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May 6, 20183 min read
Another Year of Memorable Row By Rows
Row By Row 2017 Part One Now that I have finished my Row By Row 2016 quilt it is time to get started on the Rows from 2017. Free patterns...
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Apr 22, 20183 min read
Outside the Block, Part 2
Just in case you thought that all I did was spend time in my sewing room, I thought I would let you know about a few other things that I...
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Apr 9, 20184 min read
The Surprising State of the UFO's
In January our elected government officials give a State of the Union or a State of the State address. I did the same by writing a State...
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Mar 25, 20183 min read
Sensational Storage Ideas for your Sewing Room
Two weeks ago I gave you a tour of my sewing room. This week I want to give you ideas on how I organize all of the necessities in my...
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Mar 11, 20183 min read
My Fabulous Final Four
In the blog dated October 26, 2016, I reported to you on my progress in constructing four of the Row By Rows that I had collected during...
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Feb 25, 20183 min read
My Perfect Happy Place
My doctor once told me that he didn’t think that sitting in my sewing room all of the time was good for my health. When I told him that...
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Feb 11, 20183 min read
Preparing for a Tantalizing Trunk Show
I joined the Panama Quilt Guild in September 2016 soon after I retired from teaching and have really enjoyed getting to know the members...
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Jan 29, 20183 min read
A Special Ceremony to Honor Veterans
The Forest Acres Quilting Club was privileged to award three Quilts of Valor to residents of Gold Crest Retirement Center in Adams on...
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Jan 14, 20183 min read
The Delightful Quest to Construct a Quilt, Part Three
I had to chuckle when I noticed that “Part Two” of this blog post was published on April 23, 2017. After eight months I am pleased to...
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Jan 1, 20183 min read
UFOs in the Quilty Universe
Unidentifiable Flying Objects?? Not exactly. In the quilting world we refer to UFOs as Un-Finished Objects. I’m sure that most quilters...
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Dec 18, 20173 min read
Clever Christmas Postcards!
When the Christmas season arrived a year ago I wanted to do something to express my appreciation to my customers. I thought that there...
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Dec 3, 20173 min read
A Perfectly Penguin-y Table Runner
Our middle daughter, Melissa, loves to decorate her apartment for holidays and she loves penguins. A few weeks ago she requested a...
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Nov 19, 20173 min read
An Awesome Assembly to Honor Amazing Veterans
The Forest Acres Quilting Club had the great honor of awarding four Quilts of Valor to veterans during the annual Veteran’s Day Assembly...
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Nov 5, 20173 min read
Jumpstarting Your Quilting Skills
When I began my quilting adventure in 1993, I had nearly 25 years of sewing experience. However, quilting has a few different rules and...
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Oct 23, 20173 min read
Fabulous Fall Quilts
One of several things that I love about living in Nebraska is the changing seasons. The fun thing is that there are times when we are...
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Oct 8, 20174 min read
An Awe-Inspiring Trip at Every Turn, Part Two
Part Two of this blog continues our 8-day vacation to Kentucky and Tennessee last month. On Wednesday afternoon I visited the vendors and...
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Sep 24, 20173 min read
An Awe-Inspiring Trip At Every Turn, Part One
I checked one destination off of my vacation bucket list a few weeks ago when we went to Paducah, Kentucky. If you have never heard of...
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Sep 10, 20173 min read
The Magic of New Tricks
One of the many things that I love about quilting is that there is always something new to learn. In the last few years alone I have...
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Aug 28, 20173 min read
A Stunning Bucket-List Quilt
Do you have a bucket list? Tom and I have a bucket list of places to which we would like to travel -- the Czech Republic, Alaska, Maine,...
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Aug 15, 20174 min read
The Undeniable Appeal of a Furry Friend
The last week has been a bit rough for the Hottovy household. On Monday we put to sleep our fine, furry friend of nine years. Rusty was...
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