A Bit of Yellow

The past two days I've been digging up these uninvited guests: Hate them in my yard but how about in a quilt? Here's the free patter...

Every spring my yard comes alive with a "host of golden daffodils." The phrase comes from the poem, I Wandered Lonely as a Cloud ...

Another detail image of Arms of Love. Here, the focus is on the crucifixion. Note the thorns on the crown of thorns are done with a satin ...

These detail images (see full quilt on 4/9/11 post) portray Christ's names as: Alpha and Omega, Sunrise from on High: (alternating the ...

The Anno Domini year-numbering system was developed by a monk named Dionysius Exiguus in Rome in 525, as an outcome of his work on calculati...

Check out this short video of All Saints clothing store in New York City, by Alex and John Anderson of The Quilt Show . To quote Alex, ...

Need a hand quilting project? Try English paper piecing. My first attempt at the technique was on a very long flight to China, hence the qu...

This is my favorite teapot. Could it be because it's yellow? I inherited it from my mother-in-law. Loving all things tea and being pr...

This apple birdhouse is located at Kuiper's Family Farm in Maple Park, IL . Besides pick-your-own apples, they sell the best apple cider...

Welcome Spring! I named this quilt Good Morning as it shows the sun rising on our wonderful world. Spring is my favorite time of year when...

Welcome, first flowers of spring. Nothing quilty to report but couldn't pass up the chance to spread a little cheer in the form of crocu...

The central compass represents love, a moral compass for life. Eight smaller compasses depict other virtues such as joy, peace and patience...

Quilting is sometimes a winding road of mistakes and setbacks. For those of us who at times get frustrated, here's a megadose of encour...

It's always fun to see a quilter's first ever quilt. Here's mine from 1989, a traditional 12-block sampler designed by Diane Sc...

Left to my natural inclination I would always design a symmetrical quilt, and often one with radial symmetry. But one day I pushed myself t...

Yellow means DRIVER BE ALERT on this winding road in San Juan, Puerto Rico. It was easier to paint the rocks than remove them! My husband ju...

Back to my latest quilt, Chromatic Transitions (Feb 1, 2011 post). As you can see in this work-in-progress image, there are a number of pla...

Since I live with someone who grew up in steel country (Pittsburgh, PA) yellow and black are the colors for this weekend as the Pittsburgh S...

Here's my most recent quilt. Chromatic Transitions will debut at Mid-Atlantic Quilt Festival , Feb 24-27 in Hampton, Virginia. The desi...

Sometimes--like lately when I have to shovel snow every other day--I just need a visual reminder that better weather is on the (very distant...