What happens when someone who sews has a good friend who says "Do you think I could make a doll"?  I would hope they would teach their friend how! My friend Holly is amazing.  She is an eloquent writer, paints beautifully, and see's the beauty in everything.  She is also a kindred spirit who loves to create into the wee hours! We ...

Meet my beautiful daughter Briana, super mom and super creative. As a little girl the last thing my daughter wanted to do was learn to sew, which I have to admit made me a little sad. But as a new mom she finally got the bug and was I surprised and delighted! I did learn quickly she has a very different ...

It's always fun to create a little magic. My 6 year old granddaughter Abigail has fallen in love with Rollerskating, so when I was asked to create a Dorothy costume, Ruby Slippers and all, for a skating competition I said yes! The music for her freestyle routine is from the Wizard of Oz, one of my most favorite movies. I've been in ...

There are many things I'm grateful for, and I was fortunate to spend time with a group of incredible women this past week adding to my long list. Design Outside the Lines with Marcy Tilton and Diane Ericson was for me a week of reflection, discovery, learning, bonding and inspiration. You are probably thinking "what does this have to do with ...

Majestic Sunset is my latest garment creation,  a "Design Challenge" garment for the Hand Weavers Guild of America. I was invited to create a garment, the twist was that I would be paired with a hand weaver to create the primary fabric out of yarns chosen by the guild. I decided it would be a fun and interesting challenge so I said yes!  Ruth ...

2011 was a year of growth - creatively, emotionally, and in family too!  I have been blessed with: A new grandson - Henry             My granddaughters Madison and Abigail.                               My wonderful family!                             I am a very lucky woman! One of my plans is challenge myself to submit a quilt or two this year, I'm a garment maker but I love making quilts as well!   A ...

I have a co-worker and good friend who announced to me she was pregnant by telling me it was finally her turn to get a Susan original baby quilt!  The next few months were spent in thought about what I was going to do.  There were several ideas but none grabbed me as being just the right thing.  Time was ...

A while ago I made a pair of pj’s out of fun fabric for a friends' birthday, they were a hit!  I have two friends who are a huge part of my life, we make a trio that has worked for many years giving loving support to each other through personal and family challenges, and triumphs.  There are people in ...

Labor Day day is a Holiday which means for me a bonus day to sew!  I was able to take advantage of the extra time to finally make a bag from "Carry Me: 20 Boutique Bags to Sew" by Yuka Koshizen. There are 20 different bag projects with the unique design sensibility of many of the new Japanese craft books available today. ...

Bernina University is a yearly dealer training conference held in a different city each year which culminates in a fashion show. For the 2010 BU held in Orlando, FL I was asked to take a specific embroidery collection, jacket pattern, and black linen, then design it however I wanted.  The jacket you see here is the final result: The pattern is Kwik Sew 3584 ...