I hope you all had a beautiful Mother’s Day yesterday, filled with warmth, connection, and moments – big or small – that made you feel loved and appreciated. Mother’s Day always means different things to different people. It’s for mothers, those becoming mothers, mother figures, potential mothers and even the devoted caregivers of furry companions…
It’s blog time again… and I’ve just realized it’s been about a month since my last post. That doesn’t sit very well with me, but the truth is, the past few weeks have been full – really full. In the lead-up to Paducah, my days stretched into 14–16 hour marathons of preparing kits, refining instructions,…
I’m sitting and my computer today … and you know what that means.Blog day. It’s been one of those weeks in the studio where one idea quietly leads to another, and before I know it, I’m surrounded by some finished and some half-finished pieces, new directions, and a growing pile of possibilities. I finished the…
Another quiet week in the studio – but a satisfying one. I’ve been spending my time working on samples using the new fabrics and panels that will be coming to the website soon. It feels good to finally see them come together. I’m making a series of 12″ x 12″ pieces – there will be…
The past two weeks have been very busy… and yet when I look around the studio, there aren’t many finished pieces to show for it. Some, but not a lot. A huge mess of boxes and pieces and bits and bobs and stuff everywhere … Weeks like these remind me that a lot of creative…
And definitely worth it! I didn’t write a blog last week. I was just back from Daytona Beach for AQS QuiltWeek Daytona Beach – teaching two classes and, for the first time, stepping into a new role: vendor. Not just any vendor, but there representing WonderFil Specialty Threads as one of their designers. It felt…
There is a particular kind of joy that comes from doing work you truly love. The kind where hours disappear, your hands are busy, and your mind is quietly content. That’s where I’ve been lately, stitching twenty pages for a little fabric book I’m making following Ann Wood’s instructions. The hand-stitching was finished. Every page…
This week was full – classes taught, lectures given, ideas shared – but today I don’t want to write about all of that. I want to linger on one small, beautiful pocket of time that filled me with quiet joy. On Saturday, I taught a handmade journal class in my studio. We gathered around the…
This past week in the studio was a quiet one on the surface, but a busy one underneath. I spent most of my time catching up on supply lists, making class samples, and preparing for a full stretch of upcoming classes. It’s the kind of work that doesn’t always show up visually, but it’s essential…
This past week didn’t come with any big milestones or shiny accomplishments. No finished pieces to photograph, no major announcements to make. Instead, it was one of those weeks filled with the necessary but invisible work: supply lists, class descriptions, schedules, notes, updating my website… The scaffolding that holds everything else up. And stitching. Lots…
The stitch journal for 2025 is finally done and dusted. Throughout the year, I worked on two long horizontal strips of fabric, each one holding six months of stitching. The linen came from a vintage tablecloth, worn soft with time, and finished with the most beautiful crocheted edging. I loved that detail so much that…
A new year always arrives with a certain freshness to it. The calendar turns, the pages are blank, and suddenly everything feels possible again. A brand-new start. A clean slate. A year still untouched — waiting to be filled with color, curiosity, and creative energy. I like to think of the year ahead the way…
When I began this daily stitching journey back on January 1st, I had two long strips of fabric laid out in front of me, each marked with six months of the year. The days ahead stretched out endlessly — full of promise, curiosity, and possibility. At the same time, it felt a little daunting. All…
Happy Holidays! As the year draws to a close, I want to take a moment to wish you all a very happy and peaceful holiday season. I also want to say thank you. Thank you for being here – for reading, for following along, for your comments, messages, and encouragement. Every like, every thoughtful note,…
A couple of weeks ago I noticed that no one seemed to be receiving my blog posts by email. After a bit of investigating, I discovered that this had actually been going on for quite a while. For some reason, a payment hadn’t gone through, and as a result the emails simply stopped being delivered….