‘m so excited because my newest line of quilting fabrics, the "Friends" Collection from Quilting Treasures and Cranston is almost here! It actually has been here, but it’s already gone, so it’s almost here again! We previewed it last week at our booth at the ROAD TO CALIFORNIA QUILT SHOW…and sold out every scrap. More is set to arrive the second week of February. In the meantime, we’ve been getting mail requesting the pattern for the new Friendship Quilt we had at the show — we kept hearing how much everyone liked the 3-d flowers — and we sold out of that too! But now we have it HERE, a free pattern for you to print out! (We have more sewing patterns and How-To’s, for aprons, chair cushions, dish towels, baby bib, potholders, and all kinds of fun things in case you’re looking for a project.) If you’re interested in my fabric, please ask your local quilt fabric shop if they
are carrying it, and if not, will they please carry it! It’s so much more fun to be able to touch it and play with it; it’s beautiful quality, but if you really can’t find it, we will have it here.
alentine’s Day, like every day, can be brightened by the smallest things — all it takes is a surprise break in the routine to make life just a little bit sweeter. Start the day off right for a beloved other: make morning coffee, stir some chocolate syrup into it, top it with whipped cream, and sprinkle on tiny colored candies (the kind you put on cupcakes). It’s OK to serve this with heart-shaped toast. For the little beloved others, they like heart-toast too, with cherry jam on it; or do what my mom did, make oatmeal, tint it pink with food coloring, sprinkle over cinnamon hearts.
or your girlfriends? The real people that Valentine’s Day was invented for? You know what they like…. 
Sending prayers to Brazil and to Australia for their losses in these terrible floods.
