Pearl the Squirrel

Apologies for the silence on Pearl the Squirrel. I took a trip to California to visit my folks and attend a "significant" high ...

Thanks so much for all the wonderful comments and the memories you shared. The winner is BBB, chosen by random number selected by my husb...

While researching my story on oilcloth for issue #14 of UPPERCASE,  I had help from Anna Marino of Oilcloth by the Yard , Cardie Molina o...

UPPERCASE #14 is out and I've got a story in it about oilcloth. As always, I learned a lot while researching the story. One of my...

Brucie, me, Susan, and Paula Today's Etsy post reminded me of an old friend and as I worked on the piece about the AIDS memorial q...

The Midwestern weather has been abominable, with temps well over 100 and no rain. It was especially bad right around the 4th of July, so we...

This past weekend proved a turning point for me. I went the entire weekend without the need to take a nap. I even planned to invite peopl...

If you check the foreground of this photo you'll see hair clips holding a strip of fabric, a sure sign that I'm binding a quilt. ...

I had the great good fortune to interview Denyse Schmidt in Kansas City during May's Quilt Market. The results appeared on Etsy earlier...

So Pearl the Squirrel has been quiet because I've been away. My husband had work in Ireland and I tagged along, first Belfast, then D...