Twas the Saturday before Christmas and all through the web, not a creature was stirring, and nothings been said…. It's quiet here in cyberspace as we all prepare for the big week of festivities, celebration, family and fun. I think this past week is the first all year that I have not seen a granddaughter. All […]
My Budding Artist
The Freshman Honors History class of Walt Whitman High School (which also happens to be US News & World Report's number 44 out of over 21,000 public schools in United States) traveled from DC to NYC and back last Wednesday. A 5 am to midnight trip (ah! youth). I adore NYC and was eager to see […]
The Company You Keep
They say you can judge a (wo)man by the company (s)he keeps. I am thrilled beyond words to see the names I am sandwiched between in this blog post by Quilting Arts editor in chief, Pokey Bolton – Hollis Chatelain, Lesley Riley, Carol Duvall, and Georgia O’Keefe. It is an honor to be listed with the top names in […]
Someone else also has a new book coming out the same week I do. I want to say he's my friend. I consider him so although we have never met. But you can know someone well through their words, especially when those words are poetry. And I own all of his audio lectures, so I know the sound […]
A Delivery
Mother and baby are doing fine. In this case, the baby is my book, Fabulous Fabric Art with Lutradur. The book arrived on my doorstep (no stork though) today and was followed shortly after, with a delivery of flowers and a Congratulations card from everyone at C&T that had a part in bringing this baby to life. […]
Advice Needed
After 3 months of searching for just the right light fixture to replace the totally gross 1950s fixture in the entry foyer, I found one that had the right proportions and fit into my whimiscal, robin's egg blue, bird-themed decor. This is a terrible photo due to the harsh light cast by the current […]
Feeling Like A Princess
It's easy when you are little, to feel like a princess. Layers of organdy, satin - pink for sure, something shiny like a crown or a wand (or a crown and a wand), and ballet slippers. Hey, remember those plastic high-heels with the elastic band that they sold for dress-up? I think that's when I learned to […]
New Techniques
Spurred on by Jamie Fingal's question to the QuiltArt group, "what new techniques are you working on?", I thought I'd post my potato dextrin results. It's one of those things I've been wanting to do for YEARS – that's how long I've had all the supplies. And last week I finally had the time. It was on my birthday actually, that I […]
Giving Thanks (+ a Winner)
No. 18 – Come on DOWN. No it's not the Price is Right, just the winner of the drawing for Cloth Paper Scissors magazine – Jacquie in Vermont . Thanks to all of you who took the time to send me your thoughts and expert advice on blog and/or website. Bottom line is I will continue to […]
November Nights
One of my favorite things about this new house is that my bed is under a window. I can crack the window and get whiffs of my neighbors chimney smoke, feel the cool crisp morning gentle me awake or the night air drift me asleep. Last night I turned out my light at midnight, a rare night for me […]
