May 2011

V and Co: sponsored giveaway

today’s sponsored giveaway is by the super talented julie herman of jaybird quilts. not only did i have the privilege of seeing her quilts up close and personal at quilt market…she asked me to help her out here and there with her booth so i got to meet julie and learn a little more about […]

V and Co: book signing

hi there just a quick jump in here in between climbing over boxes, and finally finding our toothbrushes so we don’t have hairy teeth anymore… if you happen to live in the salt lake or utah county area…we meaning natalia bonner, kim walus and i (the utah girls featured in the moda bake shop book) […]

V and Co: good bye middle of nowhere

4 years ago as we drove through the middle of nowhere to arrive to our little middle of nowhere town…i turned to jake and said “really? can we really do this?” i was born in L.A. and moved to San Diego in 7th grade…to which then i moved to a “small town” of (back in […]

V and Co: quilt blog festival

well it’s just like me to yet again show up to the blog quilt festival coming in at a 100 mph and sliding into a parallel parking spot with hair singed and smoke coming off the tips of my hair. every year i manage to make it at the end with that image running through […]

V and Co @ quilt market and blogger’s meet up

well well well. all i can say is that i’ve still not recovered from spring market (i didn’t even have a booth!), and like so many others have said…i still have a quilt market hangover. i can’t believe it’s thursday, and, can i just throw this out there… i can’t believe i’m moving in a […]

Quilt Market=Great fun and sore feet

tutorials

Lots of people, lots of old and new friends, many pictures taken…will post more when I get home and after I hug my family, oh and soak my poor aching feet in some hot water! 🙂 ps I didn’t accost Amy Butler this year, no, I jumped Paula Prass instead. :/ poor woman. Posted using […]

V and Co: at quilt market school house

if you are going to market…and you wanna like meet me…you can see yours truly at the school house for the moda bake shop book: Fresh Fabric Treats Moda and C & T publishing is going to be showing off stuff from the book, and i’ve been asked to give a little info on my […]

thanks!

thanks for the comments, emails, talks, and phone calls. the stories shared by some of you are truly inspiring. the support you guys express very much appreciated. and… we’re doing well. as a whole we’re doing good. i have my moments of in the corner rocking back and forth in the fetal position, yes i […]

because i’m a planner

i’m having a really hard time not being able to plan after this month. do you ever just say out loud “why can’t we just get what we want?!” yeah i said that. and the minute i said it i felt guilty. so dang guilty. i was so focused on one thing…not knowing where we’re […]