Pearl the Squirrel

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...

My sewing has been so sporadic of late that I was delighted to finally cut into a pack of Lotta Jansdotter' s fat quarters and start wo...

I've been away, again. Got home about midnight and finally had a decent night's sleep. Travel is enlightening and I always come bac...

I've talked previously about my inability to focus solely one "craft" and the way that I get so excited about new classes...

In a Dec. 14  essay in the New York Times food section , writer Jennifer Steinhauer bemoaned people who buy store-bought goods and pass...

On the right-hand side of this page you can see a number of the places I'm privileged to write for. But one that's missing (and I...

Martin Melchor & Melinda Ortega wrap toucan carving I learned so much on my trip to Oaxaca, and was given so much to think about. S...

Shell buttons If you've arrived here from my  Etsy post on button competitions , you might enjoy seeing a few more photos that...

Jan and Stan Berenstain in 1999. (Gian Luiso - AP) On Valentine's Day I interviewed Mike Berenstain, son of authors and illustrator...

Quilt kit from Blue Bamboo Over the last few years I've talked to a lot of quilt shop owners. It started in 2006, when I had the go...