On December 1, Janet A. Lasher and I will be guest speakers at The Mint Museum ’s Artists’ Forum. These events are designed to give area art...

Pokey Bolton, editor of Quilting Arts magazine, and me, getting ready to shoot my first segment. I just returned from Cleveland, where I w...

It’s almost here! I’m looking forward to seeing International Quilt Festival Quilt Scene magazine, created by the Quilts, Inc. (who produce...

I just found out that I was recently profiled on the C&T Publishing blog ! C&T is my publishing company (my first title, Applique Pe...

Kakie Urch, an old friend and former co-worker from my days at the Lexington (Ky.) Herald-Leader , is now an assistant professor for new me...

I just made a favicon for my website. What is a favicon? It’s that teeny tiny square icon thing-a-ma-jig next to the website URL, in the add...

For the past two years, I’ve been taking part in Barnful of Quilts , a wonderful event hosted by Valerie Fox at her family farm in Waxhaw, N...

In July, I presented and taught at The Village Quilters guild in Loudon, Tenn. At the meeting, they showed photos of a gorgeous quilt they ...

As a teacher, there is nothing more fulfilling than hearing from people who have taken one of your classes and go on to do great things with...

Want to make a little quilt like this? I'll show you how! I'm teaching this class on Joggles.com . The class will begin on Nov.3. It...

My friend Nancy G. Cook is August’s Featured Artist at the Wooden Stone Gallery in Davidson N.C. Wooden Stone is a fabulous gallery that se...

My publisher, C&T Publishing , just sent me the promotional postcards for my new book, Appliqué Petal Party, which comes out in October....

Over the weekend, I made this nifty holder for my glasses. I am always misplacing them and I now need them a lot of the time. I wanted a gla...

I just got back from attending the Asheville Quilt Show at the North Carolina Arboretum, and it was wonderful. One of the best things is tha...