LOOKING FORWARD – Around The Frame
As exciting as 2015 was, 2016 looks to bring even more excitement to the local quilt scene. On Saturday, March
Read MoreAs exciting as 2015 was, 2016 looks to bring even more excitement to the local quilt scene. On Saturday, March
Read MoreHappy New Year! As we begin 2016, I thought I’d cover some loose ends from late 2014 and 2015 while
Read MoreSnowballs and Job’s tears: What do they have in common? Obviously they both consist of water and are wet, but
Read MoreThanksgiving Day will soon be here and many Americans will gather to enjoy a meal and give thanks for their
Read MoreAll Saints Day (Nov. 1) and All Soul’s Day (Nov. 2) have come and gone leaving the rest of the
Read MoreIn October Born Again Quilts not only celebrates Halloween we celebrate Adopt-a- Shelter Dog Month too. Once again the members
Read MoreAt the Born Again Quilts studio it is always delightful to have groups stop by. Homemaker Clubs, church groups, quilt
Read MoreThe 38th Annual MVASGA Show has come and gone leaving behind warm memories of delicious sweet corn, barrel train rides
Read MoreEver since I was about nine or ten I can remember going to the Historic South Side Market on Warsaw
Read MorePotholders have always been a bazaar favorite of mine. I have one of a sombrero handmade back in the 1940s.
Read MoreSo often when we try new things whether as an individual or a group, the outcome is a crapshoot. After
Read MoreQuilters Hall of Famer Mimi Dietrich is one “Hon” of an appliqué quilter! It was fun meeting Mimi Dietrich and
Read MoreAbout a month ago Beth Conway contacts me asking if I could meet with her and her father John to
Read MoreA happy and glorious Independence Day to all! It hardly seems possible: 39 years have passed since America’s bicentennial celebration.
Read MoreIt’s been nearly a month since The News Sentinel featured the front page article: ‘Unique’ quilt caused shop owner to
Read MoreAs the month of June is Adopt a Shelter Cat Month, it seems fitting to shine the spotlight on the
Read MoreOn May 25 the Annual Waynedale Memorial Day parade will wind its way through the streets to the Prairie Grove
Read MoreForty years! That’s how long it’s been since I graduated in the fourth graduation class of Wayne High School. A
Read MoreThe crack of the bat is in the air and many a mind turns to baseball. Soon the TinCaps will
Read MoreRecently at a Pierceton antique shop I came across two identical satin whole cloth medallion quilts: blue on one side
Read MoreI confess, I didn’t know much about coverlets except that they are woven on looms so when I was asked
Read MoreRecently I had the good fortune to pick up a four square red and white quilt at a reasonable price
Read MoreWhen Country Living Magazine featured a quilt from Born Again Quilts in last November’s issue and referenced BAQ as a
Read MoreValentines are in the air and talk of love is everywhere! (So much for sappy poetry.) You can go to
Read MoreThe Astronaut Wives Club: a true story by Lily Koppel is now an ABC ten-part mini-series projected to air this
Read MoreNow the winter holidays are behind us and it is time to settle down for some serious quilt restoration work.
Read MoreMerry Christmas and a Happy New Year! This is my last column for 2014 and I find myself in a
Read MoreAs Christmas nears many homes will use a wreath to decorate their front doors. The history of wreaths goes back
Read MoreRecently many youngsters and oldsters alike celebrated Halloween by trick-or-treating/trunking and partying. Halloween is an abbreviation of All Hallow’s Evening
Read MoreYes, it’s true. Of the 30,397 vintage quilts on Etsy, Country Living Magazine chose five to highlight in an article
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