Friday, November 30, 2012

Friday With Ashton and Georgi

I shared a great part of my day with Ashton and Georgi.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Lily's Quilts

Wednesday, November 28, 2012

Sunday, November 25, 2012

Ernest & Ben Graber Family Reunion

Joshua gets his family’s cabin ready for occupying.

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Ashton & Kirby spy Grampa through the window.

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Qwirkle was a popular game  by the young folks.

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Father helps son on 2 wheels.

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

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

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Waiting for the skits to begin.

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

 

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Watching pictures from long ago and a recent wedding.

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I wonder what they see!

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Daddy can still pick a tune.

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Picking and singing.

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130 of the approx. 200 “Grabers.”

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Daddy encouraging us to be faithful!

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Three cousin friends.

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Friday, November 23, 2012

Talya’s Crib Quilt

I had a quite Thanksgiving day by my sewing machine and made a little headway on Talya’s crib quilt.
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Tuesday, November 20, 2012

Work in Progress

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

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

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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!

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Monday, November 19, 2012

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

Tuesday, November 13, 2012

Holiday Pine

This is the 4th quilt in my “Pine Series.”
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Detail
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Label on the back bottom left corner.
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Stats: 12” X 13”
Fabrics: Mostly cotton
Thread: An assortment of cotton and polyester
Batting: Warm and Natural
Finished: 2012

Monday, November 12, 2012

Wedding Reception for Dustin & Gina

Dustin & Gina came home for the weekend for a wedding reception we had for them.
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They came from New York with her folks, Mel & Ann and sister, Kaylie.
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My sister Coleen & Glen from Georgia and their daughter Claire Bleu came for the event.
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We took a tour of the Bogue Chitto Cotton Gin.
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These 2 machines take the seed out of the cotton.
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The seed is sold and used as a protein supplement.
What fun to play in this little pile of cotton seed.
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The cotton is packed and pressed very tight and wrapped with metal straps into 500 pound bales.
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The bales are wrapped and loaded into waiting van trailers ready to be shipped.
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The gin was very clean but also very loud and noisy.
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Saturday evening after the wind died down the boys pulled out their RCs and the Leagle Eagle.

There goes Joel.
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Here comes Joel.
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Then it was time for a pizza supper.
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When Georgi was finished eating she decided it was time to fetch the sweets.
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She almost had them when her daddy came and took her away!
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When the pizza supper was over we passed out the song books and sang quite a while. I loved it!
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Tina is about to overtake Stacy.
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Michael has a fun time being dumped!
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Momma reads “The Little Engine That Could” to her two tired boys.
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Sunday afternoon we had the reception for Dustin & Gina.
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Dustin entertained the little ones until the guests started arriving.
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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?
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