The kids always knew Mom was kind of a ham. She was a hoot around the house when they were growing up, but come on — they set her up in a business so she could sew a few quilts to the good people of ...

It’s a new year and a new Kansas City Star quilt. Welcome to the first installment of “Hazel’s Diary,” which introduces not only the quilt — a 1950s look, with appliquéd wildflowers over pieced blocks ...