For all those Austin area Bead & Button Show fanatics, guess what? Our annual trek northward just got easier. Southwest Airlines now flies from Austin to Milwaukee. Yippee! So airfares are more reasonable, which means MORE money for the important stuff – beads and classes!… Read More

This weekend has been completely different than planned, that’s for sure. I was supposed to be in Dallas all weekend with the lovely and talented ladies of the Dallas Bead Society, along with the amazing Marcia DeCoster, but alas, my body had other plans for me.… Read More

The Quilt Show is done again for another year, and I have to say I’m quite glad to be home. It was a long five days away with hard labor, long hours, and in the end, only a little bit to show for it.… Read More

Hello world out there!

I always feel I’m in some sort of strange time capsule when I’m at a show, and the longer the show lasts, the more disconnected from the world at large I feel. I don’t see news. I don’t interact with folks outside of this insular crafting society.… Read More

If there IS anything else, it’s too late now! I fell short on my to-do list by just a few items – specifically those not dealing directly with the Fusion order or the Quilt Show. I always wish I had one more day, but I don’t, so that’s that!… Read More

How is Jill doing on that list? Let’s check in, shall we?

My List:

• Find all the samples to take to Houston Quilt Show (HQS) – They are all in a big pile on the studio table. I haven’t checked them off the list to make sure I have them all, though.

I’m pretty sure I’ve developed Attention Deficit Disorder in the last few years. Or maybe in my case it should be called “Brain Spinning Disease.”

There are so many balls in the air to be juggled that I often have trouble focusing on one at a time long enough to accomplish the task.… Read More