Urban Wabi Sabi Comes Home to the Country
At the beginning of June my little family left our country home and headed out to NYC to spend a couple of weeks with my city mouse sister and her family in their uptown (way uptown) Manhattan apartment. The spin
Home & Disappointment
Well this week has been a bit rough for my little family. My son Ivan, who is 16, applied this winter to the Untied World College. The UWC, if you haven’t heard of it, is a two-year international program. Students
Quilting in Community
Last Sunday I arrived back at the Ranch in the wee hours after a belated birthday trip to Chicago with my husband. We loved the city. We spent most of our time walking and exploring the wonder neighborhoods and the
From iPad to Quilt
Well I’m proud to share more details about my Quilting Arts Magazine article. This month’s issue (Oct/Nov) has an article I wrote about turning iPad drawings into art quilts. I made several quilts especially for the magazine; the one above
You Are My Cup Of Tea
I know it’s a rare thing when I don’t have much to say but this week I’m going to say it with pictures. I spent the week with 51 quilters here at The Bishop’s Ranch. The room was abuzz with
Modern Quilting Bee + Creative Sweatshop = A Great Week!
I spent the week at The Bishop’s Ranch Quilt Retreat. I have watched the myriad of quilting groups that come through, wandering the rows of tables piled high with colorful fabrics and tools of the trade; sewing machines, scissors, rolling