Storm At Sea Quilt

AngelinaMaria, this picture is for you!  Thanks for liking my quilt enough to request a larger picture.

It was my first and so far only Storm at Sea quilt.  A little challenging but lots of fun to make. I spent more time rearranging it on my design wall than in making it!  There are so many possibilities.  This picture was made before it was quilted - Gina quilted it on a long arm quilting machine - did a beautiful job.  

One Memory Quilt for One Mom Remembering Her Special Angel

I recently finished making a memory quilt for a wonderful Mom whose beautiful little girl is no longer here with us.  I felt honored to be trusted with Kaylee's clothes and pictures to make the quilt.
It was emotional for me - just looking at that beautiful face - and knowing I cannot even imagine the pain of losing my child.  I did not have the privilege of knowing this beautiful little girl - but I feel like I know her now.  Her mom loves the quilt - I hope it brings here some comfort.  Just seeing her when I gave her the quilt was priceless.  

Mocksville Cruise In

"Lou" (1949 Chevy) and "Neal" (1948 Chevy) took us to the Mocksville Cruise In a couple of weeks ago.  Beautiful evening spent looking at lots of great cars - visiting with some old friends - and relaxing in the shade.  All this and barbecue from Deano's - doesn't get much better than that.  The Mocksville Cruise Ins are the 1st and 3rd Monday evening - next one is Monday, June 16.  Come see all the great cars.

NSRA Show in Knoxville

We had a great time at the NSRA Car Show in Knoxville - with two of our best friends (and family). Perfect weather, beautiful cars, a little shopping and some of the best ever food. Puleo's Grille was our favorite - their fried green tomatoes were indescribably delicious.  Lou's (our '49 Chevy) first really big show.

We had the privilege of using a good friend's beautiful trailer to take Lou on this trip.  It is normally used to haul a Mustang Seleen - it has Seleen on the side in really big letters.  It was parked in our hotel parking lot for four days.  I'm sure lots of people were looking really hard for a Mustang Seleen.  We wouldn't mind having one!

We took a nice Sunday drive to downtown Knoxville to the 1982 World's Fair site - then drove through one of the beautiful river areas.  Beautiful area.

A first for us - just baked chocolate chip cookies at the check in desk of the hotel.  Guess that's southern hospitality.

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Saturday, December 14, 2013

MONDAY - December 16 - Christmas Dinner - 6:00 PM

MONDAY - December 16 - 6:00 PM

Christmas Dinner 

We will begin our evening with a covered dish meal. 

Ham will be provided by the guild along with beverages and paper products. Please bring a side dish or dessert to share, or another meat if you would like to. 

After a brief business meeting we will show our "Ugly Fabric Challenge"projects (finished top...doesn't have to be quilted).  The members will vote for the winners and prizes will be awarded to 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place. 

Show and Tell - always fun - we love seeing what others have been working on.

Gift exchange - bring a $10 gift if you want to participate in the gift exchange. 

In the spirit of Christmas - bring canned food to share with the less fortunate.

Davie Quilt Guild Meeting

Our Davie County Quilt Guild meeting is this Monday, November 18.  Our snack/social time is at 6:30 and our meeting starts at 7:00.  We have a special guest speaker this month - Lee Monroe.  She makes beautiful quilts and teaches quilting at numerous places.  Her blog is maychappell.com

If you are a quilter or are interested in quilting - come join us.  We meet at Davie County Sen ior Services (278 Meroney; Mocksville, NC 27028) which is next to Davie Hospital. The meeting starts at 7. Hope to see you there!  

Chicago, Windmills, Classic Car Shopping

Navy Pier - Chicago

We are home from a trip to Chicago.  Lakeshore Drive is such a beautiful part of the city - and the traffic was not bad when we were there.  Big cities fascinate me - but I sure don't want to live in one.  Lake Michigan is beautiful - are we really sure it's not an ocean?  Sure looks like one.

Fowler Ridge Wind Farm is  Benton County, Indiana. Spread over 50,000 acres, it is one of the largest onshore wind farms in the world.  We drove for about 30 minutes alongside the windmills - yeah I know they're called turbines.  They are huge.  

We bought a Classic Car!  The one Ken had been hoping to find for a long time.  He's a happy man.

Loaded that beauty on an auto transport trailer and headed home.  Lots of fun driving home - people would pass and give us a thumbs up or beep the horn.  After passing us, one truck slowed until we got beside it and held a note in the window asking what year our car was. 

Home safely - Life is good. 

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