I did the pencil sketches in this post for  The Sketchbook Challenge during my trip to Maryland last week. I took along a little Moleski...

I got a fabulous invitation last week! I’ve been asked to teach at Taupo Symposium 2013 Fabric Art Festival in Taupo, New Zealand. This sym...

Debbie with her dragonfly, at the end of the Thread Sketching class. I just got back from a visit to the fabulous Needlechasers of Chevy...

It’s time to get ready to register for the 2011 North Carolina Quilt Symposium ! You can get the forms online, and then mail your registrat...

Linda Moran is a teacher and mixed media artist I know. She lives in Tuscon, Arizona. On Saturday, Jan. 8, Linda considered going over to ...

I took this photo last August at a dairy farm in Sweetwater, Tennessee. Tennessee has a fabulous Quilt Barn Trail program. (A quilt barn is ...

I’m inside for the second full day today, following a big snowstorm that hit the Charlotte area on Sunday. Ice followed on Monday, and this...

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...