It may have taken me a while, but maybe I’m finally getting focused

I finally worked on a wall quilt I began possibly two years ago? It has been in my sight daily in my work area on it’s own design board for a long time always painfully reminding me of the promise I made myself “to someday complete it and then begin doing more of my own designs”…. it became one of my UFO’s, most quilters have  UFO’s but usually are smart and keep them hidden away. It became a sore spot with me and I ended up choosing to just ignore it, not quite sure why?  Well ;-)   I completed it today to the point of embellishing and quilting and now I am getting excited to see the finished piece. Here’s a peek for now……stayed tuned for the completed quilt….

I’m also still working on 3 other projects at the same time lol ;-) so who knows maybe you’ll see at least one of them completed soon too!

Making quilts and watching them grow…

So a few weeks ago I posted this photo on my Facebook page and asked my buddies to watch  and see “what this will grow up to be”….

So now here are some final photos…I was happy that it turned out exactly as I planned and so I’m pleased ;-) (which in itself is an accomplishment ;-) in the second photo it’s shown with the coordinating chair I painted to complete the set. This set was for my daughter-in-law Claire and son JB’s future baby girl…my soon to be newest grandchild.

Now…… I’m staying busy and actually bouncing between about 4 projects..so much for focus? but here’s a  little peek of one of them….”wonder what this will grow up to be”?

Well stayed tuned……….  ;-)

It was a lovely visit…

So last week I had the pleasure of my grandbabies flying in from Denver to spend a very busy week with their granny and other family members. What was to be a relaxing visit turned into a very busy visit due to a now impending move cross country for my daughter, husband and babies. They are moving from Denver CO to PA, near Chestertown I believe? My son-in-law has taken a promotion/transfer in his company and has actually already moved to PA on his own to begin his new position. Keli is staying behind to wait out the houses selling and will continue with her job hopefully till the final move. Due to this move our visit turned into more of an exploring week rather then a wind-down week. ;-) We had one night in VA so they could visit with grandpa Bill and then we drove to PA; which driving with two little ones makes for a little longer drive ;-) Along the drive we discovered various road stops ;-) lol to make feeding stops for Brynn… Caleb and I would explore as Brynn was fed. We ended up having some unscheduled fun! ;-)

So  we stopped at two parks along the way..one was a great children's park called “Can-Do”

Next we spent a couple days in a hotel in PA while my daughter Keli looked at  housing that might be available once their house sells. During our hotel stay I had the pleasure of getting to participate and witness Brynn’s first time swimming ;-) she was a natural..lucky for me the hotel had a little indoor pool perfect for the experience.

 

Next stop was NJ onward to my son’s house for the weekend. We had the pleasure of hosting a baby shower for my future “grand-daughter to be” with Claire’s Mum, the other Nanny to be. ;-)  JB and Claire are ready for the big day, nursery is decorated, doctor visits have been great….was a perfect weekend! Since the shower is over I finally get to show off the baby quilt and time out chair I made for this new family addition.

Sadly the end of my trip came to an end and it was time to drive Keli and the babies to the airport, say goodbye to JB & Claire and then head home to VA in the rain ;-(

 

So until another time…….or should say until the baby arrives ;-)))