January is one of my favorite months. It is always my month to wind down from the December crazy and take a moment to relax and fully...

In my professional life, I teach Business Writing workshops. We start with a planning process, then talk about clear, concise, active...

Last month, I dropped off my son for his first year of college. Moved him into his dorm. shed some tears, and left him with a quilt so he...

Do you enjoy following patterns or prefer creating your own designs? Having taught thousands of students over my 30-plus years of...

If I didn’t tell you otherwise, you might think that we at SHWS coordinate our posts so that there is a theme running from one week to...

I have had a quilt exhibit on display at Bay Quilts during the month of March. It was so nice to have a bit of normalcy in my life and...

Hi everyone! I just re-read Pati’s previous post (BTW don’t you just love her new work?!) and noticed in her last sentence  that she is...

It’s curious to me that sometimes I have to schedule a play date in my sewing room in order for things to get done. I guess this is just...

1. Laura’s Jigsaw Landscape released on 11/9/15    2. Laura’s Squared Block to be released on 12/16/15    3. Pati’s Two Blocks from One,...

Greetings to all our regular readers and welcome to those of you new to our blog. Today I am excited to be participating in a Craftsy...

Before getting started – can we just take a moment to appreciate Laura’s knowledge and instruction in her posts the past 2 weeks? I...

Here’s the block, now let’s get started. Tumbling Diamonds quilt block. If you missed my previous post and would like to follow...