Our middle daughter, Melissa, loves to decorate her apartment for holidays and she loves penguins. A few weeks ago she requested a...

The Forest Acres Quilting Club had the great honor of awarding four Quilts of Valor to veterans during the annual Veteran’s Day Assembly...

When I began my quilting adventure in 1993, I had nearly 25 years of sewing experience. However, quilting has a few different rules and...

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...

Part Two of this blog continues our 8-day vacation to Kentucky and Tennessee last month. On Wednesday afternoon I visited the vendors and...

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...

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...

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,...

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...

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...

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...

The Forest Acres Quilting Club was honored to award two Quilts of Valor at the Adams Veterans of Foreign Wars meeting at the Community...

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!...

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...

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....

My guess is that most hobbyists, whether it be scrap booking, knitting, painting, sculpting, or woodworking, have tools and gadgets to...

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...

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...

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...

My extremely caring music colleagues from Lincoln Public Schools gave me a very generous gift certificate to the Cosmic Cow in Lincoln in...