My Mama (far right) drove all the way from Lancaster County, PA (4 hour drive) to spend the day with us! The unsurpassed love and dedication of a mother! My sister-in-law Jessica is in the middle-she has found quilting to be a new and enjoyable hobby. My friend and neighbor Shelia is having her first quilting experience-and doing quite well!I work at threading a needle while Lora,a friend from church,works steadily away on her corner of the quilt. I feel so blessed that my friends from church are willing to learn a new trade just to support the younger women in their pursuits!
Little Miss Retta rests in her mother's arm while she focuses on stitching. Erin informed us that the nicest way to describe quilting is boring-loading hay or working on a roof with her husband would be a relief if it meant getting her away from the quilt frame. Amazing that we're sisters, huh? And I guess we can all figure out which of us was Papa's helper, and which preferred to wash dishes for Ma! I'm sorry Erin doesn't enjoy quilting-I thought her work was excellent!
Lydia, a long-time neighbor and friend of the family was our only "true quilter" She worked circles around the rest of us. Literally. When she finished all she could reach from one end, she switched sides and continued on. Linda and Sue, are friends from church. Linda has quilted before and was able to identify my cheap needles-she's right-they were not the right size to get "rocking action". I really need to make a trip to Penn Yan to a quilt shop and get: a thimble that fits my thumb and index finger, a pair of pliers and some decent quilting needles that allow for "rocking action" and don't snap! We broke at least six needles between us all last Thursday! Sue has been to both of our quilting's this year with her sister Lora, and even though they haven't been able to get several stitches on their needle at once, their seams are beautiful!
We weren't able to finish the quilt in one day, so Lydia and Fannie, her daughter-in-law (and friend of mine) spent the afternoon with me yesterday. They are both good quilters, so the three of us got quite a bit done, and Lydia thinks we could have finished it if I hadn't distracted us with looking at pictures on the computer! Fannie's children were little bookworms all afternoon and my doggie Trixie really enjoyed their company!
Fanny
Lydia
Just a little visiting!
I will post a picture of the quilt when it's all done and out of the frame. It may be a week or two, as I need to finish quilting and put the binding on.
Little Miss Retta rests in her mother's arm while she focuses on stitching. Erin informed us that the nicest way to describe quilting is boring-loading hay or working on a roof with her husband would be a relief if it meant getting her away from the quilt frame. Amazing that we're sisters, huh? And I guess we can all figure out which of us was Papa's helper, and which preferred to wash dishes for Ma! I'm sorry Erin doesn't enjoy quilting-I thought her work was excellent!
Lydia, a long-time neighbor and friend of the family was our only "true quilter" She worked circles around the rest of us. Literally. When she finished all she could reach from one end, she switched sides and continued on. Linda and Sue, are friends from church. Linda has quilted before and was able to identify my cheap needles-she's right-they were not the right size to get "rocking action". I really need to make a trip to Penn Yan to a quilt shop and get: a thimble that fits my thumb and index finger, a pair of pliers and some decent quilting needles that allow for "rocking action" and don't snap! We broke at least six needles between us all last Thursday! Sue has been to both of our quilting's this year with her sister Lora, and even though they haven't been able to get several stitches on their needle at once, their seams are beautiful!
We weren't able to finish the quilt in one day, so Lydia and Fannie, her daughter-in-law (and friend of mine) spent the afternoon with me yesterday. They are both good quilters, so the three of us got quite a bit done, and Lydia thinks we could have finished it if I hadn't distracted us with looking at pictures on the computer! Fannie's children were little bookworms all afternoon and my doggie Trixie really enjoyed their company!
Fanny
Lydia
Just a little visiting!
I will post a picture of the quilt when it's all done and out of the frame. It may be a week or two, as I need to finish quilting and put the binding on.
Thank-you to everyone that came, I know several of you missed the photo shoot-I appreciate all the work everyone put into the day. What a labor of love!
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