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The past two years Worldwide Quilting day challenges have produced interesting projects, but I have no use for them after the challenge is done. I entered one into the fair last year and both were exhibited at the guild show this past May. So, now, what to do with them? I can’t throw them away, but I have no desire to hang them in our home either. I was cleaning out some things from my speaking days and found a fidget quilt that I still had. I actually thought I’d given it away some time ago. But pulling ...

Mamie Irene Crisp met a handsome young Coast Guardsman in 1942, just as the U.S. entered the war. In 1945, they were married.

For 55 years, Jack and Irene traveled the country in their motorhome, stopping at fishing holes all along the way. They wowed friends and family with their jitterbug skills. They adored their children, grandchildren, and great-grandchildren. And then, in 2000, Irene was lost to Alzheimer’s Disease.  

Alzheimer’s Awareness Month is a tender time for Jenny. You see, Irene was her beloved mother-in-law. This year, Jenny has created a beautiful new quilt in Irene’s ...