Lynette Gergich sits in her living room under the quilt that first spurred her collecting passion.
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"I love black and I love bursts of color," Gergich says.
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A detail of one of Gergich's quilts from her collection.
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"It's my Picasso," Gergich says of the 92-by-110-inch, black eyed susan flower-patterned wall hanging.
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Lynette Gergich displays some of her glass collection in her kitchen.
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A glass bowl holds decorative balls also made of glass.
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Lynette Gergich's daughter Amanda Gergich made this purple-swirled glass bowl.
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Antique cookie cutters made by Lynette Gergich's great-grandfather.
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"I love to be surrounded by the people I love and the things I love," Gergich says.
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