It's been a while (again) since my last post. Many things have gone in that have kept me away from the blog. My fingers have remained pretty busy though.
As April ended, Angela announced that May's Rainbow Scrap color would be orange. I quickly dug out my orange scraps, my English paper pieces, and my EPP caddy. I knew it would be just the thing to take on our upcoming trip to Wilmington NC. The last of my brother's kids was getting married on May 2.
So, working in the car along the way, working more in the hotel in between wedding events, and then working along the way home from my brother's house in Lexington NC, I cut, glued, and stitched. I ended up getting almost all of the Grandmother's Jewels completed by the time we got home and then I did finish them up.
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One week later .... Now where was I? Ah, Grandmother's Orange Jewels!
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| My Favorite Jewel |
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| Five Orange Jewels |
I also finished up the jewels for Pink Rainbow Scrap Challenge.
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| Quite a Stack of Jewels |
As I began earlier in this post, we went to Wilmington NC for my niece's wedding. We had a wonderful trip and I saw "long-lost" cousins, I enjoyed quiet one-on-one breakfasts with my daughter, and I loved spending time with friends & family.
We finally met face-to-face Mom's great-granddaughter Everleigh, my niece's daughter. She was born the end of November and is at the great age of 5 months -- aware of her surroundings, you don't have to be too careful holding her, full of life and personality!
Since we were here for a wedding, let's see a few pictures from the wedding weekend.
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The Bride Preparing with
Her Twin Sister |
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Mom Seeing Her Granddaughter
Before the Ceremony |
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| Exchange of Vows |
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My Brother's Three Girls!
His 2 Daughters and His 1st Grandbaby (Everleigh) |
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The Bride & Groom
Let's Party!!! |
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My Beautiful Cousin and Her Debonair Husband
Came in From New York |
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My Handsome Cousin and His Lovely Wife
Came in From Connecticut |
So many old memories shared and new ones made. We are so grateful to have had the opportunity to reconnect. Mom was beside herself!
After the wedding weekend, my son & his family joined us for an extra couple of days at my brother's house in Lexington NC. We had so much fun there too. We loved feeding the chickens!
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| Three of the Five Young Ones |
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| Mom Feeding a Leghorn |
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Jacob, my Grandson, Feeding Chickens
Notice the Dog Keeping Watch! |
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| Chicken Frenzy! |
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| Both Grandsons Enjoying the Chickens |
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The Quilt Fred & I Slept Under
My Sister-in-Law's Great-Grandmother's Quilt |
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Close-Up of One of the Blocks
Hand-Pieced and Hand-Quilted |
John & Karen recently bought a couple of jet skis to go with their house on High Rock Lake. My son & daughter-in-law learned how to run them and off they went! |
| Jared |
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| Amanda |
What about the boys? Want to go for a ride too? |
| Jared & Brody |
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| Amanda & Jacob |
When we got home, I managed to have a UFO finished just in time for the monthly TAS (The Applique Society) meeting. Meet Daphne, a table runner made in a class by Katrina Hadjimichael from Austrailia!I think that pretty much catches us up on where I've been, things I've sewn, and happy to be home again. Our trip was full of memories to last a life-time!
If you've stayed with me this long, please join Angela at SoScrappy to see what others have shared with their orange scraps. I'm sure they've been more productive than me!
You had a fun time with family, so it's understandable you didn't have time to blog. Love those EPP gems!!
ReplyDeleteThanks, family occasions come first, right? I'm happy to see the progress with my jewel EPPs. Now just waiting to see what color June will bring! Have a great week!
DeleteWow! Way to make beatiful family memories. Smiles all around!
ReplyDeleteOh, we had so much fun. Now back to reality! Lol! Hope you have a great week!
DeleteLooks like you had a wonderful trip, Susie! I love the photos of your twin nieces together, and especially the one with the baby, too. Beautiful in their green and white dresses! Your gems blocks look like the perfect take along sewing, too. They're pretty in every color!
ReplyDeleteThank you! I've got quite a collection of jewels and am now awaiting June's color announcement. This will probably end up being a multi-year project as I always GO BIG! Haha! The trip was wonderful and I'm so glad a couple of cousins made it in for the wedding .... and to see their Aunt Dot (Mom). Have a wonderful week!
DeleteWhat a whirlwind you have had! The wedding looks lovely. So nice to be able to visit with family and friends. So happy that you had time to add some orange blocks to your collection.
ReplyDeleteOur wedding was beautiful as was yours and I loved seeing so much family together. I'm sure you enjoyed strengthening family ties as much as we did. There's always time for our hobby, right? Have a fabulous week! I'll be waiting to see what color June brings!
DeleteYou have had the most wonderful time away havent you! Love your header too, so pretty.
ReplyDeleteThank you, Jenny! I just love my front garden every Spring. Those orange lilies with the dark purple clematis just make my heart sing!
DeleteSo glad you enjoyed your time in North Carolina! Sorry we did manage to get together on this trip. Maybe next time!
ReplyDeleteI know! We weren't really in the area much this time and, when we were, it was a whirlwind of activity. Exhausting but very fun. Now it's time to get on with reality. Lol! Have a good week!
DeleteSo fun to have all that time with your extended family! Your jewel collection is growing. I like when there are fussy cut pieces to find in a finished quilt. Gail at the cozy quilter
ReplyDeleteThanks, Gail. Lots of family memories made. Time to get back to reality again. Haha! I'll be waiting patiently to see what June's RSC color will be next. Have a wonderful week!
DeleteLovely table runner! Gail at the cozy quilter
ReplyDeleteThat table runner was fun and had several spots with fussy cut EPP pieces. Hope you spotted them!
DeleteBeautiful hand pieced jewels! Great recap of the family fun with the wedding, chickens and jet skis!
ReplyDeleteOh goodness! We had such a great time at the wedding and then the few days playing at my brother's home. Now it's time to take a reality check and see what June's RSC color will be. More jewels in my future, for sure. Have a beautiful week!
DeleteWhat a great time away! That table runner is a beauty and your jewels just sparkle!
ReplyDeleteThank you. The table runner was a fun, learning project that actually turned out pretty good. We had a GREAT trip. Hope your week is going just as well!
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ReplyDeleteBeautiful memories with family.
ReplyDeleteThe jewels are gorgeous and love your table runner.
Thank you. As you can probably tell, we had a great time. Loved the opportunity to learn a few things from Katrina Hadjamichael through Zoom. Sure made the table runner fabrics shine.
DeleteSounds like an amazing trip - and wonderful time with your family. LOVE your jewels!!!
ReplyDeleteThank you.
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