This is a repost of Gretchen's blog from last year. We will celebrate our 24th event on Saturday, and will post updated photos (and hopefully videos) next week.Thursday, December 17, 2015On December 5, 2015 we all
gathered together at sister Sally's house (hubby, Gary) for our 23rd
annual gathering. Everyone brings their instrument of choice...guitars,
flutes, mandolins, banjo's, reco…
If you’ve been reading Primitive Quilts and Projects for any length of time, you’ve most likely developed an affection for our mom, Mary Falcsik, and learned that her vision has been on the decline due to age-related macular degeneration (AMD). Mom’s sister, Judy, also has AMD, and our sister, Sally, recently learned that she is in the early stages of the disease. It seems every day we learn th…
Last week my boyfriend and I traveled to Washington to visit a couple friends. This was my second time out there, and his first. It was the perfect vacation from humid 90 degree West Virginia. We had beautiful weather in the mid 70s all week. We spent our first day in downtown Seattle. Of course we had to go to Pike Place Market! Our second day we went on a long hike which lead to this b…
Many of you know that we live in, and publish our magazine
in West Virginia.With the news of the
devastating floods here, we have been asked by so many of you if we are
okay.Yes, we are fine. We are safe…the
flooding did not happen in our area. We
are heart-broken for our West Virginia friends and families who were in the
thick of it all.West Virginia celebrated its 153rd birthday on
Monday…
You have probably read, heard, or experienced the myriad
ways crafting, in general, improves mental health.If you haven’t heard about this, just search
the Internet and you’ll find plenty of proof.I have learned that I love hand stitching, and it has
brought several healthy improvements to my life, mentally and physically.I get an immediate sense of satisfaction with each stitch in
the fabric,…
Hello, blog-land!
I am back from Mechanicsburg, PA at Fry Communications – press inspection for the
reprint of our debut issue, Summer 2011.
As I sat and waited for the pressmen to call me back for another
round of 16 pages, just looking at the covers (original vs. new) brought countless
memories back to the forefront of my mind.
All day, I reflected on everything I’ve learned and experie…
