Here’s Bohemian Bouquet Block #4. It is a thistle to celebrate my Scottish heritage (we have McKee and McDanel in my family, and my husband ...

I found out tonight that “Harbinger’s Hope” won Best of Show - Large Quilt, Best Use of Color, and a blue ribbon in the Professional Art Qui...

Help! I'm at a loss to name this quilt! Send me your ideas. If I pick your name, I'll send you two of my patterns; you can check the...

As artists, I think we all need to speak out when art is censored. Here is a case I found particularly objectionable, especially since I am ...

I got news earlier this week that my quilt “Harbinger’s Hope” was juried into the Denver National Quilt Festival, to be held May 1-4, 2008. ...

One of the benefits of not using a chemical weed control product on our yard (which at this point is mostly weeds and moss!) is the lovely v...

My friend Greta McCrea is doing my Bohemian Bouquet patterns in completely different colors than I used, and it is fabulous! She showed me h...

Here is my newest creation, the Tulip Bag! I used the Simplicity fabric line by 3 Sisters for Moda. The bag is 14" high, and is lined, ...

So did you see "Sunday Morning" on CBS today? They did a segment on the International Quilt Festival, and interviewed Karey Bresen...

Here’s Bohemian Bouquet Block #3! My version (needleturn on a black background) is above. My friend DeLane’s version is below, on a cream ba...

It’s almost spring, and lately I’ve had a yen for some cool arty shoes. I saw some fun Converse One Star tennies at Target a few days ago, b...

I'm feeling very honored this morning because I just found out that one of my favorite bloggers, Kathy Mack of Pink Chalk Studio , just ...

I have designed a block for a free quilt pattern called “Exuberance” offered through Cotton Spice . The quilt has a combination of applique...

I've been tagged by appliqué legend Kay MacKenzie of Quilt Puppy Publications & Designs! (She's the author of lots of books and...

I have finally scheduled some classes at Quilters Loft Company for April and May. These are classes I have taught before, back by popular de...

I attended the Mid-Atlantic Quilt Festival in Hampton, Virginia this weekend, and took a great advanced machine quilting class from Linda Fi...

When I designed and stitched “Heart’s Desire” I actually used hand quilting thread for the needleturn appliqué. I've learned a lot since...

This is the second block in my mystery block-of-the-month quilt “Bohemian Bouquet.” It is 14" square. Mail order patterns went out toda...

When I was a kid, I always made valentines instead of buying them. At my house, my mom (a home economics teacher before she was a full-time ...

Some friends and I tried discharging (using a bleaching agent to remove color from fabric) today. We tried “SoftScrub Gel With Bleach” and J...

One of my New Year’s resolutions was to try more surface design techniques. Tonight, while the rest of the world was watching the Super Bowl...