Do you have children? If the answer is yes, then you’re probably fully aware of their habits. Yes indeed, they do have some strange ones. Oh, and of course they have some fun and amusing ones as well. One of the most prominent and exciting habits that I believe pretty much all children share is the desire to dress up. What does your child like to pretend he/she is for the day? My seven year old daughter goes completely crazy with this game. She loves to make-believe that she is anyone from a witch to a vampire to a princess to a super hero to a cartoon character. It literally changes by the day. More recently she got all dressed up in a blues clues costume my mother had given her last Halloween. I tell you, these kids and their imaginations.

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My grandmother and mother are both quilters. I love looking at the works of art that each have created over the years. My sister and I decided that we would like to learn how to quilt to keep this tradition alive in the family. Our mother makes very elaborate appliqué quilts. We knew that we did not want to start with something that complicated. We went to a fabric store together to find quilting patterns for beginners. The sales clerk suggested that we start with a patchwork quilt. This would be less difficult and also less expensive.

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