A Peek at My Craft Fair Table
A peek at the quilts, festive ornaments, patchwork wristlets, and other handmade pieces I’m bringing to the Bristol Village Art Fair on November 7 in Waverly, Ohio.
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Two Weeks, Two Quilts, and a Few Little Monsters
With two weeks until the Bristol Village Art Fair, my studio is filling with folded fabric, Christmas ornaments, and plans for small handmade gifts. I’m putting my stash to work—and trying to keep my ambitions within the time I have.
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Fly Away Home – Tiny Geese, Big Project
I thought a small traditional quilt would make a manageable project. Nearly 500 tiny flying geese, some very sore sitting bones, and one helpful cat later, Fly Away Home is becoming a lesson in patience—with a little mischief along the way.
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One Down, Eight to Go
With my Quack, Quack Quilt finished, I’m down to eight projects in progress—from a wedding quilt to an impulse-buy travel bag. Will I finish them all? Absolutely. Which one comes next? That may be up to a random number generator.
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The Quilting Mistake
A misplaced branch on my Tree of Life quilt meant undoing hours of careful hand stitching. But a seam ripper teaches an important lesson: craftsmanship isn’t about never making mistakes. It’s about learning to recognize what isn’t working, being willing to undo it, and trying again.
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The One Month Wedding Quilt
One month, more than 600 hand-appliquéd pieces, and a wedding deadline that refused to slow down. This Finnish–Southwestern quilt began as an ambitious gift and became a yearlong promise stitched with love.
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Let There Be Light
Installing twelve track lights sounded simple—until the project involved drywall dust, tangled wires, a barking Labrador, an attic injury, and a week-long delay.
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The Longarm Has Landed
Nine boxes, seven hours of installation, two curious dogs, and a quilting studio that suddenly felt much smaller than it used to. My new longarm had officially landed—and with it came equal parts excitement, chaos, and the realization that I had a whole lot to learn.
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Bedroom to Quilting Studio
Can a 10′ × 12′ spare bedroom really become a quilting studio—with room for a longarm? Armed with an Illustrator floor plan, a tape measure, and a little optimism, I decided to find out.
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The Luna Moth
A chance encounter with an injured Luna moth becomes the inspiration for a miniature art quilt—and a reminder to notice the small things.
