“Barn quilts are rural gifts, a bright spot along America’s highways and byways.” -Bonnie K. Hunter Women love to decorate their homes with their personality displayed with the choices of color, texture and form. Once the inside of a home is complete, it is natural to look outward. To the side of the barn. It […]
“Let your creativity bloom.” – Jo-Ann Fabric and Craft Store Quilters hide green thumbs under their thimbles. When spring breezes beckon them outdoors and the soil invites their fingers to dig in, these creators of fabric turn to their organic roots. Taking the skills of color contrast, design and texture to the natural side of […]
“One yard of fabric, like one cookie, is never enough.” -Quilter chalkboard sign PDF Photo from Glorious Treats by Glory My love of cookies is unabashed and a cause of concern every Saturday when stepping on the scales at Weight Watchers. There isn’t a cookie that has failed to incite salivation. The aroma of these […]
Photo by EJ McIntyre saved to Sweet Spot “A party without cake is just a meeting.” – Julia Childs It’s on the bucket list. Someday I am making a quilt cake. There are a number of reasons why this activity is intriguing, do-able and emotionally satisfying. Making Art –Changing Moods A quilt cake is […]
Why did you write Teaching Diamonds in the Tough? The book is the product of five years of journaling while teaching. I started journaling to relieve the frustrations of the day and eventually realized how much emotion met paper. What does TOUGH stand for? Troubled Oppressed Unloved Ghetto Hopeless What are problems and responsibilities about writing about real […]
WWII POW camp-Photo from Nebraska State Historical Society “The best thing that happened to me.” – German POW in USA My brother, Wil, enjoyed sharing one particular story from his youth. Born in 1932, Wil had 14 years on me before I was born in Colorado, so his childhood held different memories. The visits that […]
“The US military knew that letters from home were the single biggest morale booster, and a force with high morale fights better.” Sarah Sundin A postage stamp is the world’s smallest contract. When it is licked and affixed onto an envelope, there is an implied promise that nothing will deter it from delivery to the […]
Freedmen’s School on Roanoke Island, Virginia The Civil War ended and the Reconstruction of the nation began in 1865. Lincoln hoped to bind the people back together as one, but soon found how challenging a task lay before him. Frayed pieces of blue and gray scraps, some with red stains that refused to wash out, […]
With the perspective of youth, Dennis McCann observed, “Those must have been depressing times, those long ago days of bread and milk, of feedbag clothes, and canned tumbleweed dinners. Of little or nothing.” Jane Tamse countered in her feeble, quivering voice, “Those were frugal days, but they left us with a happy childhood.” Making of […]
With the perspective of youth, Dennis McCann observed, “Those must have been depressing times, those long ago days of bread and milk, of feedbag clothes, and canned tumbleweed dinners. Of little or nothing.” Jane Tamse countered in her feeble, quivering voice, “Those were frugal days, but they left us with a happy childhood.” Making of […]