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I am so excited! I just registered to take an all day quilting class with Mark Lipinski in April. For those of you who don't know who Mark is, he is the editor of the best quilting magazine ever published QuiltersHome and a very funny guy. I am going to the MQX (Machine Quilter's Show) in Manchester NH in April. I'm taking two classes including the all day with Mark. Meeting mark is on my list of things to do before I die. Yeah me!
Sewing Update...
I've drafted the grand plans for the morning room which includes curtains, chair cushions, a slipcover and a table runner in very girly fabrics. I'm going to make M'Fay's pattern #1905 butterfly swag. This is a board mounted curtain. I have the 1" pine board, the material and trim and a jigsaw. I have no idea of how to use the jigsaw but it should be fun learning. I plan to take pictures of the process to develop a tutorial for the MEO business site. Here is the fabric I'm using and a picture of the pattern.
Family and Friends Update...
Do you remember making 'balloons' out of a tube of plastic and a straw? I used to love to do this as a kid. I ran across a kit and couldn't resist. Lauren and I along with her friend Lucy played with this for a long time. It still smells like model glue.
Yesterday, Lauren and I helped with preparations for the Multicultural Festival at her school. We decorated the Latin America table (it was the cutest by far!) and made about 40 tacos which were served at the festival. There was a performance by Asian dancers that was beautiful. Many of the kids dressed in heritage costumes.
Lauren and her teacher Miss Steele
Lauren and her friend Annie
I am so proud of my daughter Lauren for doing such a great job on her insect report for her third grade class. She received her final grade on Monday. She got a 4 (the highest) for both the project and for effort! To celebrate, we went to dinner at the American Girls store. The food was delicious although the service was a tad slow to start.
WAY TO GO KIDDO!
You can read the original post which includes pictures of her project here.
Grandma (Anita) celebrated with us.
I did something fun this week... I, along with Anita (my mother-in-law), and three quilters from my guild Ann, Erin and Kelley, lead Lauren's Brownie troop in giving sewing a try. Fourteen girls made a pillowcase in about an hour. It took a lot of prep but it was fun. They were very proud of themselves.
My daughter Lauren helped the other girls with pinning and with the instructions. She sewed her pillowcase the night before to use as an example during her introduction of the project. Here is a picture of Lauren and her pillowcase and of the troop (less one of the girls who left before we took pictures).
The Wedding...
It took a village but we finished sewing Miss Katy's Mrs. Baller's wedding accessories in time for them to sail down the aisle. I'd like to say a special thanks to everyone who worked for hours (and hours and hours) covered in black fur. Collectively we made eight muffs, five stoles, two capulets, the bride's veil and altered Lauren's junior bridesmaid dress--all in less than two days.
A special thanks goes out to...
I hope you are having a warm and relaxing holiday season. Please enjoy a few pictures of my family on Christmas Eve less my sisters Tammy and Terri and their children and my dear Aunt Frannie. They are MIA in the picture but not in our hearts!
