Today is Memorial Day, a day of remembrance of those who fought for our freedom in this country. I’m grateful for those men and women who fought and lost their lives so that I might enjoy the life that I have in the United States.

Memorial Day is often considered the unofficial start of summer with pools opening and family picnics. If you are thinking about what to do this summer, consider some of the quilt ideas that Meg Cox included in her article Saturday in the Wall Street Journal. She mentions the quilt show in Sisters, Quilt National, an exhibit of Paula Nadelstern‘s work at the American Folk Art Museum and the Quilt Trails of Western North Carolina. Here’s a link: http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052970203771904574175704270154992.html.