Tonight, I spent a couple of hours going through boxes and albums of old photos, looking for inspiration for an art piece I want to create. My emotions ran the gamut. It is especially mind boggling to see the younger, thinner, more attractive me. I can’t remember where I took this photo, I think it [...]

We are having a heat wave, a tropical heat wave… Thank goodness for my air conditioned studio! I have not been keeping up with my project to use up my fabric and batting scraps. Tonight, I felt compelled to memorialize the weather we are having by interpreting a heat wave with fabric and thread. We [...]

I finished my piece for the next 12 x 12 theme — Passion. Here is a sneak peek. I showed it to my daughter, Steph; after I told her the title, she totally got it. This made me feel a little more confident. It will be posted on the blog on August 1. I have [...]

Here is Scooter at the top of our garden stairs which we have finally finished landscaping. Here are some other views: My guys, Mark and Mr C, constructed the steps from blue stone slabs and pavers. When my friend Reva asked what held them together, Mark said, gravity and friction. I am still hoping for [...]

I finished quilting this by stitching window panes in the center panels. As I was quilting, I decided to name it KK’s Windows. KK is the nickname given to my great niece, Kaelyn. I couldn’t decide on a border and then remembered that I have a whole lot of purple hand-dyed fabric. I don’t even [...]