I was asked to design a special piece for a monthly bag program & as I was ‘finishing’ the project, I thought I would snap a few pictures to walk you through my process. But first…a little background! Here is the design ‘inspirational’ fabric! So adorable…there was a special request

Secret Santa – Secrets revealed…I feel like this is one of those reality tv shows where they have the ‘behind the scenes’ show after the season is over, only I promise no cat fights!! (or you might end up on the naughty list!) Here they are, in all of their

I’ve spent the past few weekends working on some of those projects… you know the projects – the ‘I can stitch/quilt this one in a jiff’ projects. The photos from my IG stories yesterday generated a few questions about how I was making my current table runner project. The photos

I have an OOPSIE page on this website. I really dislike that I even have such a page… that I have to tell you that it exists…that I have to update it occasionally…and that it probably doesn’t even have ALL of the oopsies on it!! But, now that you know

Hey there! I have had such a great response to my complimentary design ‘Thank You’ & how I finished it, I thought that I would publish a little picture walk of the process! This isn’t a true finishing tutorial because, truth be told, I had a vision for the finish

Choose Happy   Sometimes, it is a conscious choice to be happy & now, more than ever, we might just have to say these words out loud…’I choose happy’. A conversation among a group of designers has come together as a tiny but mighty movement to create a project of

Thank You – a complimentary design These 2 words pack a lot: they are strong, they are healing, they are kind, they mean so much. I thank you for your support of my designs, your friendship & the kind words and messages that you send. They mean the world to

Meant to Bee It feels like just yesterday when I was sharing ‘Love is Kind’ for our 31st Anniversary & we are about to arrive at our 32nd year as Mr. & Mrs. HOD 😉 We often talk about the good old days when we first met & started dating.

Fall is for teaching…well realistically, I teach other months as well (March to October), but there is something about the Fall – the school supplies back in the stores, the crisp air, or pumpkin spice everything!   This past September I had the chance to teach at both Needlework Galleria

Needle’s Dance Late last summer, 3 designers put their collaborative heads together (quite a feat since we live in 3 separate time zones!) to create a class for the 2019 Nashville Needlework Market: Stand Out With Exclusives Through much discussion, we realized that all 3 of us had participated in