Archive for January, 2010

A little house

Put this little house up on Flickr yesterday (for the Bee Imaginative bee) and people seem to like it so I thought I’d pop it up over here on the blog too. Yes, Mr. Gnome IS off gathering more mushrooms while deer & birdie wait for him at home. He’ll be back soon. And then [...]

This and that.

Recently obsessed with this color combo. Been trying different things…. …but nothing just right quite yet. I’ve been super busy with tons of stuff recently – sorry the ol’ blog is feeling the pain! Otherwise, we’re up to TWENTY SEVEN THIRTY branches of the Modern Quilt Guild!! Can you believe it!?! And more are in [...]

Homemade for Haiti

Jenny’s having a bake sale at Home Ec. – all proceeds go to Doctors Without Borders so if you’re in LA on Sunday be sure to stop in and buy some delicious baked goods!!

All Modern Quilt Guild all the time!

That’s how it’s been feeling the past week or so.  Something about the new year has made people eager to start something new and the Modern Quilt Guild it reaping the benefits! Here at the LA branch we recently had our first sewing day – six hours of chatting and sewing BLISS! SO many people [...]

The Poppies

So my sister nominated me for the Poppies over at Poppytalk! So nice of her. Click over and vote for me if you wanna! Thanks!

Simple Squares

Got the baby quilt top all finished up. Super simple and quick to put together – all I’ve had time for recently! Lots of polka dots and cute animals! Perfect for a baby. Thanks for all of your kind words about Project Runway. I can’t wait to see what the rest of the season holds! [...]

Shameless plug.

Tonight season 7 of Project Runway, which I cast, premieres! 10 pm on Lifetime.  Hope you watch! Ok now that that’s over -  a small update for those of you who read me through a reader – loads of new branches of the Modern Quilt Guild are starting up and the list is ever growing!  [...]

The Modern Quilt Guild is growing!

Hi everyone! A few people have contacted me about the fact that they are starting branches of The Modern Quilt Guild in their area! Maybe you live nearby and want to join?  Just click on over or send an email to the people listed below. 1/20/10 EDIT: WE NOW HAVE A MAIN WEB SITE. Please [...]

New Year, New Quilt

The end of 2009 was heavy on the big (take forever to make) bed quilts so I thought it was time to whip up a fun and simple baby quilt.  Just getting started!

Goodbye 2009, Hello 2010!!

2009 was good to me. Quilts, quilts & more quilts, a book deal, casting season 7 of Project Runway, starting the L.A. Modern Quilt Guild, plus endless enjoyment and inspiration from all of you in bloggy/flickr land has lead to a wonderful creatively fulfilling year. So thank you!! Happy new year to you all and [...]