I had to do it. I've lusted after these little beauties ever since Maureen Greeson put them up on her website. And now they are mine all mine.... They are Kensitas Vintage Flower Silks and you can find them here at Maureen's Vintage...

We're back in the rainy and cold Northwest, so making some cheery yellow flowers seemed just the thing to do. I broke my own rule of ''no flower beads'' for this quilt--I do want to emphasis stitching--but I love these vintage yellow Lucite beads so...

"Oh, Mexico, It sounds so sweet with the sun sinking low...." Remember that great song? Indeed it is sweet here, watching the sunset in San Carlos, Sonora, Mexico..... It's been beautiful. Still managing to get a little stitching done, though. Here...

Painting lace with Liquitex paint is pretty darn fun. Easy, too. You can paint it on any fiber, and you don't have to heat set it. I like to make a thin wash, adding water to it, and layer my colors. So I decided to paint a lace daisy for this week's...

No frost here on the west slope of the Cascades quite yet. There are still a few valiant bloomers putting out their last hurrah. I drink in the color and detail, trying to imprint them on my mind for the long gray winter ahead. It's a bittersweet...