People think it never gets cold in southern California, but I live in the High Desert at about 2700 foot elevation, where it can get below f...

Every so often, I need a kick in the butt -- meaning, that I start a project but get bogged down in the details and just don't get it fi...

Dan and I went to the Mark Taper Forum in downtown Los Angeles last night to see a performance of "Palestine, New Mexico". We ha...

I've always enjoyed the taste of artisan bread and baking it is my way of relaxing. My father had baked bread when my sister and I were...

The gourmet dinner was great! Food turned out fine, even though I think I overcooked Dawna's chicken -- she didn't complain....Dawn...

Once a month the owners of my local quilt shop Bolts in the Bathtub and my husband Dan and I get together for a gourmet dinner. We take tu...

Happy that the quilting is done and just the way I want it, I'm ready to do the binding: A lot of quilters remove the excess batting an...

It wasn't easy, but after taking into consideration the density of the quilting that I had already done as well as how I thought each of...

The first thing I did was to thread my machine, top and bottom, with the gold rayon thread. I lowered the top tension to 3.25, my normal pr...

There will be something new and fun at Road to California this year -- an exhibit entitled "Quilting Makes a Difference". I was a...