Pearl the Squirrel

It's been a wonderful few days in Austin, where I'm attending QuiltCon. Admiring City Center by Angie Henderson at the QuiltCon ...

I spent a few days visiting my folks in southern California. One of the more fun things I did was to sew with my mom. She's in her mid-...

My vacation sewing seemed to inspire me to keep at it and since I've returned I've finished another Sorbetto top (my favorite yet)...

The adventure continues... By the time we got our act together to organize our trip, hotels near the Portland Convention Center w...

In a couple of hours I'll be on my way to Quilt Market in Portland . I'm experiencing that last minute packing mania: Does this g...

The newspaper pattern we created to make a-line skirts  I am one of those people who can't resist things. I cut out myriad recipes,...

While I was growing up, one of my favorite vacations was a visit to my aunt and uncle's farm in Southern Minnesota. They didn'...

I am not a native Iowan. I lived briefly in Minnesota, spent some time in Florida, and then moved to California when I was two. Although ...

Sewing days with friends are a great way to kill two birds with one stone (a rather harsh analogy for such a pleasant way to spend an after...