At the end of May we took a wonderful trip to San Diego for the wedding of my cousin’s daughter. It was my first ever trip to California...

The Forest Acres Quilting Club was once again honored to take part in the annual Memorial Day service at the Highland Cemetery in Adams...

The Forest Acres Quilting Club was honored to award a very special Quilt of Valor at a ceremony held at Freeman Public Schools this...

There are several places in my area that give me inspiration - my sewing room, local quilt shops, and the International Quilt Study...

I am a list person. I have always been a list person. I just feel better if I write things down so that I don’t forget what I want to...

You have heard the saying “Time flies when you are having fun!” I can attest to the truthfulness of that statement as I can’t believe...

Time once again to share what has been going on around the house outside of the quilting room. On Saturday, March 16th, we traveled to...

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...