Pearl the Squirrel

Elfin Bonnet from the front So, my week of lots of work-related deadlines has most fortunately been punctuated by opportunities to get ...

After all my whining about my half-square triangle sweat shop , I realized that I'd gotten really good at making them. And that I was g...

Phil (2011-12) by Chuck Close: work and detail If you've spent any time at art museums, you've undoubtedly seen the work of C...

Codi and Greta at Quilt Market Made it home on Monday from Quilt Market (unlike many folks from the East Coast, who had their fligh...

Just returned from Lake Tahoe, site of a retreat I've attended the last few years ( here , here , and here ). I've so ...

A traditional Amish quilt from Kalona, Iowa I loved what readers had to say about my recent Etsy post on innovation and craft . Is it e...

Friday was an exciting day. I finally sent out numerous Calls for Entry for my upcoming book, which has been in the talking and planning ...

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 ...

Quilt Market was a real joy, for many reasons, and its location in Kansas City was certainly one of them. My traveling companions and I lov...