The Pieceful Patchers Quilt Guild members are looking forward to a quilting event in Buffalo Township that will take them back more than six decades into one of the most significant events in American history. The annual event, Come Spend the Evening with Pat Knoechel, is an opportunity for Knoechel to share the quilts made by her and her sister, Eleanor Burns, known for revolutionizing quilting methods. This year’s book, “Victory Quilts,” is set to be released next month and “represents a look back in history to the 1940s and life on the home front during the War years” according to the company’s Web site, www. Burns started Quilt in a Day 25 years ago when she self published a book that simplified quilting techniques. read more

Marie Osmond is sending prizes to each shop! We will all have a drawing to win a doll, book and FabriCuts embellishment package courtesy of Marie herself! Twenty-five chances to win this prize (you can only win this one once folks - can’t win in more than one shop). We have designed an exclusive quilt just for our hop based on the Parisian Paisley fabric line by Marie Osmond - and the only way to get the patterns is to hop to all the shops! BEGIN YOUR HOP AT ANY PARTICIPATING SHOP - PICK UP A TICKET AND GET IT STAMPED AT EACH SHOP YOU VISIT! All hoppers who turn in a ticket (regardless of # of shops visited) will have the opportunity to receive the full pattern, for a nominal fee, when the hop is over. read more

COSHOCTON - Coshocton artists, Esther Marie Versch, Lisa Jane Martin, Gina Rupe and Donna Gleckler began painting the first two quilt squares for Coshocton’s new Quilt Barn Trail. Theresa Scheetz is designing the quilt patterns that will be used for Coshocton’s Quilt Barn Trail from Coshocton’s historic family quilts. The Quilt Barn Trail movement began in Adams County by Donna Sue Groves in honor of her mother who is a noted Ohio quilter. Monetary donations for Coshocton’s trail can be made to the Quilt Barn Project, c/o The Pomerene Center for the Arts. Donna Gleckler and Gina Rupe begin painting the Garden Path Quilt Square that will go on a Barn along Ohio 643. Coshocton Artists Lisa Jane Martin and Esther Marie Versch work on the Chalice Quilt Square that will be located on a barn on Ohio 643. read more

Seamless transition for Forest Grove Vac and Sew - OregonLive. FOREST GROVE - Over 30 years have passed since Rilla Zaccone opened her shop to provide service and parts for the city’s vacuums. When Zaccone opened her store it became The Kirby Company of Forest Grove, a complement to her husband’s business. Customers are invited to visit the bright, expanded display areas when Forest Grove Vac and Sew hosts an all-day open house Thursday, March 27, to honor Zaccone. Enhanced sewing classes are among the changes in store for Forest Grove Vac and Sew, along with an expansion to add quilting supplies including Moda and Blank fabrics. read more