For 19 years we have spent our winter vacation and most recently our winters in retirement at our south Texas oasis. We call it “Manana” because tomorrow is always a day to start or finish another project—whether my sewing and quilting or my husband’s …
Recently I have been sewing quilted projects with neckties and vintage textiles. It does require some different techniques for sewing and quilting with the non-traditional fabrics. The bottom line for sewing with silk and silk-like tie fabrics is that it depends on what your …
It all started with Covid. I used what I had in the sewing room to create a work that ended up being a lot of purple—or more specifically plum. With the vintage linens and vibrant tones of all things purple it became “Professor Plum in …
Update: May 30 workshop changed to May 29 due to river bridge closure to all traffic. Color By Design Workshop June 12 or 13, 2025 / 9:30am – 3:30pm / $75 Limit: 6 students per session Check out the fabric dyeing workshop I offer …
As spring brings forth the new green I am inspired to try a new to me technique. Taking a simple leaf shape and dividing it into sections is an easy way to then pull all those small green scraps (or in my case pullling from …
Banded Geese My Way Banded geese is my way of giving a new twist to the traditional Flying Geese block. I did see another version on the internet and tried the method suggested. Having made a lot of FG blocks in the traditional way I …
Texas Treasure I designed a quilt that is featured in the Texas Shop Hop 2025 magazine. I titled it Texas Treasure after one of the two blocks used in the quilt. Texas Treasure quilt block that I chose to use was identified by Nancy …
Mistake: Challenge or Opportunity I set out to make a simple pinwheel quilt so grabbed the specialty ruler and began cutting triangles from the colorful fabric I had selected. I sewed block after block to make the triangle into a square to be pieced. Ready …
In May I posted my quilt Patio Pots, but am adding to it for those who may like a little more info. For many years I collected shot cotton stripes with most from the Kaffe Fasset Collective. One rainy spring day when I couldn’t plant …
One of my all-time favorite quotes is by Louisa May Alcott. When I was learning calligraphy in a college class I practiced my skills on this quote, “Far away there in the sunshine are my highest aspirations. I may not reach them but I can …