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You have a new quilt! No matter if the quilt is beautiful or interesting, just finished or gently loved, sentimental or an investment, with a history or bought at a sale, the next question is often “what do I do with it?” I have many quilts and only two beds. And this is a littleContinue reading “Show off your Quilts!”

Valentine’s Day sneaks up quicker than any other holiday–well, my husband’s birthday just jumps onto the calendar. I am never prepared. Never. And now, Valentine’s Day is five days away! I do have the grandkids cards in the mail, but otherwise, yikes! In lieu of getting my husband something creative, but meaningful, he will haveContinue reading “Happy ❤️ Day!”

Happy Groundhog Day! Punxsutawney Phil saw his shadow and predicted 6 more weeks of winter! According to news outlets, he has been right 100 out of 137 times since the late 1880’s. But, Phil, it is only the second day of February—what do you expect? All of us have experienced some of our coldest temperaturesContinue reading “Happy Groundhog Day!”

I didn’t know January is National Jig Saw Puzzle month until a friend posted a photo on Facebook. But in our home since the pandemic in 2021, Christmas though mid February has been jig saw season. January is a natural fit–weather is not conducive to outside chores, darkness comes early, and the dining room tableContinue reading “What do Jig Saw Puzzles and Quilts have in common?”

The best part of going to the movies in a theater was the previews of the coming attractions. If my movie companion was in no hurry to get to the show and said something inane like “don’t worry, the first twenty minutes are just previews”, I was aghast! The previews was one of the reasonsContinue reading “Preview of Coming Attractions”

I sent a text to each grandchild expressing my excitement in anticipation of our Christmas holiday together. The high school senior responded very sweetly, but ended his text with this comment “my last Christmas is coming very quickly”. He is in that bittersweet space, anxious to be on his own at college and nostalgic forContinue reading “Embracing Change”

I have spent hours on-line Christmas shopping. I don’t have a large family. We don’t go overboard on gift giving. But my role-model for gift giving, my Mother, always made sure everyone received equal gifts. If there was a package wrapped in Santa Claus paper for my brother, there was a package wrapped in SantaContinue reading “What do I give?”

One of the most asked questions we ponder over when finishing a quilt that we “sort-of” made up the pattern is “does it need a border?” Well, sometimes it does and sometimes it doesn’t— that wasn’t a lot of help, was it? A quilt border is the strip of fabric between the quilt blocks andContinue reading ““To Border or Not?””