This birthday-Thanksgiving corridor has been blissfully relaxed. I was spoiled by my family and my squeeze. We made a non-traditional, luxu...

S l o w l y stitching on my Chained Stones piece. Detail from Chained Stones. Pearl cotton and merino wool on a watercolor. Quiet...

If you haven't seen my latest Inspired to Stitch column on Mr X Stitch , please check it out. I decided to do something a little ...

Experimenting with a single stitch on my current watercolor piece, Chained Stones. Work in progress. It's all chain stitch. ...

Last weekend, and only because I was  asked , I attempted to describe my process of embroidering into watercolor paintings to the white-h...

Egads, I hit the swapping jackpot in the latest Phat Quarter Swap . Full Fathom Five, 2013, by Bridgeen Gillespie. Check out this go...

Honeycomb Five, 2013.  Making art and exploring your creativity can be surprising. When 2013 started, I had no idea that I would be so...

From my back porch. Buh Honeycomb, 2013. Feeling a little meh these days. A little more isolated and alone than usual. Fighting the blu...

It's been a week since it ran, but I'm still so thrilled with the interview I did with the Nat Uhing of Smallest Forest for my Ins...

A glorious spate of sunny, warm weather. Delicious meals and conversations with friends. (If you live in the Triangle, go to Piedmont in Du...

WIP, Stitched postcard. So, the market wasn't what I'd hoped, but that's OK. I'm not entirely sure I'm a craft fa...

About a year ago I began taking iPhone photos of my beloved, adopted hometown of Durham, NC . Mostly, I took them to entertain myself while ...

Getting happily settled in my new home and getting ready for the dTown Market at the end of the month. I'm making merchandise! Hone...