by Jenna Farquhar Quilts mean many things to many different people. One important aspect of quilts is to preserve memories. In the past people used scraps of clothing to create a memory quilt. A new modern twist are t-shirt quilts. Blocks are cut out of t-shirts and patched together in many creative ways to preserve… Read more »

by Jenna Farquhar Over the past few month I have learned so much about quilts and quilting. I started my first large bedspread quilt, but it is still a little intimidating. As I work on honing my sewing skills and my quilting knowledge I discovered working on small projects helps. Before I took on a… Read more »

by Jenna Farquhar As I learn more and more about the quilting community, I was invited to attend a quilt guild meeting. There are groups of people that get together for the love of quilting? I had to check this out. I attended my first Crossroads to Texas Quilt Guild meeting and had a blast!… Read more »

by Jenna Farquhar Laura was able to speak to top leaders and prominent members of the community about Quilts of Valor (QOV) and the work done by the Quilters with a Heart group. The Quilters with a Heart come together once a month to work on Quilts of Valor projects to be awarded to those… Read more »

by Jenna Farquhar The warm blanket that is the end product of quilting is a nice reward, but the process of creating a quilt is an enjoyable journey. In a fast paced world, learning to quilt is definitely teaching me to slow down and concentrate on each step of the process. Each step is a… Read more »

by Jenna Farquhar The more I learn about quilting, the boarder scope that is revealed to me about the craft. Quilts are so much more than pieces of fabric sewn together, they matter so much in so many ways. If you ask fifty people what a quilt means to them, you will get fifty different… Read more »

by Jenna Farquhar Every year I make the goal of learning something new. This year, I am learning to quilt. So far I am learning to slow down, put down my phone and focus on something that is not instantaneous. I dove head first into quilting, figuring I would learn as I went. I knew… Read more »

By Jenna Farquhar One of my favorite things about learning to quilt is the community that surrounds it. Quilters of the Heart is a local group of quilters that are coming together to participate in a national program called Quilts of Valor. The mission of the Quilts of Valor Foundation is to cover service members… Read more »