Fine art to funky traditional: life and quilting
Tuesday my two sons will go back to school for another year. We had such a lovely summer it’s hard to say goodbye, but the friends, memories, and good times will be with us always.
Farewell to:
sunny days swimming and socializing at the pool
sleeping late after staying up until the wee hours finishing a great summer [...]
This week I hosted six children in my quilt studio to make Quillows. They were practically giddy they were so excited! We planted the seeds of lifelong sewers and quilters, and they were beaming with pride and tightly hugging their Quillows when they left.
On Monday we started by making a mini-Quillow. This turned out to [...]
It’s art week here at Quilts & Creativity, in honor of my upcoming talk at the Ann Litrel gallery in Woodstock. I dropped off the quilts today and got a behind-the-scenes tour from Ann, and her gallery is gorgeous. Her paintings are luscious and color-rich.
I’ll be talking about my color inspiration, how I [...]
This is my favorite spot this summer. Peaceful, lush, and serene. Hot, of course, but not terribly oppressive when I’m in my hammock swing.
The planters are an anniversary gift David and I gave each other years ago. It was love at first sight at my favorite nursery in Alpharetta. The carved bear is a gift [...]
My boys and I spent a hot, humid, Georgia morning in our yard trimming, pruning, and cutting back shrubs and other landscaping that had become overgrown in the searing heat the last few weeks. All this for Father’s Day. David has been working tirelessly, and I didn’t want him to come home and be reminded [...]
I feel like Dorothy after she dreams of faraway places and travels to Oz, only to find out there really is “no place like home.” I adored every moment of my book tour, all the women (and men) I got to know personally, their stories and quilts, and spring Quilt Market was a fantastic experience.
And [...]
The latest issue of my email newsletter is out and is bursting full of color potential for your quilts and your fabrics! Here’s a sneak peek:
I answer the #1 question I received during my April/May book tour with a new video
I offer exercises for incorporating the 20 new hot colors for quilters into your quilts [...]
We’ve just returned from a lovely spring break holiday, full of sun, white sand, and wonderful natural resources. Our family is big on enjoying the great outdoors, and we walked, biked, kayaked, snorkeled, and took boat rides into the Everglades and Biscayne National Park (which is mostly underwater in the Florida Keys).
Our original plan was [...]
What is it about spring that makes me want to throw open the windows and swap out the winter pillows and fabrics for brighter, more light colors? Same goes for the blog. I’ve photographed a new header image and am trying a new Wordpress theme that’s easier on the eyes. Larger fonts, wider sidebars. I [...]
I had a lovely visit from a quilter from New York recently. Janet Root, SAQA member, quilt teacher, and avid quilter, stopped by to chat about quilting on a rainy day. We sat in the keeping room, fire blazing, and talked about teaching, our students, and where the best sales are (end-of-bolt sale at Little [...]
Even with the tough economy, I’m still spending money on two things: quilting and books. I can give up eating out, pedicures, car detailing, my housekeeper, and Starbucks without feeling deprived. But you take away my quilting and reading, and you’re messin’ with my priorities. My inner Madea might just come out.
I’ve long had a [...]
I’ve got an entire gallery of photos from the book launch party over at the Color Mastery book blog. Here are the personal ones:
My younger son announcing the winners of door prizes. He was all smiles, sneaking sweet treats, picking out fat quarters, and giving me hugs throughout the evening.
My older son would quietly rub [...]
I was party mom for my son’s class, and it’s my favorite party of the year. The one celebration where the students give gifts to each other, make handmade Valentine cards, and lovingly decorate boxes to hold all their goodies. Chocolate, handmade cards, and a soft & fluffy craft – what could be better?
Bookmark [...]
It’s here! Color Mastery’s publication date is here! The books are in the stores, on shelves, available online, and the publicity is hitting the media. I’ve written so long about quilts, creativity, and color, that I haven’t shared that much about me. So I thought I’d take a few moments to let readers [...]
I watched the inauguration yesterday with my teenaged (!) son who was home sick. He delighted in pointing out all the places he visited on his leadership trip to Washington D.C. this fall, and he was visibly excited about watching the swearing-in ceremony.
As I tucked my younger son into bed last night and we cuddled [...]
As promised, here is the video of our great gingerbread smash. We have a blast pulverizing our creation that we so lovingly built one month before. A fun family tradition here.
I’ve created my own channel under ColorfulQuilter at YouTube. It will have videos I upload during the upcoming Color Mastery Blog Tour, Feb. 2-10. Watch [...]
It’s official. My husband David is a blogger. It was only a matter of a time before he would launch a blog for his homebuilding business. With a little help from his beloved wife. He’s offering a series of posts on building “green,” as well as what changes you can make to your current home [...]
My mouth is watering from all the delicious goodies ya’ll shared with us in your comments. Beef Wellington, creamed onions, cornbread dressing, sands cookies, peanut brittle, raisin scones, homemade chocolate pudding, Brazilian Rabanada, and gingerbread people! My goodness we are gourmet cooks, and I know I enjoy eating every bite my friends and family lovingly [...]
A new life entered our world yesterday at 8:54 a.m. Lauren Hoath, my brother Michael’s and wife Rachel’s little baby girl, was born in Atlanta. We are thrilled that their son Aiden has a wonderful new baby sister, and my boys have another girl cousin! On my husband’s side of the family, out of 10 [...]
May you embrace the joy of family, friends, food, and freedom this Thanksgiving.
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As I climbed onto the elliptical machine this morning, my neighbor Sue was on the adjacent machine watching a financial news network. I couldn’t help but quip, “So what’s the good financial news?” We both had a good laugh, which is about all you can do when all you hear around you is “meltdown.”
I actually [...]
No, not my baby. My friend Lynne’s baby who is arriving in America soon, and the shower is tomorrow. So I’ve been busy designing, cutting, auditioning, piecing, and quilting. It feels so good to be piecing again. I haven’t done any since I finished all the quilts for Color Mastery. I’ve been doing just a [...]
This completely clean joke came from the Prairie Home Companion email I receive every week previewing their upcoming radio show on NPR. I loved this one and thought I’d share it with you:
A PRETTY GOOD JOKE
The best money managers in the bible were:
Noah, who was floating his stock when everyone else was in liquidation, and
Pharaoh’s [...]
Welcome to the new me . . . or the new hairstyle. I had put off getting my hair cut over the summer, making the excuse I was too busy, couldn’t get to it, I’ll just let it grow long, blah, blah, blah. I actually had an appointment and missed it in the whirwind of [...]
It’s apple-picking time in north Georgia. Aren’t these apples gorgeous on a sunny day? Imagine these colors worked into a quilt. There’s so much light on the red that they look orange, like peaches.
I took these photos with my camera phone, and they turned out much better than I imagined. In reality, these apples [...]
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