While scheduling a book signing in Virginia, I was asked to bring along some of my favorite quilts. “Favorites?” I wondered. And that caused me to begin thinking about my quilting life in general.
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Houses Galore
For several years, I’ve collected patterns for wall hangings featuring houses. This is the year I’m going to make at least one.


A New Year of Quilting is Right Around the Corner
What new quilt patterns will the new year bring? What beautiful fabrics will we be adding to our stash? How many UFOs will we complete?
(more…)Quilting Cozy Blog Tour Wrap Up and Free eBooks
A Chat with Pat Sloan
Hello friends,
Earlier this week I enjoyed a chat with Pat Sloan on her weekly radio program, American Patchwork and Quilting Radio. We discussed my writing and in particular my Quilting Cozy series. Needless to say, I was nervous, but Pat made the whole thing painless.
If you would like to listen to the podcast, please click on the picture below. (My portion is only 12 minutes long.)
I’d love to hear from you. Please leave a comment below or drop me a line at QuiltingCozy@gmail.com.
AND THE FUN CONTINUES FOR SARAH AND SOPHIE…
Another book, The Rescue Quilt, Book #7 in The Quilting Cozy series by Carol Dean Jones will be released by C&T Publishing on December 5th. The Rescue Quilt, currently available for pre-order, will be available at C&T Publishing, on Amazon (print and Kindle format), and in bookstores and fabric shops nationwide. This second edition includes (more…)
Another book?
Well, my dear readers, we now have most of a cover quilt completed.
We have a title: Beneath Missouri Stars
We have a country music singer named Austin Bailey (Sophie’s heartthrob)
And we have a song that he wrote while strumming his guitar in the pasture behind his grandmother’s farmhouse
Do you suppose Book #11 is moving right along?
In the meantime, if you haven’t read the quilting cozy series, it’s time to get started so you’ll be ready when #11 comes out.
Begin with Tie Died: a quilting cozy available at C&T Publishing
And follow with Running Stitches, Book #2 in a quilting cozy series, also available from C&T Publishing
Both are available in print and ebook formats. Both can also be found on Amazon.