I am starting work on a new piece based on this photo, and I’m very excited about it. I’m creating it for a wonderful couple who collect ar...

Can you guess that I went to my doctor today? Today’s sketch for The Sketchbook Challenge is an apple, a symbol of good health. I have Typ...

This month, I am Designer of the Month for Aurifil thread, and my Leaves of Green pattern (shown above) is available as a free download ...

Here’s my fourth sketch for The Sketchbook Challenge . I did it while looking at a photo I took of my Nikko Blue hydrangea this fall (you c...

For today’s Sketchbook Challenge sketch, I chose as a subject this beautiful creamer and sugar bowl of pale blue and gold given to me by m...

My second sketch for The Sketchbook Challenge ’s January theme – highly prized — is my eye. It represents how much I value my vision . What...

January’s theme for The Sketchbook Challenge is “ Highly Prized .” It has me thinking about all the things I value. O n this, the first ...

I can’t say that I wasn’t warned, but making these felted wool balls is rather addictive. I made them with my mom and nieces when they cam...

SAQA’s Portfolio 17; the cover image is by Pat Durbin For years now, Studio Art Quilt Associates (SAQA) has been producing a printed por...

I don’t mean to be a tease, but the photo above is all I can show you of a project I just finished that will be offered as a free pattern t...

I love the work of Judy Coates Perez . And her blog is really fantastic. Not only is it beautiful to look at, but she has all sorts of fabu...

I don’t know what it’s been like where you live, but we have had quite a chilly December so far here in North Carolina. Our average daily t...

Confetti Naturescapes: Quilting Impressionist Landscapes by Noriko Endo Dragon Threads, 2010 160 pages $29.95   I first saw Noriko En...

If you are looking for a little gift for someone, this might be just the ticket. It’s The Art of Quilts Postcard Collection – Nature , by C...

This wonderfully nostalgic mural is a new addition on an old building at the end of my street, where the residential part ends and the downt...

Little Girls, Big Style: Sew a Boutique Wardrobe from 4 Easy Patterns by Mary Abreu Stash Books, 2010 128 pages, plus tear-out patterns ...

Red-Eyed Tree Frog 11-3/4" x 9-1/4" by Susan Brubaker Knapp This is one of my very first thread-sketched art quilts. I made i...