On a recent visit to Des Moines for the AQS Quilt Show, I met up with Kelly Kegans, senior home editor at Better Homes and Gardens. She and I first met at the Creative Connection in Minneapolis a few months ago. We discussed my book...
Adventure
The Joyous Blur Of Launch Weekend, Pt. 2
More Joyous Blur... In addition to the opening night activities shown in the previous post, the book launch offered me the opportunity to collaborate with some of my favorite retailers in Kansas City. Here are a few pics sharing some of our displays and activities....
Creative Connection 1 – The Handmade Market
I cannot begin to tell you how much The Creative Connection event in Minneapolis meant to me. To start with, I have so much to report, I'm going to be breaking it down into three posts. The event was masterminded by Nancy Soriono and Jo Packam, two wonderfully...
The Joyous Blur of Launch Weekend, Pt. 1
The Launch Evening Way back on Sept 1, my newest book, Vintage Notions: An Inspirational Guide to Needlepoint, Cooking, Sewing, Fashion and Fun, officially launched. That seems like ages ago, but I wanted to stop for just a minute to share with you some of the...
Earth Angels Country Living booth…wonderful!
Jen O'Connor shared the stories of her wonderful team of artists as I toured her booth! Country Living Show is open Saturday and Sunday!! To learn more about the art and artists visit: www.earthangeltoys.com.
Junk Bonanza
Just wanted to share a few photos from Junk Bonanza... After I set up our display at the Three French Hens booth, I ventured out into the show...amazing!!!! Here are shots of Jane Hall's Mustard Moon booth, Lori Miller's Vintage...
Michigan Cherries
Summertime is cherry time in Michigan. Everywhere I looked during my visit I saw gorgeous red fruit. I had to take photograph them, they are visually stunning - not to mention delicious! Do you every go fruit picking? For me it is cherries in the summer, apples in the...
Vintage Notions Book Adventures!
The last few week I have met some wonderful people while traveling to share my book Vintage Notions. Here are some photos from a book signing event I did at the Liberty Quilt Shop in Cedar, Michigan. Thanks to Judy and her team for hosting a...
Inspiring textiles
Water, sun & moon
My visits to Michigan are calming to my soul. How could they not be - just look at how the sun and moon reflect off the lake, creating gorgeous colors and patterns. I feel so lucky to witness the magnificent Michigan sunrises and sunsets. [gallery...
