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Jul 31, 20174 min read
Yet Another New Discovery
In my continuing quest to try new things in my retirement, I added yet another new experience on Saturday, July 22nd -- I went on a bus...
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Jul 16, 20173 min read
Five Delightful Quilt Shops to Explore
Tom and I made a trip to Dubuque, Iowa at the end of April to visit our daughter, Lindsay, and help with the Loras College Dance Marathon...
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Jul 3, 20173 min read
An Inspiring Quilt of Valor Awards Ceremony
The Forest Acres Quilting Club was honored to award two Quilts of Valor at the Adams Veterans of Foreign Wars meeting at the Community...
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Jun 18, 20173 min read
Outside The Block, Part 1
If you have followed my blog for the last year, you probably think that all I do is quilt. And that is pretty close to the truth!...
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Jun 5, 20173 min read
Powerful Patriotic Quilts To Give Your Home Some Punch
There is just something satisfying about a quilt made with fabrics in red, white, and blue. Maybe I feel that way since I have quilted 15...
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May 22, 20173 min read
Dazzling Ways to Display Your Quilts
Most quilters are a prolific bunch when it comes to making quilts -- they rarely find a pattern they don't like. Well...not exactly true....
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May 8, 20173 min read
An Amazing Tool to Make Brilliant Stars
My guess is that most hobbyists, whether it be scrap booking, knitting, painting, sculpting, or woodworking, have tools and gadgets to...
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Apr 23, 20173 min read
The Delightful Quest to Construct a Quilt, Part 2
Time for an update on the quilt that I am making for our bedroom. I have accomplished a few things since the fabric was purchased two...
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Apr 9, 20173 min read
A "Note"-Worthy Quilt Full of Firsts
I recently made a quilt that provided several "firsts" for me. On a trip to Dubuque last October, we stopped at a great quilt shop in the...
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Mar 27, 20173 min read
Easter Quilts To Catapult Us Into Spring
Another season is now upon us and yet another reason to decorate with quilts!! A few weeks ago I put away the Valentine quilts and dug...
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Mar 13, 20173 min read
The Delightful Quest to Construct a Quilt, Part 1
My extremely caring music colleagues from Lincoln Public Schools gave me a very generous gift certificate to the Cosmic Cow in Lincoln in...
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Feb 27, 20173 min read
My Latest Quilting Adventure
In my continuing quest for new experiences during my retirement, I added yet another to my list earlier this month. Many quilt guilds and...
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Feb 13, 20173 min read
Instant Color in the Gray Days of February
Happy Valentine’s Day quilting friends!! It would be a shame to let such a colorful holiday go by without a few Valentine quilts to...
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Feb 2, 20173 min read
A Patriotic Quilt Full of Comfort
The Forest Acres Quilting Club was honored to award another Quilt of Valor at the Gage County Board of Supervisors meeting on February 1,...
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Jan 17, 20173 min read
Five Tools to Transform Your Quilting Experience
Every great hobby deserves great tools to make the experience more efficient and more enjoyable. There are so many tools in the...
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Jan 4, 20173 min read
A Sensational Graduation Gift
I am a planner. My family knows that and at times is quite annoyed by this wonderful trait of mine. But I know that I am much more...
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Dec 19, 20163 min read
Festive Quilts in Every Room
One of my favorite things to do is decorate our house for the holidays -- Christmas, Halloween, Fourth of July, Easter, Valentine’s Day....
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Dec 7, 20163 min read
My Five Favorite Quilt Stores (At Least As Of Today)
One of the best "Quilting" things to do is visit quilt shops. I usually try to pick up a new pattern or several fat quarters when I visit...
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Nov 21, 20164 min read
Nothing Ventured, Nothing Gained
My favorite quilter is Angela Walters. She has fabulous designs that I can do and I find that so many of her designs fit into my quilts...
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Nov 11, 20163 min read
A Veteran's Day Assembly to Inspire Us All
On Thursday, November 10th, the Forest Acres Quilting Club presented two Quilts of Valor during the annual Veteran's Day assembly at...
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