My sister-in-law Judy is the ultimate animal lover--3 dogs, a horse, a cat, and assorted small "wild" animals in her backyard. My ...

Every summer I'm pleasantly surprised to see the hollyhocks bloom in my front garden again. I have a fear that one year they'll just...

Just got back from Marion, Indiana, where I taught some classes at the Quilters Hall of Fame Celebration. They were honoring the induction o...

Yesterday was pretty exciting--I heard that my proposal for a new book I've been working on recently was accepted by my publisher! I tur...

These came in the mail last week: Aren't they cute? They're patterns for little quilts or fabric pictures, one is a bird "pinke...

Making and quilting trunk show quilts! I've had a busy time of it this spring and summer and for awhile I was a little behind with every...

Today was a gorgeous, sunny day, a little hot and humid but a welcome change after the rainstorms and hail we had in the Chicago area yester...

My son arrived home from college a few days ago and said: "Evan's home, so you know it's summer." So true. The house can g...