Pearl the Squirrel

A few years ago Kathy C. made me a bottle cap pincushion as a Lake Tahoe quilt retreat gift. I thought it was adorable, but it took me awh...

I try not to bore you with a tale of every article and blog post I write, but I do have to share that while I was at the grocery store on W...

Yes, I've set one all right...but it's for length of time between blog posts. Not such a good thing! So herein is a quick rundown o...

Amanda Jean's slabs and strings Our guild lined up Amanda Jean Nyberg , co-author of Sunday Morning Quilts , for a workshop and I...

So sorry that Pearl the Squirrel has been so neglected. Life has been busy...some writing, some sewing, a bit of travel. Today was an event...

For the fall issue of Stitch  magazine, I wrote a story about Days for Girls, an organization that's working to break the cycle of p...

I've never been to New Albin, Iowa, but got word of a quilt show in October you might want to add to your calendar. New Albin is on t...

Pearl feigning nonchalance When I was visiting my folks in Southern California, my mom and I happened upon a great shop in Laguna Hill...

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)...

Pearl the Squirrel inspecting the perfectly still lake Just returned from vacation (sniff, sniff)—nearly two weeks ...