What a day to celebrate our country! Can you believe the USA has kept up the “experiment” for the past 250 years? It is the home of the free, because of the brave! Fifty years ago (I can’t believe it’s been that long), it was a big deal for the 200th anniversary of our nation’s birth—1776 to 1976! In commemoration, at the tender age of 14 years old and going into the 8th grade, I wanted to make a quilt, Betsy Ross style. I told my mom about my grand plan to create a quilt, th

This is Part 2 of yesterday's post, Part 1, on learning to quilt. Before diving into that, I'd like to share that I learned to crochet in 1976, the USA's bicentennial year. This was my mom's solution instead of my desire to learn to quilt and produce a quilted flag for my 8th-grade project in Social Studies. The bicentennial year of 1976 was a significant milestone in our country's history, celebrating its democracy. and a big deal. And while my mom taught me to crochet (not

Besides writing, quilting is one of my life’s passions! I started quilting in 1987 and never looked back. Fall in Ohio, with crisp days and long black shadows, seemed the perfect time to learn what I’ve always wanted to do: quilt. With Hubby Bill working long hours in accounting, and me working a 9-5 job for the state of Ohio, and training for marathons (no kids yet), I decided to dip my toe into the world of art in quilting, and have loved this choice for myself for over 38