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Lois Levihn September 10, 2021September 14, 2021

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 most . . . Read More

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Lois Levihn August 13, 2021August 17, 2021

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. . . Read More

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Lois Levihn July 2, 2021July 2, 2021

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 for . . . Read More

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Lois Levihn June 4, 2021June 10, 2021

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. . . Read More

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Lois Levihn May 7, 2021May 10, 2021

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… “One fine spring day, my maternal . . . Read More

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Lois Levihn April 9, 2021April 14, 2021

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. . . Read More

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Lois Levihn March 12, 2021March 16, 2021

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. . . Read More

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Lois Levihn February 12, 2021February 12, 2021

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? . . Read More

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Lois Levihn January 15, 2021January 20, 2021

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. . . Read More

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Lois Levihn December 4, 2020December 7, 2020

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. This period is known as Advent, a time of spiritual preparation. The Advent season begins on the Sunday closest to the feast day of Saint Andrew, . . . Read More

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Lois Levihn November 6, 2020November 6, 2020

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. . . Read More

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Lois Levihn September 11, 2020September 15, 2020

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. . . Read More

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Lois Levihn August 14, 2020August 17, 2020

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 . . . Read More

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Lois Levihn July 3, 2020July 10, 2020

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 . . . Read More

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Lois Levihn June 19, 2020June 19, 2020

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 . . . Read More

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Lois Levihn June 5, 2020June 11, 2020

MONETTE CABRERA & HER ‘TINY HOUSE’ QUILT – Around The Frame

In the early 1990’s when son Robert was young, I became a Tupperware Dealer. Using my marketing skills, in my first full quarter I was the top dealer in the seven-state region! . . Read More

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Lois Levihn May 22, 2020May 22, 2020

REMEMBERING MOM & THOSE WHO FELL – Around The Frame

This Waynedale News issue is perfectly timed between Mother’s Day and Memorial Day. It is fitting to honor mothers who brought us into life as we also remember those who gave up their lives for our freedom in the same issue. . . Read More

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Lois Levihn April 24, 2020May 3, 2020

MAKING THE BEST OF A CHALLENGING TIME – Around The Frame

Did you miss your favorite Waynedale News writers? The downturn in the economy has left very few businesses unscathed including the Waynedale News, that didn’t publish two weeks ago. Soon, we all hope, organizations and people will be having garage . . . Read More

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Lois Levihn March 13, 2020March 17, 2020

SPREADING THE LOVE OF PHILANTHROPIC QUILT MAKING

Happy International Quilting Day! This special day is always celebrated on the third Saturday of March and this year you will have a great spot to celebrate it. The Appleseed Quilter’s Guild (The Guild) is having their biennial Festival of Quilts . . . Read More

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Lois Levihn February 14, 2020February 26, 2020

THE ARTISTRY OF AFRICAN-AMERICAN QUILT MAKERS – Around The Frame

As we celebrate Black History Month, I’m reminded of the artistry of African-American quilts and their makers. The tradition of African-American quilts is centuries old. Like their white counter parts, African-American women spun, sewed and quilted along with laundry, cooking and child-rearing duties. . . Read More

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Lois Levihn January 17, 2020January 27, 2020

WAVE YOUR TEAM’S PENNANT! – Around The Frame

The Super Bowl game will soon be here and it looks like there may be an unfamiliar champ as regular contenders, New Orleans and New England, have already been knocked out. . . Read More

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Lois Levihn December 6, 2019December 24, 2019

CHRISTMAS STOCKINGS MAKE THE DANGEST GIFTS – Around The Frame

Over the years I’ve created all sorts of Christmas stockings: golf courses, bowling pins, light bulbs, dog bones – you name it. I’ve also beautifully embroidered a few that are very special to me. . . Read More

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Lois Levihn November 8, 2019November 15, 2019

DOWNSIZING DILEMMA: THE PLIGHT OF OVERALL BOY AND SUE – Around The Frame

You read a lot of them in the newspapers and online these days: Estate auctions and tag sales with the word DOWNSIZING prominently in the title to alert the readers that whole lifetimes of possessions are soon to be sold as their soon-to-be-former . . . Read More

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Lois Levihn August 30, 2019September 6, 2019

FLAMINGO FUN! – Around The Frame

Once again, I had a great time at the Maumee Valley Antique Steam & Gas Association Show. The corn-on-the-cob still at $1 an ear was great and the quilt show was full of wonderful vibrant quilts. . . Read More

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Lois Levihn August 2, 2019August 20, 2019

SEW MUCH FUN: FONS AND PORTER INDUCTED INTO QUILTERS HALL OF FAME – Around The Frame

It was a beautiful Friday afternoon when my friend Priscilla and I headed to Marion, Indiana to meet Marianne Fons and Liz Porter on the eve of their induction into the Quilters Hall of Fame. . . Read More