm peeking through some flowered shrubbery at our hotel and my Mom took the picture. Dressing for dinner is fun, especially if you have a bit of jewelry to wear It's kind of a nice one; …
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 …
Use a Teflon Foot to Sew Vinyl
Sewing vinyl? It can get a bit sticky. I'm a Canadian ambassador for Baby Lock sewing machines, so the machine I use for my projects is the Baby Lock Unity. This, along with a specially purchased inexpensive teflon foot attachment works really well to sew vinyl. Check to see if you have a teflon …
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 …
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 …