Beautiful Quilts Exhibited At MVAS&GA Show ~ Around The Frame
For years now I’ve made it a point to attend the annual Maumee Valley Antique Steam & Gas Association Show held East of New Haven on the third weekend of August. ...
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Author: Lois Levihn
Fourth Of July Picnics ~ Around The Frame
Happy Fourth of July! ...
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On Becoming A Dad ~ Around The Frame
There is an adage that any man can become a father, but it takes a special man to become a dad. A dad is a good role model to his children. He sets an example of loving and caring for his family. A dad takes time to teach his children life skills and how ...
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Reviving Grandmother’s Quilt – Around The Frame
Born Again Quilts started out the New Year with a visit from Bob Kokovay who brought in a quilt wondering if there was any way for it to be “Born Again”. As I looked it over and he remarked on the damage, he gave the impression that he thought there ...
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Ukraine: Land Of Hope & Resilience – Around The Frame
As many of you look forward to celebrating Easter either on April 17 or April 24, the Ukrainian tradition of pysanka: decorating eggs with their folk designs comes to mind. The word pysanka means “to write” or “to inscribe” as the designs are ...
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When Irish Smiley Faces Are Smiling! – Around The Frame
Not long ago I came across a piece of fabric that made me, well, SMILE! It features cute boy and girl smiley faces decked out in Smiley Face attire for St Patrick’s Day. ...
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Enduring Friendships Over A Quilt Frame – Around The Frame
It’s always a pleasure to welcome new customers to Born Again Quilts. I never get tired of reading the expressions on people’s faces when they slowly take it all in and realize this isn’t your “normal” quilt shop. A few Saturdays ago, I welcomed ...
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Wintertime Quilting Mode – Around The Frame
Christmastide officially ended on January 6th. This was the date Christmas was celebrated on until the change from the Julian to the Gregorian calendar pushed the date back twelve days to Dec. 25. ...
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A Promise Made & A Promise Kept – Around The Frame
As you are reading this article, I could very well be cuddling my first grandchild as my son Robert and wife Kimberly expect to welcome their son into the world in late October or early November. ...
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Lighting The Way – Around The Frame
By now Halloween is well underway: Some homes are already fully decked out for the big night, the candy is on sale and the pumpkins are waiting to be carved into all sorts of artistic, clever, funny and spooky Jack O’ Lanterns. The Jack O’ Lantern ...
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HEN QUILT HONORED AT MVAS & GA SHOW – Around The Frame
It was great to once again be on the grounds of the Maumee Valley Antique Steam & Gas Association Show. After a year’s hiatus due to Covid-19, the show was back with its demonstrations, concerts, sweet corn-on-the cob, the flea market and ...
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THE QUILTS OF HERITAGE HONOREE MARY GASPERIK – Around The Frame
When I attended the 2021 Celebration at the Quilter’s Hall of Fame in Marion, Indiana I had every intention of interviewing Marti Michell, this year’s inductee into the Quilter’s Hall of Fame. Since The Celebration was cancelled last year, ...
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CELEBRATING INDEPENDENCE DAY – Around The Frame
Let’s take a moment to remember and reflect on those 56 brave men who risked their lives by signing the Declaration of Independence. What they set in motion would have repercussions far more significant than they could ever imagine: Not only ...
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THE QUILT WITH A SECRET – Around The Frame
This story begins on Sept. 17, 1941 when a young couple spoke their wedding vows to each other. Virgil and Christine Curry Shell began their new life in the foothills of Pine Mountain and Black Mountain near Harlan, Kentucky. Virgil earned his ...
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MOTHER’S DAY IN OUR SUNDAY BEST – Around The Frame
My friend Priscilla Miller is such a great seamstress! She takes great care in the dresses she makes for her granddaughters with their smocked fronts and their frills. Her love of sewing goes way back as she recalls… ...
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THE EASTER BONNET – Around The Frame
Easter Sunday has now passed, but Eastertide lasts for 50 days up to Christ’s ascension into heaven. So, while we are still in Easter mode, for those who celebrate, let’s delve into an Easter tradition: the Easter bonnet. ...
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IF IT’S MARCH, IT’S MARTENITSI TIME! – Around The Frame
March weather is kind of like November weather; You just don’t know what it’s going to be like from one day to the next. Some days are warm and others are breezy or downright chilly. Both months are harbingers of the month to follow, March with more ...
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WARM THE COCKLES OF MY HEART! – Around The Frame
I’m sure many of you have heard the expression “From the cockles of my heart”, but have you ever wondered what the heck are cockles and how do they emulate from your heart? I decided to research the idiom and found out cockles are the heart’s ventricles, ...
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WINTERTIME LOWS MEET SUMMERTIME HIGHS – Around The Frame
The holidays are over, and we’re in the wintertime stretch to spring. January invokes low energy, gloomy cloudy days, and the bone chilling winds that greet me as I walk to work, when all I want to do is curl up and take a nap. It’s that time to get ...
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COUNTING DOWN THE DAYS TO CHRISTMAS – Around The Frame
We’re counting down the days to Christmas as we spiritually prepare for the birth of the Christ Child. ...
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WEDDING BELLS FOR KIMBERLY AND ROBERT – Around The Frame
It’s a story as old as time: A man and woman meet, over time they fall in love and get married. That’s what happened this Halloween to my son Robert and his beautiful bride Kimberly. How they met, I don’t know, how they fell in love, I don’t know. All ...
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A LABOR OF LOVE – Around The Frame
Back in the late 1980’s, I met Deb Steeg when I worked for a doctor where she was a patient. It was on Valentine’s Day 1989 that she delivered her beautiful daughter Jamie and ten months later I delivered my son Robert. Flash forward and we became ...
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THE DOG DAYS OF SUMMER – Around The Frame
It’s the Dog Days of Summer and we’re feeling the heat here in the Northern Hemisphere. The “Dog Days of Summer” run from the third week of July to the third week of August coinciding with the rising of Sirius the Dog Star found in the constellation ...
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CELEBRATING UNCLE SAM – Around The Frame
A glorious 4th of July to all! What a great time for fun, food and fireworks with social distancing and masks thrown in for good measure. Beyond the 3F’s it is also a time to reflect on our country and the struggles and hardships our founding fathers ...
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THE TIES THAT BIND – Around The Frame
Happy Father’s Day to all the fathers and father figures out there! What a special day to relax and enjoy your children whether they are young ones or young-at-heart. If you are a dad of a certain age, you will remember your children gifting you ...
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