A Delightful Day in Charleston

We recently took a day trip to Charleston, SC.

It is a city seeped in history and amazing stories from the past.


I have such a love for architectural details and often find inspiration for my designs from photos I take.

I took several photos of doorways and loved the simple lines and knobs of these doors. This home is for sale and had a mossy slate walkway to the back courtyard.


This antique stairway was so charming, with greenery popping from the cracks and a checkerboard entry, once you passed through the massive iron gate.



The homes are so beautifully taken care of, painted in cheerful colors . . . some dating back to the 17oo's.



We found cobblestone streets . . .

. . . and streets made of brick.


It was truly a delightful day!

Sneak Peek . . . Newest pattern!

With a resounding response for our Candy Bar Road pattern . . .

Meet Box of Chocolates . . .

Two sizes . . . coming soon!

PRE-SELLING NEW Pattern: Peppermint Candy!

Just in time for the upcoming chilly months, check out our cool, new pattern design called Peppermint Candy.


We're accepting pre-orders now for a first mailing of Friday, August, 14, 2009! Orders are starting to come in and we're excited about the fabric we used. The color tones are cheery and fun! If you'd like to check out the line, go to FreeSpirit's website and look for Christmas Snow Flower by Dena Designs.

Sure to put a smile on your face!

South Carolina, Here We Come!

My husband and I are moving to South Carolina . . . today! There are 4 men loading the semi with our possessions, as I write this. We'll be heading out on our road trip, with our veeeerrrry vocal kitty, Charlie Chaplin, and our two dogs, Maisy and Boomer. We've done it before. I'm hoping that they all travel well this time. There was one move we did where we had two sick pups, along with Chaz who meowed almost the entire 3-day trip. It was craziness. We anticipate this trip being much smoother.

I will be back, blogging on a more regular basis after we land!

Have a lovely 4th of July weekend . . . wear sunscreen.

Crazy, snowy weather . . . and Springtime in Colorado

Last week, the weather gurus were gearing up for a huge spring snow storm. A serious snow storm. Predictions of up to 24" on the front range (that's where we live). The mountains were predicted several feet.


The storm lasted from Friday morning through Saturday, early evening.



And after all was said and done and the rain began to shrink our snowy abundance, we ended up with about 18" of heavy, wet snow.





Within 3 days, the remnants of our storm were nowhere to be found. It is really quite amazing how being a mile high from sea level turns a winter wonderland into a sprouting, green terrain within a few days.

In A Snap! . . . now, in Pattern form

Adding binding to a quilt is one of my very favorite things to do. I received my sample quilt back from Russ and am slowly but surely adding the binding. That's my sample of Patchwork Rendezvous in the background.


Often times, the pattern is written and published before the quilts have been quilted.

June, 2009 McCall's Quilting Magazine

This is the new June 2009 McCall's Quilting magazine cover. And this is the quilt I designed and made, called: Polka Dot Pinwheels. It is in this issue on page 78. I am so amazed at how wonderful their layouts are and when it's your quilt, you feel like a proud parent. When you check out the quilt, you may do a double-take, as the name was changed to: Nonpareil.

I'm talking with the fabric company - Lecien Corp. - about making this quilt into a kit, so stay tuned! And they requested the quilt for their booth at Spring Market in Pittsburgh, PA, so you can see it in person there.

Russ Adams of The Back Porch Quilters quilted it.

Photos compliments of McCall's Quilting.