The last couple weeks, I have been consumed with far-away places.  I find myself daydreaming about Europe, googling airfare and spending way too much time on flickr looking at beautiful photos of beautiful cities. 

((my post-it-note Paris art.))
I was in the mood for Paris last night, so we watched Amelie.  I know Amelie’s whimsical, saturated Paris is [...]

As I was looking for some inspiration for my quilt, I found the most amazing fabric designer: Amy Butler.  Not only is her fabric gorgeous, but she has a bunch of beautiful photos on her site for inspiration, plus there are free patterns to download!
Some of her quilts:

I would like to find a place that [...]

I’m thinking that my next big project is going to be a patchwork quilt.  I’ve never made one before, and I want to try it because it’s such a practical thing to make.  I’ve been looking through a lot of really beautiful patterns, but really, I just want to find a pattern for a simple [...]