So Where Were We?

So I was afraid that this would happen. Even though this quilt has been finished for weeks, somehow the time was just never there for posting. And my eleven year blog anniversary was July 19, 2021! Oh well. Sometimes life takes a turn and all we need do is try and keep up!

Roman Stripe #1

This quilt was a result of just wanting to do something {anything really!} with a stack of fabrics that had been marinating together for years. I finally settled on this coin setting just to keep things simple and quite possibly fast forward the completion. It's not like any grand plan had ever materialized in the meantime!

A very simple quilt

Though I was actually following a pattern for once, the end result was in fact, 2 quilt tops, because you know me. Following pattern instructions is not necessarily my strong suite.

Using up fabric to make the backing

The backing for Roman Stripe quilt #1 ended up being a mishmash of some languishing fabrics from the cream/tan stash tote and a few reds thrown in for interest. I almost like the back of the quilt better than the front, but then maybe not. It's just sorta interesting because it's more than one fabric, that's all.

Going to give this one away this week....

After my last post, I put in a tiny bit of hand quilting here and there, but mostly, I promptly went into wedding mode with my oldest daughter. She's super organized and had been working on her ideas and shopping for months.

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But then there's the implementation part of a wedding and well... there is sooooo many things to consider and take care of! I kinda figured my job was to provide constant reassurance and all the practical help and advice necessary to get through.

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At about 3 weeks before the wedding, I started steam pressing table clothes in my living room, and then rolling them up on pool noodles for storage until the day we could start decorating. 

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We had a final fitting at the alterations place and lots and lots of prep work, list making galore and all the myriad details that make up a lovely, special wedding. At one point my daughter asked if all this planning and doing was 'dumb' and I was like, 'Absolutely not! Your wedding day deserves to be just as wonderful and unique as you want to make it!' 

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Both my daughter and I bought an extra pair of shoes just to reward ourselves for surviving though! But oh how I enjoyed the last two weeks when she finally took off work and we were full steam ahead on the wedding lists. Of course I still had fit in my evening walk with my younger daughter {we've been trying to walk regularly since October} so I could fit into my dress and not feel like a bloated whale. Both of them wanted me to 'glam up' a little for the big day and I tried to act like me and glittery dresses are a real thing. lol  It all came together so beautifully with a tremendous amount of help from my family right at the last. And most of all there was happiness and celebrating. 

Our new Son-in-law is a total blessing and makes our daughter happier than we've ever known her to be. Somehow they manage to be a better version of themselves when they're together and that just makes this mama's heart practically overflow. Do I sound sappy? It was a very sweet day with lots and lots of those almost over-the-top, happy vibes that still manage to look and feel genuine! Now they're off living in southern Oklahoma which is a very looong way from Washington state. I'm pretty sure that's why I let my daughter talk me into letting her pack up a couple extra quilts when she left....

We still have company and more coming in next week, so it's gonna be a little bit before I'm back to more regular quilting. Since the wedding I've been doing clean-up, organizing and some packing up of the wedding gifts etc. It seems never-ending, but I think today was the last of it until we have to pack up the trailer for long distance. Washing up the white tablecloths was the very worst! At least I'm starting to pick up the hoop once again. Yay! In my brain I have been trying to quilt, but in actuality, I have been drooping by the end of evening, and barely even looking at social media, much less engaging in hand quilting! I was starting to get worried that my quilting callous was disappearing for good! Oh no's!! My mind isn't feeling super creative at the moment, but I'm sure when things settle down, things will start to come back to life. It's been a good month.