Who doesn't love a good wedding celebration? Throw in Britain and a fairy tale as well into the mix and I'm a sentimental fool. I di...

After last year I told myself, when I got to feeling a little healthier, I would consider doing some yoga. Everyone I know does yoga, it see...

~ A late Easter,  a long cold spring. ~         - French proverb The French got that one right . . . Spring looks like it may have spru...

One of my favorite places in the world is the library, any library, and I can get lost in one after just a few minutes and then realize I...

In 1847, Betsey Wright opened a thick envelope addressed to her. She carefully unfolded a lovely quilt block with this inscription: "A...

Lucky me - part of my work is visiting guilds, promoting my books and showing my quilts to others. Last night I got to put on a show for the...

A few weeks ago,   here ,  I mentioned that I was incorporating small conversational prints into the background of the quilt I am making for...

Last Sunday I watched the first episode of  The Civil War, the documentary film by Ken Burns which was  rerun this week on PBS . The documen...

"Awake, thou wintry earth- Fling off thy sadness! Fair vernal flowers, laugh forth Your ancient gladness!"    ~Thomas Blackburn, A...