In the past I have thought of winter as a colorless season—with everything dormant, sleeping, cold, harsh and drab. This year I have seen winter with new eyes. 
The first I noticed was the view outside my kitchen window. The snow is deep here and it has covered the brown earth for well over two [...]

January has ended and February has begun and I know that many of you are anxious to hear about the status of An Old Fashioned Christmas quilt pattern.
 I’ve been steadily working on the pattern drawings—too steadily it seems, because I have had some trouble with my eyes and I had to slow down. After a [...]

 
  
Although I dislike the thought of another year passing away with many things yet undone, a new beginning brings new hope.
For me, last year was a year of reset and rejuvenation. For far too many years I have neglected some basic things, like saying “yes” when the answer should have been “no”, and I [...]

 
Many, many years ago, before I decided to pursue a quilt career, I made Christmas tree ornaments for sale.
It was a sad time in our lives for me because my husband had been laid off work (during the recession in the early 1980’s) and I had to go back to work.
I was trained as a [...]