I'm very pleased to present Honi Werner's beautiful cover art for the seventh Elm Creek Quilts novel, The Sugar Camp Quilt, which will be appearing in a bookstore near you in April 2005.

A longtime reader, concerned that I have not updated this weblog since October 13, sent me an email to make sure all is well. The family and I are just fine -- unless you count the recent incident when Michael threw a tantrum, banged into a door, and chipped his tooth. Today we had a very traumatic dentist appointment to correct the problem. Other than that, all is well.

I'm working away on the eighth Elm Creek Quilts novel. The seventh is in the production process and will be in bookstores in April 2005.

Thanks for your concern!

I've just received word that all twelve quilts from my new pattern book, RETURN TO ELM CREEK, are being displayed at Going Quilting in anticipation of my book signing there on Saturday, October 16.

I hope you'll come by and say hello, see the quilts, and get a book signed. We'll have cake!

Please check my "Events" page for an early glimpse at my travel plans for the release of THE SUGAR CAMP QUILT. This is all the information I have so far, and it is subject to change. Look for more details as April 2005 approaches.

Nicholas just informed me that the picture below is not a picture of me, but a picture of "me loving you." I should have known. That is definitely his smile.