Happy Memorial Day, friends. Who's sewing or up to anything else fun? Yesterday I sewed--all day--and it was great. I had some fun with konas. I've had this idea in my mind since ...
local stuff
Bok Tower show and meet up.
Hey local friends--wanna meet up? I'm back with the details for a local meet up and checking out my current exhibit at Bok Tower happening on May 24. Anyone interested and available ...
Quilting Florida and packing for a SewDown.
I'm getting the final pieces together for my (very soon) exhibit at Bok Tower--it opens Saturday--and will include a few images (like the one above) from my upcoming book. After posting this ...
New and upcoming events.
I just thought I’d share some events coming up this month, as well as some that have been recently added. The 2014 calendar is shaping up with fun stuff! . + This saturday (January 18), I’ll ...
taking in the scenery.
Where I live in Florida is pretty much at the center of the peninsular part of the state. Florida can be interesting place in that each part can be quite a bit different from the next. Over the last ...
recent Bok visit.
It was beautiful--as always--to visit Bok Tower yesterday afternoon. It's certainly one of our local luxuries, and they make great efforts to preserve and showcase much of what makes this area so ...
fun day at the expo.
I had a great time yesterday at the expo--especially teaching my class. Everyone caught on quickly and did beautiful work. No blood and no tears. Good deal. Deep in ...
aerial workshop this week.
And the samples are finally done. deep breath. There are two other colorways to this gang. Meet Mr. Cool. And Mr. ...
shipping central.
My packing tape got a serious workout today. I just sent lots of my babies into the world for some fun things that are coming up. First on the agenda is QuiltCon. Oh man. I know ...
winner.
Our winner is lucky #19--Trisha Weekes! I'll be sending you an email super shortly to get your address. Thanks everyone for all your comments! I LOVED reading about your favorite shops, and it feels ...
giveaway goodies.
I've been gathering some goodies for my giveaway. We've got a ticket for a Craftsy class, a couple postcards, and some architextures mini charm packs. Just leave a comment about your favorite LQS on ...
local shop love. (+ a giveaway)
Supporting local and independent business is massively important to me, not only because I work as an independent designer myself, but also because it's what I grew up with. (I love ...
Small Business Saturday.
I do love local. And of all the promotional holidays we have going on right now, this is one that I'm happy to partake of. My mom, sister, and I will be venturing off to our local, independent kitchen ...
Workshop with the Orlando Modern Quilt Guild.
Over the weekend, I did a workshop with the Orlando Modern Quilt Guild and had a great time! Here are some shots from the day. We worked on my Olive quilt pattern. It's always really ...
late summer showers.
The early evening showers have been quite regular this week, and I love the drama right before it all goes down. The colors and light get kind of intense. I snapped this yesterday ...
needle felted.
It's nice to try new things. Last weekend it was needle felting thanks to a class at the library. I'm not gonna lie, it's a little violent. Several people in the class ...
great catch.
I absolutely love this. I don't normally follow the local freshwater fishing, but I do always flip to the back of the sports section for the business news, and this article ...
let’s take this show to the beach.
Vero Beach, here I come. Tomorrow, 10:00-3:00 I'm helping celebrate the grand opening of the Dragonfly Quilt Shop. They are all settled into their new location at ...
love jill’s herringbone.
Here's a little eye candy from someone else. After swapping patterns recently, my friend Jill Wolfe made this Herringbone runner. Jill is a very talented designer out of ...
smells so good.
The orange blossoms are just starting to bloom. I noticed just a couple days ago when I was driving with the windows down. Probably the best smell ever. OK, now back to some ...