WOW!  Thanksgiving is over and now I’m working off all that good food.  I really shouldlearn to knit while walking on the treadmill…guess I could get a stationary bike and knit as i pedal.  I hope all of you had a wonderful time with your friends and family.  My family continues to grow which is a blessing but the dining room isn’t growing along with the family.  I need an old fashioned farm house that is all kitchen and dining room. Now that we have one holiday down and a…

For all you hand quilters and long arm quilters Clover has a new product that will be available in November so ask your favorite shop how soon they’ll have it! The Soft Touch Thread Pic is a tool with a fine hook on the end that allows the threads to be pulled through to the center of the quilt and “hidden” from view.  It will be a must in your tool basket! Those who have tested this product absolutely love it and comment that it saves time as they don’t have to…

Fall is here in the Northwest and our foggy, cool mornings are just perfect for a cup of coffee and some time to play with Clover’s new products. The past week has kept me busy working with two of our new Yo-Yo templates — the Butterfly and the Shamrock. It took me a time or two to get my “groove” but before long I was whipping out butterflies and puffy little shamrocks with the best of them. Each butterfly takes on its own personality when the little antennae (floral stamen) are attached. …

The first issue of Clover News will be delivered to computer in boxes the last week in September! This new electronic newsletter brings you information on the newest Clover products as their introduced, as well as a wealth of other information including my favorite tools, questions & answers, what your fellow needle workers are doing with Clover products, creating for a cause, and so much more. To subscribe, to go out web site and sign up for the e-mail newsletter at the bottom of the home page.

When you see all the beautiful projects made with Clover’s great products, you may not realize the great deal of behind-the-scenes work that goes into them.I though you might like to see just how hard we Clover Girls work to show what amazing things can be made … especially with the Sweetheart Rose Maker. Carol Porter and I live in the Washington-Oregon area. Beckie Hansen moved last year from Washington to Indiana but has a beautiful home on Washington’s coast, where we all met one weekend to combine efforts on the projects. I hope you enjoy seeing some of…

I just returned from humid and sunny Orlando, Florida and the Craft and Hobby Association show (CHA). It is always fun and energizing to see the creativity at the trade shows I am fortunate to be a part of with the Clover Company.  This show was filled with scrap-booking booths showing the latest and greatest gadgets for making your life a beautiful, creative memory.  Of course, yarn was there and that is one of my addictions so I was a happy knitter.  Beads, ribbons, soft craft items, toy companies (…

Ahhhhh! Summer has finally made its appearance and my world is loving it.  When the sun shines in the Northwest those of us living here head to the mountains or the beaches.  Being that the ocean is cold here my family heads to the mountains or to Eastern Washington where it is hot and a lot like Kansas. Recently my husband, John, and I took a day trip to the peninsula and visited Hurricane Ridge in the Olympic National Park.  It was breathtaking with the wildflowers just starting to bloom…

Hi Everyone! No, I didn’t fall over the edge thought I came very close a time or two since the last entry.  It is finally summer here in the Northwest and I am loving it!  We had a long winter and the sun and heat feels great.  A friend once said the sun heals the spirit.  I totally agree. The last posting was from Paducah and the amazing AQS quilt show held there every year.  We had a letter from a concerned reader voicing the opinion that I was being…

Hey Everyone, gee, sorry the posting went south, so to speak.  i had added pictures of quilts but was having computer problems in KY…maybe it was computer operator problems but whichever the pictures didn’t display.  I will continue adding the quilt pictures and hope you will enjoy them. This beautiful duster was made by joining the main squares with beautiful silk yoyo’s.  I would like to think the seamstress used Clover’s Yo-yo Maker rather than making all those yoyo’s by hand the old fashioned way. As you can see my…

WOW! Here I am at Paducah, KY at the greatest quilt show ever….the drive from Nashville, TN to Paducah was beautiful with the wild Dogwood trees There are Dogwood festivals in the area this time of year but because of the nasty ice storm that hit Paducah the damage to the trees caused them to be canceled.  It was such a joy to see the white blooms mixed with the other trees in the woods along the highway. Once at the convention center in Paducah we set up and gotready…