Wedding Trip

WOW it has been a few weeks since I posted.   Lot of stuff has happened.  My nephew Jon married Robin on Aug 5.  So, we took the train to Northern Va. almost to DC.  What was supposed to be a 9 hr ride was 11 hrs.  I was tired, pooped, exhausted, leg cramps, ect...... You get the idea.  There was this big guy sitting on the first seat of the car that snored all the way there, I mean all the way! except for potty breaks, then he would sit down and start up again.  It was like a chain saw or worse.  We got on in Charleston, SC and he got on in Florence, SC.  He was still snoring when we got off,  in Alexandria, Va.  He didnt even wake up!  Must have partied all nite the nite before.  We got the the hotel about 10:15pm.  The first thing I did was jump on the treadmill for 15 min.  I had to stretch my legs, they hurt so much.  Then a Tylenol and sleep.  Forgot, we accompanied my Dad and step mom on the train.

The next evening we went to the rehearsal dinner and it was great. Sat with my sister and her husband, Dad and step mom, us and a friend of theirs that came from Ok. for the wedding.   This is the Grooms cake.  Lord of the Rings theme.  My sister made it.  She did a great job.  The bottom was chocolate pound cake, the middle was yellow cake and the top was red velvet.  What a great cake.  We were on the 2nd floor with the Occoquan River running behind the  building, a beautiful view. 

Here is the Happy couple after the wedding.  This was during picture time, so quality isnt great, but I love it.  Isnt Robing beautiful.  I loved her dress.  The wedding was held at Old Bridge United Methodist Church in Woodbridge Va.  A great church if you are in the area.  They will be living in Woodbridge.  Robin is a teacher, 6th grade, and Jon is an IT guy.  Jon is about 6'4" and Robin is about 6", so perfect match.  Other stuff matches great, too.
Here is another picture with my sister, Terri and her husband Dave.  They are all good looking folks, dont ya think.

The trip home on the train was much better.  We made it in 9 hrs and no snoring.  I had a great time with my family. 

Happy quilting, Vicki

Arkansas Crossroad

Dont  you just love the colors.  This is my version of Arkansas Crossroads.  I made a bunch of 16 patches from 2 inch squares and then the rest came together.  This is the 4th quilt from these scraps.  I still have more, LOL.  I am making 16 patches, with alternate light colors and brights, then will make pinwheels for the alternate block to add to the 16 patches.  That should use up most of these 2 inch squares.  I will have to cut some for the pinwheels, but not much.  I didnt buy any fabric for this quilt, or the one in progress.  YEA!!  a stash busting I will go. 

Well, what am I going to do with it.  My step niece just had a baby a week ago, so it will go off in the mail to her tomorrow.  It is hard to part with, I love this little quilt.  It is so bright and cheery, so I know the new baby will enjoy it for years.

Happy Quilting,
Vicki

Birthday Suprise

For those of you that dont know.  I had a birthday last week.  My stepson sent the most wonderful package.  The top fabric is 3 fat quarters of Route 66 fabrics......I see a purse in there.  The bottom 5 fat quarters are Indian petroglyphs.  Back at the first of July He took a trip to the Grand Canyon.  As they came into Williams, AZ.  He hollered STOP!!  there is a quilt shop.  So, he went in and a nice lady helped him pick out 2 bundles for me.  And a Quilt Diva pin.  He asked for fabric of the local area.  He did good.   He said he now knows what a fat quarter is.  I would like to thanks the Lady at Quilters Mercantile, on Route 66 in Williams, AZ.  You were great.  If you every get out there, check them out.

Vicki

MY Quilt

This is one of my quilts.  It is called confetti log cabin, a pattern from Quiltmaker.  I am going to quilt feathers in the light rows.  Not sure what in the dark, yet.  Still thinking on that.

Here is the border, so far.  It is an navy modelly fabric with gold thread.  This is what I have so far.  Will do something in the arches????

Next is a picture of a dowel I put in the hem of my main leaders, before the zippers.  This will help keep the leaders straight, instead of getting smileys from stretching uneven.  I hope this works.  They came from Lowe's, in the wiring department.  Used for fishing wires in walls.  Really a cool idea.  They were to long and DH cut off to fit.  Comes in 3ft sections that screw together.  The screw ends are already there for you.

Happy Quilting,
Vicki

Irish Chain

Another customer quilt finished.  This is Barbara's first quilt.  It was a Quilt in A Day pattern, that she said took years.......  Turned out very good.  Quilted with an all over design that she picked out.  I added the binding and now all she has to do is sew it down.  She is thrilled.  Now on to other quilts for Barbara.

Just had to show off my new toy.  I bought an Oliso iron when in Knoxville.  They were on sale at a great price at the AQS show.  Well, got it out today and had fun.  It has little legs that it sits on.  You dont have to stand it up or knock it over.  You just touch the handle the legs draw up and iron you will go.  Let go of the handle and the legs pop up!!!  Amazing.  It irons well also.  I did the binding on the quilt above,  making a nice crease in the fabric.  Very nice.  Steams great, heats up fast.  The booklet says it will stay hot for 30 min before shutting off.  And then will heat back up fast.  For those of you that dont know, I needed a new iron anyway.  Ranger, when he was a smaller puppy, chewed the cord just a little.  Well, DH put electrical tape on it, but I never felt good about it.  So, new iron and I am happy.

Happy Quilting,
Vicki

Zentangles

I forgot to tell you about the best new thing I learned in Knoxville.  I took a class called Zentangles.  This is a kind of doodling, drawing and meditation combined.  You can check it out on their website http://www.zentangle.com/ or their blog http://www.zentangle.blogspot.com/   This is not my drawing, just an example from the Zentangle website.  I cant draw, but I can do this.  They give step by step directions.  If you go to the newsletter page and look for the How to Draw ......  you will find the directions for different tangles and some examples of their use.  I hope you enjoy it as much as I have, so far.

Happy Quilting,
Vicki

Surprise, Surprise

Forgot to tell you.  DH said he was going to have a surprise for me when I got home from Knoxville.  Last time he did that, he painted the upstairs bathroom BRIGHT Yellow!!  So,  I was a little nervous to say the least.  When I drove up this is what I found.  Great isnt it.  He screened in the front porch.  Even made a doggie door for the 4 legged ones.  Roada F. Tripp can come visit now.  What fun.  Now is is working on the side stoop.  It is framed up.  Needs paint and screen to be finished.  He done good.

Quilted this yesterday.  I turned it around in my program, but blogger kept putting it sideways.  I havent figured out how to fix this yet.  Great baby quilt.  I free motion quilted, swirls looks like ocean.

Happy Quilting,
Vicki