Thimbleberries is my all time favorite fabric and quilting books/patterns. I have been slowly buying all her older books I can find. I love to just sit and read her books and look at her patterns and pictures. There is something so comforting about her designs and fabric. I think it may be that "country" influence that I feel in her quilts. I am sorry to hear so is retiring but glad that she will continue to design fabric and publish some books from time to time.