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Incredible Italian Adventure, Part One
On Thursday, February 22nd, Tom and I boarded a plane in Omaha and flew across the big pond to Italy - via Minneapolis and Amsterdam....
Apr 29, 20244 min read
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Adequate Accomplishments
The first three months of 2024 have flown by which means it is time to revisit my to-do list to see if I have accomplished anything in...
Apr 8, 20243 min read
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Swoon-Worthy
If you have been following my blog then you know that I have been working for awhile on the Swoon pattern by Camille Roskelly. Since I...
Mar 18, 20243 min read
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One Outstanding Adventure, Part Two
Last fall I posted a blog about the first day of our two-day trip to the northeast part of our state and promised that I would post about...
Feb 19, 20243 min read
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An Extraordinary Evening
The Forest Acres Quilting Club was honored to award two Quilts of Valor on the evening of February 8, 2024 in the basement of the...
Feb 11, 20243 min read
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The Latest List
It is time once again to look back on the to-do list for 2023 and see what was (or was not!) accomplished. Of the eleven projects with...
Jan 20, 20244 min read
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A Fascinating 4th Quarter of 2023
Two more projects were checked off the 2023 to-do list during the last three months. Finley’s Advent calendar was finished just in time...
Dec 25, 20233 min read
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A Memorable Monday
The Forest Acres Quilting Club was once again honored to be a part of the Freeman Public School’s Veteran’s Day Assembly on Monday,...
Dec 4, 20233 min read
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An Impressive Ceremony
On Friday, November 10th, the Forest Acres Quilting Club was honored to award two Quilts of Valor to veterans at the Norris High School...
Nov 13, 20233 min read
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One Outstanding Adventure, Day One
Three passports. Two days. One outstanding adventure. That is exactly what we experienced at the end of September. We had not been able...
Oct 23, 20233 min read
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Actual Accomplishments
It seems like I just wrote last week about my progress in the sewing room during April, May, and June and now it is time to report on...
Oct 2, 20233 min read
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Terrific Tools
I have often mentioned in this blog the importance of having just the right tool whether you are cooking, scrapbooking, knitting, or...
Sep 10, 20233 min read
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Terrific Techniques
Over the past few years this blog has well documented everything that I love about quilting. Now it is time to revisit a couple of those...
Aug 21, 20233 min read
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Memorable Michigan, Part Two
A few weeks ago I recounted the first few days of our recent bus trip to Mackinac Island, Michigan. The next days were equally as fun....
Jul 30, 20233 min read
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Amazing Accomplishments
The last three months have just flown by and it is no wonder as the time has been filled with lots of fun events. We celebrated several...
Jul 14, 20233 min read
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Memorable Michigan, Part One
The third time was the charm! Three times we planned a trip to Mackinac Island, Michigan and the third time we finally got to go. The...
Jun 20, 20233 min read
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A Momentous Memorial Day
It was a beautiful morning at the Highland Cemetery in Adams on Monday, May 29th, for the annual Memorial Day program that was once again...
May 30, 20233 min read
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Heartwarming Awards
The chapel at Gold Crest Retirement Center in Adams was the venue for the Forest Acres Quilting Club’s most recent Quilt of Valor awards...
May 8, 20233 min read
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A Challenging Checklist
January. February. March. Those months just flew by as we were busy celebrating family birthdays and a baptism as well as attending...
Apr 10, 20234 min read
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Definitive Decisions
There are a lot of decisions involved in constructing a quilt from start to finish. A few of those decisions involve pattern choice,...
Mar 21, 20234 min read
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