A Bit of Yellow

Looking ahead to the new year, I have stacks of fabrics waiting to become quilts. I have oodles of spools of colorful thread. The quilt poss...

Today is the winter solstice, the shortest day of the year in the northern hemisphere. Tomorrow the daylight begins to lengthen every so sl...

The annual tradition of decorating the house for Christmas is a time-consuming yet satisfying task. Right after Thanksgiving we crank up th...

What would we do without our rotary cutters? "Back in the day" we cut each piece with a scissors, and often not too accurately. ...

I am pleased to announce that Rare Birds received third place in the Art Whimsical category at the International Quilt Festival in Houston! ...

This birdhouse welcomes me to Kuipers Family Farm , where they sell apples, cider and warm apple cider doughnuts. Don't forget a jar of ...

These tranquil images were taken at the Anderson Japanese Garden in Rockford, Illinois. They breathe life into me!

Footloose means "free to do as one pleases." This whimsical sheep is constructed of leftover shapes from Fandango (pictured below)...

It is only the farmer who faithfully plants seeds in the Spring, who reaps a harvest in the Autumn. --B. C. Forbes

Tropical Radiance is a cover girl on the Oct/Nov issue of Quilter's Newsletter! Check out the article starting on page 58. See my July 2...

Adventures in Design is Joen Wolfrom's lastest, greatest quilt design book. I have several of Joen's informative, colorful quilt des...

Gorgeous. But who says color in the garden must be limited to blooms? OK, this is a bit extreme . . .

Every year the Concours d'Elegance comes to Third Street in Geneva, IL. This year Lincoln and Brass Era Fords were featured, although n...

A painted Italian terracotta plaque circa 4th century BC inspired Fandango. One of the oldest ornamental motifs is the palmette—also known ...

When just about everything is uncertain, I look to the predictability of God's magnificence in nature for a dose of stability. This plu...

A giraffe, elephant, mouse and snail camouflage transitions between air, water and land. The butterfly is inked and painted on white fabr...