April/May activities.... I think I'm ready for summer!

It's been such a long time since I posted.  I'm so sorry.  We had a good time at our last FW Club class but then I was so busy getting the elephant quilt done, repairing several FWs for many of you, and then, the wedding and my duties for that took the rest of my time.   Now, we're headed back to the summer house and some much needed rest.  Of course, there are FW things during the summer as well but not so often or so much.

Okay, people have been emailing me.  Did I get the elephant quilt finished in time?  Well, yes, I did.  It took me 10 days of pretty much non-stop quilting to get it done but I delivered the quilt to the bride and groom a couple of days before we left for the wedding in NC.  Here are a few pictures of the quilting.  I hadn't put the binding on when I took the pictures but that got finished with the teal blue fabric and if I do say so myself, it turned out pretty nice.  I'm really happy to have that done!

The wedding was gorgeous.  It was held in the mountains of NC and the weather was beautiful the entire week before the wedding.  Unfortunately, the rain came on the afternoon of the wedding.  It was supposed to be an outside wedding but it had to be moved inside.  Oh well!  It was still a wonderful celebration.  We're all so happy to see the grandson and his bride give their vows and become husband and wife.

Yes, I made the wedding cake.  That had me on pins and needles the days before the wedding.  I was so nervous.  I wanted it to be perfect.  Well, it come out fine.  The yellow genoise cake with  raspberry filling and white chocolate buttercreme frosting did not melt in the heat, thank goodness.  It was tasty and even though the stress caused some pretty painful neck strain, again, I was glad to get it done.

Once we got back home the business of packing for the move got underway.  That's always a big job  as well.  But the trailer got loaded and we're headed north as I type these words.  We'll be at our summer home tomorrow and the unpacking will begin.  I'm so anxious to unload my fabric and get my sweet FW oiled and ready for sewing to begin.  I don't have a wedding quilt or t-shirt quilt to make this time so maybe I can get a couple of my UFOs done this summer.

You know that the retreats will bring me back down state in August and I'm looking forward to that.  If you are one of the participants, I'll be sending out our next sheet of information this next week.  Be looking for that, okay?

And, I'm so looking forward to my trip to Idaho for my advanced FW training.  I will give you lots of updates when I get back home from that.

Do continue to email me with questions you have and/or problems you need help with.  I do enjoy hearing from each and every one of you.

Okay, I need to get some sleep so I'll be ready for tomorrow's travels and then the unpacking begins.