Gobble Gobble 2016

Happy Thanksgiving from Connecticut!

I'm so grateful for so many things.  One of them is the friends I have made through this blog.  So many people have left Bloglandia and I'm grateful for those who still read and leave encouraging comments.

Here is a small Thanksgiving Quilt that I made in 2002.

I must have felt I had all the time in the world, because it is heavily hand quilted.

 It is a combination of commercial patterns and my own design.

 I'm always proud of myself when I've labeled a quilt.

**News Flash**
If you have a metal fire door leading to your garage, all you  need is a couple of strong magnets to hang quilts.  It only took me THREE YEARS to figure that one out!  ouch!

I have collected Antique Thanksgiving Postcards over the years.  My collecting rule:  it has to have a Turkey.

It is fun to read the messages and see the penny stamps.  I guess someone "collected" one of  the stamps.

Here is my collection of Pilgrims.  I've had fun finding them over the years.  The chubby S&P couple in the front was from my dear friend, Jill.

Here is my favorite.  Native Americans are definitely under represented which is ironic since they are the first and true Americans.

And here is my final and kitschy collection.  My stuffed turkeys and pheasant.  Some made by me, some picked up at boutiques and some gifted.  I know they are weird, but I really love them.

I'm so grateful this year because we will all be here this year for the big Day.

Thank you again for reading and letting me share my creative life with you.
xo

Quilts that Saved the Day!

Hooray for Quilts!  They really saved our bacon last weekend at the Miami University 177th Commencement Ceremony 2016.

This is Hanna's high school graduation quilt:  Tropical Breeze

Here it is at work December 2014 following her emergency appendectomy. The Red & White House quilt was made after her first year at Miami University.

 And here I am last Saturday using Tropical Breeze to show Hanna where we were sitting in the grandstand.

Graduation is such a joyous day!    We try not to take things too seriously.....Fun is our brand after all.

Hanna and Carol in front of their house sign in Oxford, Ohio.

With David (2015 grad). These two special people really were the heart and soul of her Miami Family.

Our Cheering section!  The Proud Parents, Andrew and Sigourney, and Carol's boyfriend, Bernardo, from Cancun, Mexico.

It was 45 degrees, gusty and we had a few sprinkles.  Yikes!  Thank Goodness for the QUILTS!!

It is always good when they spell your name right.  I loved seeing my Mother's name, Catherine, in the program.  Hanna is first woman in my direct lineage to Graduate College.  I am so proud of you!

I decorated the caps for the girls so we could find them.

in the College of Arts and Science Section - I see them!

Here is an Instagram photo I posted on Saturday.  3,940 students graduated May 14, 2016.

9 Semesters

7 move ins

7 move outs

3 Tries at Statistics

2 removed organs

1 diploma

Priceless

Stay tuned for actual quilting or sewing.
xo