The 2008 European Patchwork Expo held their annual event this past weekend in the Alsace region of France, in the little village of Ste. Marie Aux Mines. (The dates of the event were Sep 18 – 21.) I have been to this event on several occasions in
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Question: What should you do after sitting or standing all day in a quilting class? Answer: STRETCH! This amusing photo was sent to me by my dear friend, Diane Herbort, of Alexandria, VA. Diane and I were judges for the 2008 Quilters’ Heritage Celebration Show in Lancaster,
Read more →The Einmo family spent a wonderful Labor Day weekend in Garmisch, Bavaria, which is one of my most favorite places on earth. We were blessed with spectacular weather — it was sunny, warm, and simply gorgeous. We stayed at our favorite hotel, The Riesersee Hotel, which is nestled
Read more →I’d like to sincerely apologize for the interruption of service to my website and both of my blogs since Sunday afternoon. I just found out from my webmaster that most of Ohio has been without power due to the remnants of Hurricane Ike passing through. Wind gusts
Read more →I’d like to sincerely apologize for the interruption of service to my website and both of my blogs since Sunday afternoon. I just found out from my webmaster that most of Ohio has been without power due to the remnants of Hurricane Ike passing through. Wind gusts
Read more →I’m thrilled! I received this nifty honor from my dear quilting-friend-extraordinaire, Mary Flynn! Not only this, but she honored me on my birthday this past week (yes, I celebrated this past Tuesday) with a special blog entry dedicated to me and my website! Be sure to check
Read more →This past Wednesday, I enjoyed a lovely road trip to a French Kaserne (which is a military base) located about and hour and a half from Stuttgart. I had been invited by some new friends, Susan, Stacey, Mi Young, and Barbara. Susan and Stacey had heard about a wonderful
Read more →I just learned of Helen Kelley’s passing on September 1, 2008, and I feel a profound sense of loss and sadness, as I’m sure thousands of others feel as well. Helen was an amazing woman — a gifted storyteller and quilter — and the world will never
Read more →A few weeks ago, we welcomed our first overnight visitors to the Einmo Inn here in Sindelfingen, Germany. Our dear friends, Sue and Herb Hausmann were traveling through Germany and Austria with their lovely granddaughter, Lyndi, and they made time in their hectic schedule to spend an evening
Read more →We quilters know the term U F O’s means unfinished objects. Some people cringe at the word. UFO’s can be pesky little reminders that we didn’t complete a task we originally set out to finish, and this makes us feel guilty. I have many UFO’s in my
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