Who put the "CHARM-in" the outhouse? If you grew up actually having to use one, you'd find it hard to believe it actually could be done. Nevertheless, Northcott Studios' "Nature's Calling" does provide a humorous, entertaining spin and a good-natured dose of the good...

Go out on a limb with this contemporary collection by award-winning artist, author, teacher, lecturer and quilter Katie Pasquini Masopust. This fabulous grouping focuses on energy, vibrant color, and MOVEMENT! The palpable immediacy of these pieces can be emphasized...

Take a deep cleansing breath and say goodbye to Winters' harshness. Natures' Notebook, a Wishwell collection by Briar Hill for Robert Kaufman, looks like watercolor and pen and ink sketches of nature at its most romantic. Eighteen lovely pieces - in pastel aquas,...

See yourself sitting outdoors, a cobbled street, a quaint bistro in New Orleans, a fading from light to dark as evening approaches, a street corner band playing B.B. King's "How Blue Can You Get?" Janet Clare hits all those notes in "The Blues" for Moda - the dusty...

Two things worth mentioning. One — have you picked a paint color, or book, based solely on its name? Easy Does It, Pretty Darn Quick - really, who can resist? But the REAL point here is this: Donna Robertson just nails "uncomplicated" with her series of 3-Yard Quilts....

No "Singin' In the Rain" Here Need reminding of sunny days? Robin Pickens, designing for Moda, is turning heads (sunflower heads, that is) with "Solana.” Thirty-six pieces plus two quotable panels equal limitless possibilities for lifting spirits. Bright, big...

Absolutely NO POUTING! You can be all set for Christmas! Stockings, decorations, gifts - DONE! Nancy Halvorsen delivers the whole enchilada, (or should that read sugar cookie?) Whatever. The 15 piece line for Benartex covers every merry project you can imagine....

Where does bacon come from? Milk comes from WHERE? Why do chickens lay eggs? How many bushels of wheat, corn, soybeans per acre this harvest? When did lactose become a concern? What is the best cut of beef? Who knows this stuff anyway? Whether you're a child or an...

A plethora of fabric companies, a multitude of designers, over 2000 bolts...welcome to the Color Wall. From the basic collections of Contempo's "Color Weave", Moda's "Spotted" and "Grunge," Riley Blake's "Shabby," Robert Kaufman's "Chalk and Charcoal" and "Quilter's...