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Snuggling Up With Quilter, Author, and Pet Lover Annette Mahon

Photo of Libby and Annette Mahon provided courtesy of Ms. Mahon and used with her permission. If you have not had the pleasure of reading any of the dozen titles (mystery and romance) penned by author Annette Mahon, let me take the chance to introduce you to a multi-talented woman with an affinity for animals. In addition to loving her three-year-old Australian Shepherd Libby and writing, Ms. Mahon also quilts and commutes between Arizona and Hawaii (both of which are settings for many of her books). She was gracious enough to entertain my questions about how Libby fits in with … Continue reading →

Home Care Extras

Bedspreads and quilts and pillows—oh my! My young daughter enjoys pulling all of the aforementioned items off of our beds and creating what she calls “Pillow Mountain.” The puffy monstrosity usually sits at the end of the hallway—the perfect spot for her to hurl her body into after running at maximum speed down the strip of carpet. The point of this blog is not to give you tips of how to create the perfect pillow mountain (I’ll save that for another blog). Rather, I wanted to provide some care tips on a few home items, including bedspreads, quilts and pillows. … Continue reading →

Round Robin – Jennifer Chiaverini

Jennifer Chiaverini, author of the wildly popular breakout novel “The Quilter’s Apprentice,” brings us the next segment of the Elm Creek Quilts series with this book, “Round Robin.” A round robin is a project where one person starts it, passes it on to another, who adds on to it, until it comes back to the original person. In this way, many friends can work together and create something beautiful that reflects all of them. Sarah McClure, co-director of Elm Creek Manor, wants to give a special gift to her friend and partner Sylvia Compson. She can think of no better … Continue reading →

Looking for a Great Wedding Gift?

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When we got married, one of the first things people told us to do was set up for our gift registry. My husband and I were a bit befuddled at the time because we didn’t know what to ask for or what to tell others to get us when they asked. After all, I’d never been married before and we were already living together at the time. So we’d set up house more or less. We didn’t necessarily need specific household items. To this end, the following are the top five wedding gift ideas that we put together from the … Continue reading →