"In My Father's House Are Many Mansions"

... and that's the title of the song and my quilt. Thank you for all the guesses at what song I was trying to depict. They were all good. I especially liked how Martha picked "We're Marching On to Zion, ... the Beautiful City of God," and then that song kept ringing in her mind all day long!

I had a goal of getting all the fusing finished by Monday, and now I've even done more than that. I think it's ready to quilt.

Stitching through Heat & Bond, Steam-a-Seam, and Wonder Under gummed up my needle, but I kept plugging away.

I took care of Georgi one day at the office. She is a full time job, let alone trying to do office work.

Georgi's umbrella reminds me of Sally in the Dick & Jane Readers.

Amy & Ashton fixing treats for the Girls Club.

Paul's sister, Miriam, was surprised when we showed up for her birthday.

It was a chilly evening and the fire felt good.

Those soft brown marshmallows were free for the taking and oh, sooooo good!

Miriam was tickled with her bicycle that Kenneth gave her. She brought it into the house so the rain wouldn't spoil it.

Recent guests in our home were Jerrel & Paula with Nic & Micah.

The Grabers wanted to visit with them before they left for home in Colorado.

Friends of Colonel Sanders at KFC.

After 2 games of Sequence, Gabriel (not pictured), Laura, Paul and I had 2 good games of ...

... Blokus.

A Gospel Song

I have continued working on my PTQ challenge quilt this past week.  Can you guess the gospel song I’m trying to depict?

...and it's not "There is a Green Hill Far Away" ... so far away that you can't see it!!!

Mansions, Wedding, and Family

This week I have been cutting out mansions and roofs and windows and arches and flags and much more.

I went fabric shopping with 3 of the Possum Town Quilter ladies to find something suitable for a block challenge. We came back to our house and got to work. Here’s Brenda cutting out strips.

Here’s Bobbi cutting squares.

And Sandi helping to get them all into individual bags.

Today we attended the wedding of Bryan & Emily.

Kirby & Stacy were happy to ride with us from the church to the wedding.

They had a unique square tiered wedding cake made of cupcakes.

White with chocolate icing or chocolate with white icing?

Friends, Mel & Carla are waiting to  help serve the guests.

Busy little Georgi sat across from me.

The bride & groom with the bridal party served themselves.

Do you want me to sketch your face?

Ryan with his puzzle gift for being a gift receiver.

This evening we had our children & families in for pizza. Kirby was glad to hold Tina.

And then Stacy wanted a turn too.

I was just hoping no one would get hurt in this romp and tussle game

~~~~~ Parting Shot ~~~~~

Momma makes Tina smile.

The Start of Something New

I have a clean slate this morning.

How can I make this project easy and undaunting?

See what others are making on Judy's blog.

Loving Libby

Libby Lehman's quilts have inspired me for a long time. I tried her techniques for the circles and ribbons and then cut it to pieces and made it my own. Now it's on it's way to Pigeon Forge for A Mountain QuiltFest.