One of the most common questions I get asked is "Where do you find your inspiration?" I'll admit, it is a frustrating quest...

If you haven't heard about the colouring book trend for adults then you are probably living like a hermit with no internet or TV an...

Sure, I read Seventeen and then later Self and Shape . Sometimes I read Vogue like I understood it. And to keep up with my Dad I read ...

Brilliant. This is a bloody brilliant book. I had high expectations for it because I really like Jon Ronson. He has the best TED talk e...

A year ago the lovely Susan Beal asked me if I wanted to review a copy of her latest book, Hand Stitched Home and I never did it. I f...

A zipper pouch. People, I made a zipper pouch. I'd set a goal to learn how to install a zipper this year and thanks to the encourag...

What a fun, fantastic book! Carrie Bloomston has written a book that will appeal to everyone from the dedicated quilter (who will know...

It's been a while since I posted about a book. I've been reading, that's for sure, but so busy that I haven't had a cha...

It's a quiet, sunny Sunday here in Calgary. Hubby and I both have a weekend off from work and volunteer obligations. It's been fanta...

Our summer last year started with a road trip. An epic family road trip that saw us meander through the interior of British Columbia, spe...

Well, you know I am a fan of quilt books that are more than a collection of patterns. So imagine my delight at one where the patterns, at...

What a peculiarly fun book. This was another beach read and what a perfect book is was. When it started I thought that I'd picked s...

When you say the words Modern Quilting I find there are three basic responses: Yay! Huh? Ugh. Hard to put an exact definition on it...

There are a lot of people with stipulations about beach reads. While I'm not generally looking for something heady or overly challeng...

As a reader, one of my biggest pet peeves is when a novel peters out at the end. The story is trucking along and then what should be a ...

Isn't this the best title for a quilting book? I know it goes without saying for most of us that quilting makes us happy. But it can...

There comes that moment in a book store when you hold a few books in your hand and all look good, but you need to pick something for the ...

Oh, all those decorating magazine that tell you to leave books, lotions, and treats in your guest room. My guest room is also the studio,...

So... it's been two and a half years since I confessed that I hadn't read any Jane Austen. I thought I would give you an update. ...

Brave New Quilts is the latest and last book by Kathreen Ricketson . Inspired by Twentieth Century Art movements it speaks to inspiratio...