TWELVE BY TWELVE

Where have I been -- definitely not doing the art thing.  Being a twelve was so inspiring creatively and the timeline forced me to be foc...

The Twelve by Twelve website has been updated* and now includes images of all of the works in our 2012 Series including the latest Sweet C...

For this final Twelve by Twelve quilt I wanted to play homage to the last 5 years and 336 quilts.  "Sweet" was the perfect op...

For the longest time the only thing I could think of for Maverick was Tom Cruise in Top Gun.  It must have been because he was my onl...

Are you going to be in the Portland area later in the month? In just two weeks, the Northwest Quilting Expo opens in Portland, Oregon and ...

I have always been attracted to Nike--the greek goddess, not the shoes.  My name is derived from her's and who wouldn't like the ...

Whenever I look at Deborah's Twelve theme piece Seven Houses, Five Trees I think how fun it would be if I could just skip over the hill...

Thinking about maps made me want a road map for life.  Maps are so helpful.  You can find the destination you would like and then simply fo...

Deborah has selected such a rich and inspiring theme.  Maps, of course, are everywhere! Looking back through the Theme Series and the C...

Okay, time for the big confession -- somehow I had it in my mind the quilt was suppose to be a landscape orientation instead of portrait and...

I am thrilled to tell you that two of the 12x12 artists ( Deborah and Nikki ) are instructors in the new STITCHED collection of online vide...

I absolutely love my plate! I still can't believe what an amazing gift Karen and Ted have given each of us.  I was so surprised when I ...

Now, this is the flower garden I wanted but didn't have this year!  Summer didn't arrive in the Northwest until about  three weeks ...

June is suppose to be a time for playing outside and running in the sun.  That hasn't been the case this year.  Most mornings we wake t...

Okay, maybe this dress is a little sweet to be a spicy night out, but this girl doesn't get out that much. Lately, a night on the town h...

  I am way behind on this challenge.  Maybe it was my husbands first reaction when he saw the colors -- let me just say that it put a dam...

Nikki, Terry and Diane are spotlighted on the 12x12 feature on Crescendoh this week! Be sure to check out their inspiring essays and beauti...

Four of the Twelves, Deborah, Diane, Nikki and Kristin are interviewed by Lesley Riley on Art and Soul Radio about our project and the book...

I really wish we had more time for this challenge.  Reveal day snuck up on me and I really wanted more time to play.  Our gray, wet days h...

I couldn't resist posting my latest chartreuse discovery.  I don't think I will follow this line of inspiration, but it added a smil...