Since we moved here a few years ago my reference library of quilt books has been stored in boxes in the basement. My old bookcases were in very bad shape from having been moved twice and, frankly, they were functional at best. The old bookcases would have looked out of place wherever I had put them […]
It feels as though I have been away for a long time. Finally, my work is all current and finally, Spring has arrived here, and finally, I can allow myself to think creatively again. It feels great!
The Needle Samplers are a big hit. We have been hearing from you (the actual uses of them) and […]
Do you ever get the feeling that someone (or something) else is in control of your life/string?….. even if it seems that you should be? That is the way things are here at Foxglove Cottage since we introduced our new Needle Samplers.
The work load has increased. Not complaining mind you, work is good. But each […]
Quilting became a passion for me when I realized the unlimited possibilities it offered me for discovery, for companionship, for entertainment, for study, for a peaceful activity while pondering, and, most important of all, to create something of beauty.
Many years ago I was talking with a friend who had just found her way out of […]
As individuals we are ever-changing as we grow, learn, age, and live. Recently as I sat working I began to reflect on my favorite “things” and I realized how much those things have changed as time passes.
When I was a young girl I sometimes thought about what I would take with me should I need […]
I’ve been away teaching at the 2007 NQA Quilt Conference in Ohio. It seems that no matter how many years I have traveled to teach quilting, I cannot seem to streamline the amount of time and energy it takes to prepare before a trip and to return to normalcy when I am home again. Thus, […]
I was born and grew up in St. George, Utah. It is a community set in a dry, sandy corner of southwestern Utah. Ages ago there were some violent upheavals of the earth and active volcanos that shaped it’s beautiful, raw landscape. Within 30 miles in different directions from it are wide empty places, Joshua […]