This winter has been a pain in the neck—literally. My trigeminal neuralgia has been flaring since the beginning of February, and today is the first truly pain-free day I’ve had since it began. That kind of pain takes up a lot of brain space, so I wasn’t able to dive into many of the quilting projects I had planned over the past couple of months. Instead, I leaned into some lower-effort, more manageable projects. One of those was pulling out my embroidery unit and stitching up a few mug rugs...

Yesterday, I received an amazing bag from Elizabeth Hanson who has travelled with me several times. It’s perfect for transporting an iron and it used an African waxed print we both purchased in the Netherlands. As I was admiring her work, I wished I was a better bag maker.  Which made me think of Tara Sinclair of Uh-Oh Creations (fellow BERNINA ambassador) and I reached out to see if she was teaching anywhere close. Then I realized that she was teaching at Quilt Canada this June. It’s been a...

I have always loved collecting ephemera when I travel—brochures, tickets, receipts, business cards, and more. I tell myself that when I return home, I’ll print my photos, pair them with these paper treasures, and arrange everything into one glorious collage. Unfortunately, reality tends to intervene. I come home hitting the ground running, and before long the moment has passed. The scraps are tucked away, and I’m already onto the next project. A couple of years ago, I discovered the...