I had such an awesome time at the Portland Modern Quilt Guild meeting last week! It had been way too long since I’d gotten to go to a meeting, after a few hopeful third-Thursdays-of-the-month got upended by some combination of work, late pregnancy, migraines, and the intricate, essential handoff of our two-year-old by 7:00 pm….
I am a huge Portland Trailblazers fan, and it was downright thrilling when Clifton Burt asked if my husband Andrew and I wanted to be part of his group show, Boomshakalaka. I’ve been a basketball fan since long before I could thread a needle or even hold a crayon, so… yeah. The show has work…
I am very excited to announce my new craft book coming out in May from Chronicle Books – World of Geekcraft! I am so fortunate to have two dozen amazing crafters and writers contributing awesome projects and essays on a myriad of geeky genres, from Star Trek and the Periodic Table of the Elements to…
January has really packed an unexpected punch and with a bunch of winter ailments keeping us in quarantine, I’ve had zero time for fun things like writing a craft blog. But I finally found an hour to round up some photos and links to a few things I am super into this month, and thought…
My new book, World of Geekcraft: Step-by-Step Instructions for 25 Super-Cool Craft Projects, is coming out this spring from Chronicle Books! You can preorder it from Chronicle, Powell’s, Barnes and Noble, Borders, and Amazon. Much more (resources, photos, project extras, and more events!) coming soon… see you at Maker Faire!
I’m very happy to announce that my new book, Modern Log Cabin Quilting, will be out from Potter Craft on March 22! You can pre-order it now at Powell’s, Barnes and Noble, and Borders, and Amazon, including an e-book version for the Kindle. And I’m doing a book event at Powell’s on Sunday, April 3rd…
I always like to make a little photo collage of all my favorite stuff I made in last year during the first week of January. (Here are my 2007, 2008, and 2009 collages + posts if you want to see those too.) This time around, it looks like everything I made fits right into a…
merry christmas (stockings)
I made special Christmas stockings for Pearl, Andrew, and myself when she was a baby in 2008, and I just finished Everett’s stocking up, along with one for my mom who is visiting us, at 2:30 Christmas Eve afternoon – success! I ended up making a little tree design in fall colors for my November…
I saw the cutest winter wonderland ornament tutorial when Vickie Howell linked it this week, and jumped on the chance to make a whole set of them to add to our Christmas decorations! This is a very sweet project that is super-customizable, depending on your craft stash… I used miniature trees and animals from the…
Hello! I can’t believe it’s been a year since I last posted, also just before the holidays, but I guess it has. I’ve been pretty busy finishing two new craft books and meeting our brand-new baby (Everett!) – so the months have just flown by without much time to do button crafts, let alone write…
Hello again! I’ve been hoping to post here and there but I’ve been swamped the last few weeks with a very cute baby keeping me busy. The only things I’ve had time to do that seem crafty-photo/post-worthy is some holiday decorating and Crafty Wonderland shopping… oh, and I baked a lot of Christmas cookies to…
I’m so happy to announce that my little boy Everett came along on November 8th and has been a total delight every minute since. He’s so sweet and cuddly and Pearl has been a stellar big sister! We’ve had our hands full trying to keep up with two kids but it’s been an adventure already….