“What good is the warmth of summer, without the cold of winter to give it sweetness.” – John Steinbeck Time for the winter quilts. The icy season descended upon the Midwestern States with a Halloween snow storm. Mercury lies in the lower end of the thermometer for days. Instead of…
“A hero is an ordinary individual who finds the strength to persevere and endure in spite of overwhelming obstacles.” – Christopher Reeve Every vet has a story. Some heart-wrenching. Some heartwarming. Yesterday, I taught the significance of Holocaust Remembrance Day, which will be celebrated January 27, 2020. The members…
“Quilters cut with hope, stitch with grace, quilt with dreams, bind with laughter, share with love”. -Anonymous Most quilters are fabric hoarders. They joke about this tendency to squirrel away fat quarters, swatches or whole bolts of choice designs. But, on a deeper level, fabric is a symbolic material that…
“I think I reach people because I’m with them, not apart from them.” – Loretta Lynn, singer The Ken Burns’ television series about Country Music has brought so much enjoyment to my husband and me. With a snack of potato chips, we sing along to songs we had long forgotten.…
