Author Archives: Fern

Well, I missed a few months of posts – let’s just consider that my winter hibernation. The first day of spring is tomorrow but, just in case I don’t trust the calendar, the magnolia trees in the neighborhood and my … Continue reading →

In September I traveled all night from San Francisco, California, to Traverse City, Michigan, for my first Beaver Island Quilt Retreat with Gwen Marston. I had never been to the mid west before and “Beaver Island” loomed in my imagination … Continue reading →

In my last post I was leaving for my annual Summer Pickle Retreat in Sebastopol. We ate well, sewed a lot, and laughed and talked into the night. One of my favorite memories of that weekend was lying on the … Continue reading →

Ah, life has a way of encroaching on those grand plans to write monthly! Since my last post we have had three family graduations spanning high school through graduate school, from the Bay Area to Southern California. Following the graduations, … Continue reading →

Spring is definitely here and I find work in my studio impacted by too many events, the beautiful weather and end of the school year short attention span. However, despite my feelings of flitting around, I have made a bit … Continue reading →

I am in the midst of finishing a quilt. Actually, I am in the midst of finishing many quilts. Some of them seem to take on a life on their own and get finished quickly and others, like my Starry … Continue reading →