There are many things that I like about quilting - exploring new techniques, reading about quilting in magazines and online, seeing what...

Five Fantastic Feet Sewing machines come with all sorts of bells and whistles these days - features that make the sewing process easier...

The Forest Acres Quilting Club was once again honored to award Quilts of Valor to two worthy recipients on January 8, 2019 at Gold Crest...

It only took fifty-something years but I finally found a New Year’s resolution that worked! Last January I took inventory of my...

It is time for the last quarterly update of my 2018 Unfinished Objects (UFO’s). In October, November, and December of last year I...

I had planned in this blog post to share the progress that I had made on my UFO’s during the last three months of the year, but decided...

Most of my blogs report on something involving my sewing room — finishing UFO’s, a tour of my studio, sharing my favorite tools. ...

My 2018 Row By Row quilt is another step closer to being finished as I was able to complete the final Rows during this past month....

The Forest Acres Quilting Club was once again honored to participate in the Veteran’s Day Assembly at Freeman High School in Adams on...

Each year the Row By Row Experience chooses a theme such as Home Sweet Home in 2016 and On The Go in 2017. I had a lot of fun this summer...

I enjoy everything about making a quilt - finding a pattern, choosing the fabric, cutting, sewing together the pieces, pressing, loading...

I am a “list” person. I always had a “to do” list when I was teaching and I have done the same thing in my quilting business. At the...

Emotional. Inspirational. Dedicated. Sacrifice. Freedom. These are a few of the words that come to mind when I think of the men and women...

One of several things that I love about quilting is the number of new techniques you can learn when constructing a quilt. English Paper...

In July we took our annual trip to Colorado. While we have some favorite things that we like to do when we go, we always try to find some...

I have made a lot of quilts in a lot of sizes using a lot of different techniques in my 25 years of quilting. Since starting my quilting...

On Saturday, July 14th, the Panama Quilt Guild sponsored another bus trip - this time traveling to quilt shops in Auburn, NE, Winterset,...

In January the Nebraska Coordinator for the Quilts of Valor Foundation, Sara Kenny, asked group leaders about the possibility of awarding...

It is time to check in on the progress (or lack thereof) that I have made during the last three months on my UFO’s - otherwise know as...

There are several resources I use from which to gain inspiration when I am quilting. My usual go-tos are Pinterest, Google, and...