A TAILOR AND HIS SEWING BOARD – AROUND THE FRAME
Last April when I traveled to the Harlan United Methodist Church biennial quilt show, I visited Harlan Haus Antiques where
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Last April when I traveled to the Harlan United Methodist Church biennial quilt show, I visited Harlan Haus Antiques where
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Read MoreYou find them in antique stores and flea markets: the souvenir satin pillows edged with fringe. These pillows addressed to
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Read MoreThe Harlan United Methodist Church’s fourth biennial quilt show was another great success. Once again the church ladies under the
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Read MoreThe Gathering of Quilters at Wayne High School was an astounding success. Over 800 quilters and quilt enthusiasts enjoyed the
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Read MoreIt would be so wonderful if by the time you read this all the snow has disappeared and tiny bits
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Read MoreWELCOME HOMEWill you join me in welcomingThe robin’s return to West Virginia.It is a sign of winter endingThat thrills and
Read MoreOn a late October evening a woman intently peers in the front window of Born Again Quilts. That’s how I
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