When out in McCarthy, Alaska, we live across the street from the Old Hardware Store, home of the Wrangell Mountains Center, an arts, science, and research facility, located in historic…
We bought this little gold miner’s cabin in 2009. The cabin was originally built by a gold miner for his wife in 1920 when McCarthy was a booming mining town.…
It is that time of year again. Yep, it is time for SEW FUN 2015. The event is scheduled for Friday, Saturday, and Sunday July 24, 25, and 26. I…
Well, I just finished watching myself speak at Quilt National. I knew the video was on YOUTUBE, but I just couldn’t bring myself to watch it.I am always very nervous…
July 4th is a crazy time in McCarthy, Alaska. Almost overnight, our sleepy little mountain village fills with tourists from as far away as Israel and Denmark. McCarthy, Alaska is…
I think it was last week that I shared my thoughts on the perfect sewing machine for piecing. Things get a little confusing this time of year–Night is day, and…
Maria Shell 