I’ve accumulated neckties worn by my uncle, my dad, my father-in-law and my husband.  I haven’t yet begun necktie memory quilts.  I now have decided to make smaller hangings simply because I don’t have enough time to do a bed quilt.
I also want to use other bits of memorabilia on the quilt.  These would be more effective in a wall quilt.  They include items such as shirt buttons, medals, tie tacks, tags from the backs of ties.
I also could use a tie or two in a shadow box, as a backdrop for display of other memorabilia.  Perhaps you’ll write a journal to go …read more

Some of your family members may have memories of Pearl Harbor, the attack on December 7, 1941 that precipitated the United States’ involvement in World War II.  Some fought in the war, others worked in war related industries on the home front.  Children helped with Victory Gardens, learned about rationing, air raids, and black-outs.
I was a child during those years of World War II and give talks about this era to those who have no memories of it. 
“Write down your memories about World War II,” someone told me.  So I’ve begun doing this so that my daughter, grandchildren and …read more