Studio Life

We came home from dinner on Saturday, and as usual, we went to the back door to let our beloved mutt, Neville, inside for the evening. WHOA. “Oh my gosh, get him out of here!” He reeked. We gagged. He had been sprayed by a skunk, clearly at point blank, and definitely only minutes before our arrival. “Oh, no, the

Our trip to California ended with a fun surprise. We were able to visit my studio assistant from a few years ago, Leslie Lewis Sigler, who runs her own design studio now in Santa Barbara. She is also the go-to-source for creative and one-of-a-kind invitations and accessories by Lilly & Louise, as well as a fine painter. I wish I

While we were in LA for some business meetings, we were lucky enough to start our days with some morning walks on the beach. We loved seeing the little Sea Camp campers starting the day with swimming and sand. But the highlight of our walks occurred when we found 2 whole perfect sand dollars and one perfect half of a

Today, I am proud to be included in Ronnie Walter’s blog post series, Me and My Girls. Ronnie and I have been fast friends ever since we met at the National Stationery Show before we were both so famous. :-) A highlight of our trade show season is seeing Ronnie and “the other wonderful Jim” at trade shows near and

Since we received the Shady Grove sample yardage in the nick of time, I was able to squeeze hints of it into this little quilt for a dear friend.  While trying to decide what to call it, it was fun to discover that a group of butterflies can be called (according to the net) a lek, swarm, rabble, kaleidoscope, or