Category Archives: Animals

Holiday Crunch Time

Happy December!It is the holiday season, and whether you celebrate Christmas, Hunukkah, Kwanzaa, Winter Solstice or Chinese New Year…or all of the above! ….it is a busy time of year full of love and food, music and inspiration, gifts and … Continue reading

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Your Free Quilt Pattern – Baby Wildlife Meadow

Adorable baby animals and delightful dancing toadstools are the theme ofthis week’s exclusive eQuilter Free Quilt Pattern, featuring little Bunnies, fuzzy Ducklings, a tiny Mouse, little feathered friends, and a playful Fox in a field of Poppies. The colorful Toadstool … Continue reading

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Your Free Quilt Pattern – Owl Arabesque

It is a rare pleasure when a stunningly talented fine artist crosses over onto the quilting scene with their licensed artwork being translated onto fabric, but David Galchutt is one of those creative unicorns who has burst onto the scene … Continue reading

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Beary Good News

Today I got some Beary Good News! We have 9 people who have signed up in the last week for my Peak Season Polar Bear trip, so they are giving me the chance to fill up the entire Polar Rover … Continue reading

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Free eQuilter Pattern – Ocean Wonders

Dazzling Tropical Fish and Sea Turtles shimmer with bejeweled colors while swimming through a mysterious dark sea in this week’s exclusive eQuilter Free Quilt Pattern, accented with opulent Gold Metallic. The vibrant sea-life seems to glow as they glide through … Continue reading

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A Wild Heart

As you may know, I try to have close working relationships with the non-profit organizations in our eQuilter charity program. Today I had lunch with the founder of Engineers Without Borders, and a retired administrator for Doctors Without Borders. We … Continue reading

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Polar Bear Trip Announcement

In case you have not seen my last few e-newsletter updates, there’s a lot of BEAR energy in my life lately. I was in Katmai National Park in Alaska a month ago, photographing Brown Bears. Then last week I found … Continue reading

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Free eQuilter Pattern – Joyful Countryside

What is it about Chickens that captures a quilter’s imagination? Is it the colorful plumage? The memories of being awakened at sunrise by the crowing of a rooster? The sweet murmur of a mother hen trilling and purring to her … Continue reading

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Rescued & Loved at Home

People who get their cats and dogs from rescue centers and the Humane Society have some of the biggest hearts. To go into a rescue center and pick out an animal who has been abandoned or surrendered, is an experience … Continue reading

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They Grow Up So Fast

Over the last several years we’ve shared stories about our daughter Sophie, from her adoption in China, to her appearances on Quilting Arts TV, and now her college career. But it has been awhile since I mentioned our 2 boys … Continue reading

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