Sometimes quilting reminds me of painting a room—there's a lot of preliminary work before you get to anything interesting and when you get done you don't always like the result. And anyone who knows me knows that I'm not a fly-by-the-seat-of-my-pants kind of girl. I know ...

Every quilter has had the experience of being in the anti-zone, working on a project where everything goes wrong, and that's exactly where I've been for the past month. I know you've been there too: every cut is wrong—too small, never too big—every seam has ...

It's time for a blarticle and I'm just past the nadir of a weird bout of flu, which has affected both my physical and mental abilities. Since I have none of my own, I've decided to (try to) write about inspiration. As in, where does it come ...

WARNING: This blarticle contains many questions, but few answers. If you have a low tolerance for uncertainty, stop reading. On the other hand—and there always is another hand with me—if you like to offer opinions, read on.

Color is so interesting. I love the fluidity of it, the ...

I have quilter's block. Not the kind you put into a quilt, but the kind that's the artistic equivalent of writer's block. The kind where you feel as if you'll never have another creative idea. This happens periodically, often after a very productive period, or sometimes ...

I was born and raised in South Florida where seasonal changes are subtle: like, it's not quite as hot (fall) and it's a little warmer (spring). The only exception being, "HOLY MACARONI I'm MELTING! (summer).

Here in Texas it's more clearly defined, and I’m watching ...

There's no doubt about it, I love getting new fabric. At its best, it holds the same excitement for me as receiving a gift. It's crispy, fresh and bright; presenting new beginnings and possibilities, no matter how high my current stacks of fabrics are.

It's the adult ...

After marketing my pantographs for about a year I decided wanted to start a version of a Block of the Month club but I had a couple of high- hurdles to leap just to get to the starting line:

The first was a name. There were so many "product-of-the-month" clubs ...

Periodically I wonder why I love quilting so much when there are so many separate aspects of it that I don’t love. I don’t love the cutting, the quilting or the binding, though I don’t really hate them either. Don’t love any type of appliqué at ...