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When our final shipment of the 100 Century Solids arrived this week, the first thing that crossed my mind is how neutrals and dull colors are so important in our world as makers. Neutrals have the job of holding up brighter more intense hues and adding a place for the eyes to rest in a composition. A winter walk provided me with more insight when considering how to use neutrals in my quilts. Read more

The sparkly effect around last night's moon is the result of tree flowers and newly unfurling maple leaves. I stood outside for quite while. The upcoming Scorpio full moon has been asking for advance preparation on my part. This is... Read more

Road Trip to Utah and a special giveaway, Lisa Brown, Independent Stampin' Up! Demonstrator, Ink and Inspirations. Read more

Fresh Freesia, Polished Pink, Evening Evergreen, Soft Succulent, and Pale Papaya For the FIFTH Year in a Row!...I'm offering an In~Color Share Box!...It's filled with 6" x 6" In-Color Designer Paper, Standard Card Bases, Shimmer Vellum, Ribbon, Basic Jewel Embellishments,... Read more

My Facebook Memories have been reminding me that this week in 2010 I took my first trip with Lauren to NYC. At the time, I thought it would likely be my only trip, so we crammed so much into that... Read more

Hello friends! Today I have four more cards featuring the May 2021 Simon Says Stamp Card Kit, Dandelion Messages. While I had the supplies out I went ahead and created several so I would have a few cards on hand... Read more

Quilters are all about community. We quilt together, see quilts with each other, and we mostly love to support fellow quilters how ever we can. Today I have quite a few topic so watch my podcast, read about all the... Read more

Can you believe, I have listed twenty projects! Holy moly! Good thing some of them are small projects. Remember, if you are making a project list also, you can always change, delete or whatever you want with your list. It... Read more

I'm diving into a new area of artwork. (What an exciting sentence to write, btw!) If you've followed this blog for a while, you know that I love to make quilt tops, but I hate to quilt them. Case-in-point, this... Read more

The Quiet Meadow bundle packs a WOW that you might not see at first. The stamp set has a lot of stamps that lend themselves to making your own background. I have focused more on the stamp set today. There... Read more