Category Archives: experiences

coming up for air

November 21, 2011 – 1:15 pm

(exhale) Where do I begin? I got back from launching Modern Quilts Illustrated at International Quilt Market on November 1 and have been processing orders pretty much all day every day ever since. Seriously. Just as I’ve sent off that last box to Australia or Connecticut, the phone starts ringing with more orders. It’s been [...]

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makedo+fort cozy=backyard overnight adventure

September 6, 2011 – 1:14 am

Some readers might remember my post on fort cozies that I wrote in 2009. Our fort cozies got a new life with the addition of Makedo components from Australia. I stumbled upon them at our local toy store Geppetto’s Toy Box. They are wonderful little components that provide ways to attach, for example cardboard boxes [...]

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a good time was had by all

August 21, 2011 – 10:35 pm

When I emailed Valerie of North Carolina, one of our Skype session winners from the Quilts Made Modern book tour, to set up a time for our Skype session she emailed back that she had a trip planned to Chicago the weekend of our studio sale so she planned to drop by anyway. Instead of [...]

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a few final thoughts on the Quilts Made Modern Blog Tour

July 31, 2011 – 12:02 am

First of all, many thanks for our hosts along the way. We’re grateful for your support and inspired by your kind words. Please feel free to call on us as we’d be delighted to return the favor. Bill and I were talking tonight about what we want readers to take away from our book beyond [...]

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allow me to gush: a review of Action Pack

June 16, 2011 – 7:53 pm

[disclaimer: The review below is for a digital magazine edited by Kathreen Ricketson, the founder of Whipup.net. Many years ago I was a contributor to Whipup.net. Kathreen provided me with a copy of this issue to review free of charge.] Long-time readers of this blog know that I had to wait a long time to [...]

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