Quilter. Writer. Artist
I have been working on videos for my YouTube channel, and it’s been a rather slow process. I’m a perfectionist who procrastinates. Then I reshoot and reshoot and make the same silly mistakes or forget something. I know there’s a better, easier way, but heck if I can figure it out. I guess it takes […]
My stained-glass quilt workshop requires bias tape to create the illusion of leading between the pieces of fabric “glass.” I generally use two sizes of bias when making a stained-glass quilt, but you can used only the larger bias. A half inch bias works well for the longer stretches of coverage. It’s wide enough to
I’ve been quilting on the longarm this week and had high hopes of finishing by today. Thursday, I pushed myself to get extra blocks done. Okay, so the thread broke once. Then the bobbin needed winding. I just dealt with the little inconveniences and moved on. Ahh, the joy of quilting without big interruptions. Then,
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Here’s hoping you have a wonderful 2026! Meanwhile, I received a reminder email about the Bluebonnet Swamp Art Spectacular held in Baton Rouge annually. I’ve been entering an art piece since I discovered it five years ago. It is free to enter, and artists are allowed to sell their works. I’ve sold my pieces for
When you make a mess, you clean it up. Despite how painful it may be to do so. Despite having to say, “I’m wrong. Let me fix it.” Despite the naysayers who do not believe you can get things straight again. Let me tell you the story. Our Cotton Quilters’ Guild (CQG) meeting planned for
Town Houses Well, the town’s houses are complete. Most of the trees are grown. Heck, I even a few streets are in place. But, for some reason, I have not had a desire to work on it. We had a CQG meeting a couple of weeks ago, and I don’t know, I haven’t even unpacked
I attended the Gulf States Quilt Association (GSQA) meeting in Long Beach, MS., so I’ll show you the few pics I took there. After all, a couple of weekend ago, I posted photos of the CQG Show and Share. I always enjoy visiting with the many acquaintances I’ve made over the years. Some of them,
Our wonderful country life has quieted down–but just enough to sit still without feeling guilty and sitting we have been enjoying! Richard made a bed swing for the patio right after we added it, and I made three cushions: one for each side and one for the bottom. We take naps on it occasionally, but
Today, Wright’s work is still considered to be some of the best truly American architecture in the country. [My Modern Met] My sister Laura and her husband, Gary, just finished building a house on the land where we grew up in Plaucheville. It’s the cutest house built in the style of Frank Lloyd Wright, a famous
I have been hoping for a sweet little Singer Featherweight for so long. I imagine anyone who quilts or sews hopes for one of these. We, Richard and I, have been watching to find one at a good price. I haven’t been very consistent with my search. It seems like a waste of time to
