I will never understand the workings of a three year old’s mind. For example, take this poor, bedraggled, much loved bear. Bought when my son was just a baby, this bear has been his constant companion. Known simply as “Bear”, he has been dragged on many adventures and somehow always manages to turn up when [...]
Archive for February, 2008
Dr Jekyll and Mr Bear
Posted in Miscellaneous, My Children, tagged baby, bears, children, monsters, nightmares on February 29, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
African China Star Quilted Bag
Posted in Classes, Quilted Bags, Works In Progress, handmade, tagged bags, class, handmade, quilt, quilts, sewing, star, teach on February 24, 2008 | 2 Comments »
I have been invited to teach a class at one of our local quilt shops, Maplewood Quilts in Northfield, VT! On May 3rd, I will be teaching a paper pieced star class to make this quilted bag. The pattern is the China star from Carol Doak’s Mariner’s Compass Stars book and the bag is from [...]
Rainbow Sherbet is Ready!
Posted in Raspberry Sherbet, Works In Progress, handmade, tagged baby, quilt, quilting, quilts, rainbow on February 24, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Last night, I put the finishing touches on my newest baby quilt, Rainbow Sherbet. It is now up on my site and ready to order! This was such a fun quilt to make and I have enjoyed showing it off to my quilting friends. They all enjoyed the bright, fun colors and agree it is [...]
Quilting in Technicolor
Posted in Raspberry Sherbet, Works In Progress, tagged child, fabric, garden, quilt, vermont on February 18, 2008 | 2 Comments »
Grey, grey, grey. In the middle of winter in Vermont, all I see is grey. So I decided to head downstairs to my studio and play with color. What better way to deal with all of the winter blahs than to play with bright, spring colors?
This new quilt is one I am calling Rainbow Sherbet [...]
Where Do I Find Quilting Fabric?
Posted in Miscellaneous, tagged fabric, handmade, quilt, sewing, shop on February 13, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
So many people get really excited by all of the cool fabrics I use to make my handmade quilts. But the quilters want to know “Where did you buy it?!” Most of my fabric comes directly from the designers, but some retail shopping therapy must be done! Below is a partial list of the different quilt shops [...]
Black and White Ladybugs
Posted in Works In Progress, ladybugs, tagged art, baby, children, handmade, ladybug, ladybugs, quilt on February 9, 2008 | 1 Comment »
My newest quilt is currently underway! I started it last week-end and have been having a blast with it. As you can see, the design is very fun – a black and white log cabin pattern with bright red ladybugs. I was so thrilled with how Miss Grace’s Ladybugs came out that I decided to [...]





