In between the ceremonies we even managed to squeeze in quick visits with my folks and the hubby's 83 year old aunt who lives on Harsens Island. We are now making our way back to VA, the GPS predicts another 10 h 51m.
I can finally post photos of the last quilt I completed. I had mentioned the quilt was a huge secret and I actually managed NOT to spill the beans by blogging about it. lol lol
So to fill you in a little on the story behind this quilt...when I first moved to VA and had just taken up quilting (was a complete newbie) my niece and family came down to visit us. During their visit we made a stop at my local quilt store Kelly Ann's in Warrenton to pick out I think a backing for my first quilt top. Well my niece Emily mentioned to her mom that she wanted to make a quilt and they proceeded to pick out about 5 various patterns of fabric so Emily could begin to design her quilt. Well at various times throughout the next 5 or so years we have teased Emily about her quillt.
We would ask her "hey Emily have you completed your quilt?" lol lol knowing the answer might be "quilt? What quilt?" :-)
So as a surprise graduation gift with a little help from her mom who managed to dig up the original fabrics and 4 or so squares Emily had designed along with a few of her high school activity t-shirts and a new one from Michigan State (where she will be a freshman next year) I surprised her with a completed memory quilt. It was a successful surprise. :-)
We have had a very special yet tiring week, we pray for smooth safe road travel on our journey home.. I hope to post more about the design process of her quilt when we make it back to VA...till then hope you enjoy seeing the photos.
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