Ahh the month of July and the 4-H county fairs are in full swing. The hard work of making projects and tending to animals comes to fruition as exhibits are judged and ribbons awarded with the hope that it may also be shown at the State Fair for the . . .
Ugly-pretty: A term I learn while watching Tyra Banks’ America’s Next Top Model TV show where the contestants dress, design make-up and pose in unique settings to make themselves look fascinating and ugly.
Last fall Joanne Sauder visits . . .
He was back and gone again. Our son who embarked on a cold rainy day in mid-March to San Diego for United States Marine Corps basic training is now Private First Class Robert E. Eubank.
Husband Tom, Robert’s friend Emily and I flew out to San . . .
June is National Adopt a Shelter Cat Month, so it is only fitting that I share this cat quilt conundrum with you.
It starts of all places at Most Precious Blood Catholic Church where longtime parishioners Steve and Judy Wiwi learn that I restore quilts. . . .
Poppies of the Field
In Flanders Fields the poppies blow
Between the crosses row on row,
That mark our place; and in the sky
The larks, still bravely singing, fly
Scarce heard amid the guns below.
Thus begins the poem In Flanders Fields written by Lt. Col. . . .
Award winning artwork benefits scholarship fund
On Friday, April 26, IPFW and Parkview Health will celebrate the 12th Annual Tapestry: A Day for You event. Tapestry is a special day for women to come together to be inspired, motivated and attend workshops . . .
Soon after I opened the Born Again Quilts studio on South Wayne Avenue, Jean Wyss comes to visit. Jean who lives in Waynedale grew up in the neighborhood and is curious to see what new venture has taken over one of her childhood haunts.
Jean is a member . . .
Mayor Tom Henry recently announced the ten businesses awarded commercial façade grants to enhance their buildings and surroundings. The Quimby Village Clyde Theater (The Clyde), Billie’s Dugout and Born Again Quilts all located in the Waynedale . . .
Uniform. It’s a word used as an adjective or noun. As an adjective it means unvarying, conforming, always the same. As a noun it describes a distinctive outfit intended to identify those who wear it as members of a specific group. I cannot think . . .
It all started with a person unknown. It could be a family member, friend, neighbor, work associate or maybe a loyal Waynedale News reader. I could think of 20 people it could be, but I’d rather not think about the specific person, I’d . . .
From President Washington to President Obama quilts reflect the life and times of the men who lead and serve our country. Whether made by their family members or presented to them by admiring citizens these quilts make interesting study.
George Washington’s . . .
Nothing says, “I love you” like giving someone a heart shaped present. Whether a simple ornament, coaster, potholder, pillow wall hanging or quilt, hearts bring out the love. You may start simple by appliquéing a heart to a piece of fabric. . . .
Where did the month of December go? One moment it’s Thanksgiving and now a brand new year. It was a busy time down at the Born Again Quilts studio as restoration work was completed on certain “gotta have it by Christmas” projects.
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Who would have thought when I put out a call in my previous column for readers to share special Christmas quilts with me that I would discover a quilting friend of mine designed and created “Oh! Christmas Tree!”
Casey Drudge shares his quilting . . .
How many years does it take to complete a family quilt?
In one instance at least 77!
At the recent Born Again Quilts grand opening I met long-time Waynedale residents Morris and Ida Willett. Ida tells me how her late mother-in-law started making a quilt . . .
They fall nearly a month apart: Veterans Day and Pearl Harbor Day. These two days commemorate the sacrifices made by American men and women in defense of their country. People of the “greatest generation” remember the sacrifices made not . . .
Three months from the day the building changed hands, the grand opening celebration for Born Again Quilts was held on Saturday, October 20. Three months of hard work priming, painting, spackling and repairing walls. Countless hours spent removing adhesive . . .
It takes many steps to restore a quilt. First you have to examine it to determine what damage has occurred: rips, stains, loose seams, binding without its “fold”, color fade, bunched batting, loss of embroidery and/or quilting stitches.
Next . . .
A long time dream comes to fruition on Saturday, October 20, when Born Again Quilts officially opens at its new location in an old building-an original Hoosier grocery store at 4005 South Wayne Ave next door to the Friendly Fox. The ribbon cutting . . .
Ahhh autumn-My favorite time of the year. Kicking off with the annual Johnny Appleseed Festival the season invokes warm days, crisp nights, high school football games played under stadium lights, and glorious fall foliage. The autumn months signal . . .
Unlike Susanna, Elvira Faye Kincaid Thompson came to New Haven on a recent Saturday afternoon not with a banjo on her knee but a basket of her quilt piecin’ on her arm.
Viry, as she is known to her friends, is the alter ego of history buff-community . . .
In the fall of 1968 my parents decide to transfer their children from the parochial to the public schools. I was very excited at the prospect of spending my sixth grade year at Hillcrest School along with all of the other neighborhood kids. I had attended . . .
Yep, you read it right. Last Saturday Eleanor Burns who revolutionized the technique of strip quilting was inducted into The Quilters Hall of Fame in Marion, Indiana.
Eleanor’s path to stripper glory started over thirty years ago with the self-publication . . .
When it’s 103 degrees outside and oppressive heat makes you cranky, the cool refine charm of Sweet Violets Tea and Antiques offers welcome respite.
On such a day in early July I meet with Sweet Violets owner Debbie Woodroof in the quiet cool tea . . .
Last week I attend the Appleseed Quilters Guild Show with my good friend Christine. The women at the welcome table show are delighted to receive autographed copies of The Waynedale News featuring the show. Rolling in immediately behind us in a wheelchair . . .
Appleseed Quilters Guild Biennial Show
Grab your friends and make plans now to attend the Biennial Appleseed Quilters Show at the Allen County War Memorial Coliseum next week.
This quilt show has everything for the novice to the professional quilter, . . .
This year’s Harlan United Methodist Church quilt show’s theme was “Women of the Bible.” The eight entries were displayed before the church’s beautiful stain glass windows for an uplifting effect.
The quilt blocks are based . . .
In April I journeyed to the Harlan United Methodist Church biennial quilt show where I attended a near standing-room-only lecture by Fran Foskey owner of Bobbin Bear Quilting Designs (www.bobbinbeardesigns.com/) on “Color Confidence”.
Fran’s . . .