Friday With Ashton and Georgi

I shared a great part of my day with Ashton and Georgi.

We made paths in the pine trees, played church, played the piano and sang, had lunch together, ran/walked around the house, etc., etc., etc.

They played in the tent, rode bike & trike, threw rocks in the pond, wanted to jump on the bed, hid behind my design wall, etc., etc., etc.

I read stories to them, made them a snack, helped them with their squabbles, sewed on Talya’s quilt in between times, etc., etc., etc.

Talya’s Quilt, a WIP

I’ve already made some revisions to Talya’s quilt since I started it here.

Ernest & Ben Graber Family Reunion

Joshua gets his family’s cabin ready for occupying.

 

Ashton & Kirby spy Grampa through the window.

 

Qwirkle was a popular game  by the young folks.

 

Father helps son on 2 wheels.

 

Paul’s sister Dorcas with 3 of her daughters and one niece.

 

Mom and Daddy Graber with Aunt Emma, the beginning of it all.

 

Waiting for the skits to begin.

 

Levi took these folks shopping to buy scissors, a hobby horse, and a cuckoo clock … only to return them all.

 

 

Watching pictures from long ago and a recent wedding.

 

I wonder what they see!

 

Daddy can still pick a tune.

 

Picking and singing.

 

130 of the approx. 200 “Grabers.”

 

Daddy encouraging us to be faithful!

 

Three cousin friends.

Talya’s Crib Quilt

I had a quite Thanksgiving day by my sewing machine and made a little headway on Talya’s crib quilt.

Thankful

Work in Progress

The start of something new … a quilt for baby Talya!

And yet another project. I’m trying to think up of something easy to make with these fabrics. Any good ideas out there?

This is so much fun … until it’s time to pick them all up. And then we still can’t waste them, even though they have been down there longer than the 5 second rule!

Waiting for Spring

This weekend I quickly put together another little “tree” quilt. These small quilts are fast, fun, and fabulous! I wish I had time to make more.

Waiting for Spring

Detail

I incorporated my label into the “Fast Finished Triangles” on the back.

Stats: 9 3/4”X13 1/2”
Fiber: Cotton
Batting: Warm and Natural
Thread: King Tut and YLI Soft Touch
Inspiration: Lilys Quilts and Helen Howes

Holiday Pine

This is the 4th quilt in my “Pine Series.”

Detail

Label on the back bottom left corner.

Stats: 12” X 13”
Fabrics: Mostly cotton
Thread: An assortment of cotton and polyester
Batting: Warm and Natural
Finished: 2012

Wedding Reception for Dustin & Gina

Dustin & Gina came home for the weekend for a wedding reception we had for them.

They came from New York with her folks, Mel & Ann and sister, Kaylie.

My sister Coleen & Glen from Georgia and their daughter Claire Bleu came for the event.

We took a tour of the Bogue Chitto Cotton Gin.

These 2 machines take the seed out of the cotton.

The seed is sold and used as a protein supplement.

What fun to play in this little pile of cotton seed.

The cotton is packed and pressed very tight and wrapped with metal straps into 500 pound bales.

The bales are wrapped and loaded into waiting van trailers ready to be shipped.

The gin was very clean but also very loud and noisy.

Saturday evening after the wind died down the boys pulled out their RCs and the Leagle Eagle.

There goes Joel.

Here comes Joel.

Then it was time for a pizza supper.

When Georgi was finished eating she decided it was time to fetch the sweets.

She almost had them when her daddy came and took her away!

When the pizza supper was over we passed out the song books and sang quite a while. I loved it!

Tina is about to overtake Stacy.

Michael has a fun time being dumped!

Momma reads “The Little Engine That Could” to her two tired boys.

Sunday afternoon we had the reception for Dustin & Gina.

Dustin entertained the little ones until the guests started arriving.

And then again the house about to burst at the seams!

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Does this mean that Kirby is about ready for school?