There’s a technique in talk therapy in which you remember a painful time in your past that I’ve found to be really powerful. You articulate what you needed in that moment, then imagine… Continue reading →

This piece (like 2017’s Neighbors) was inspired by the shapes created by window blinds as the light changes through the day in my house.Through my improvisational process I thought about what it means… Continue reading →

Many things in my quilting life have slowed down in the last two years, from literally sewing by hand to the social life that I once enjoyed with other quilters. But these few… Continue reading →

(I’m catching up on some work that I posted on Instagram but wanted to have here as well. These works were finished and posted in November.) Fall is a season for intense parenting… Continue reading →

Feelings can be painful, but they need to be felt. The needle punctures, but it also mends. The only way out is through.  This quilt was made for a workshop that I taught… Continue reading →

I am feeling drawn back to this space. Hello. It’s been a little while. I have to admit, while Quiltcon was amazing and uplifting during a very hard pandemic winter, it was also… Continue reading →

Quiltcon was fully virtual, an entirely new experience this year. In many ways, Quiltcon Together, held during the last week of February, was still Quiltcon, people connecting, sharing inspiration, admiring show quilts. In… Continue reading →

There is a point when it’s been long enough since I communicated where I begin to question not only whether to reach back out, but how to. I think about how to catch… Continue reading →

After a most chaotic spring, summer was a chance to recalibrate and take several deep breaths, literally and metaphorically. I focused on helping the kids feel safe and active, finding ways to be… Continue reading →