Serious Progress

Moving right along...and I still have two months until the wedding!  This will give me time to plan out how I want to quilt this.  Machine-quilted.  Maybe with a blendable thread in midnight blue/black.  I have actually thought about it quite a bit, so need to do somemore shopping.  This being just the unfinished top, the picture is just a teaser.  The full finished quilt should be done about the 20th of September.  The wedding is September 24th, but I work better under pressure.

Alaska Trip

More proof of our trip to Alaska.  Behind us in the clouds is Mt. McKinley!  Talkeetna is at the end of one road that veers off and away from the main highway that goes into Danali National Park.  It's a very long drive to get anywhere in Alaska, so we made this side-trip.  We had all experienced the whole Mt. McKinley close-up, so didn't go there.  Anywhere you go in Alaska this time of year is green and beautiful.  Some of the locals will tell you it doesn't rain "much", but in my experience, it rains ALOT there in the summer!  Just that constant Seattle kind of drizzle, but still very pretty.  A nice place to go if you want to get away from the extreme heat in the lower 48!

Model A Ford

This is my brother, Duane's Model A Ford that he has parked in his yard in Wasilla, AK.  It's really cool.  It was raining too much while we were there, so couldn't take it for a drive.  We would have rode in the rumble seat!

Woven Ribbons

It's time to get serious about starting this quilt.  I've got everything laid out and ready to sew.  Tomorrow I should get my new sewing table and that will make things even easier.  I'm so glad I purchased pre-cut fabrics for this king-size quilt.  It's going to save me a bunch of time.

30 Year Reunion Picture

I should really find a few more to post, but will do that later when I find the time.  Since I had camera issues, I have to depend on friends and family to send me more pictures of our trip. (hint, hint)

New Quilts to Make

First of all, our oldest son Aaron, is getting married the end of September to Adrienne!!  We are pretty darn excited about another new addition to our family.  That will give us a new daughter-in-law and three new grandbabies this year (that is if Kassie has hers before the end of 2010).  We'll have to do family pictures again next year for sure.
I am going to start working on this quilt on the right for Aaron and Adrienne--king-sized.
The other projects I have to work on are Halloween treat bags and Christmas stockings and a Ohio Star quilt that Crystal has requested.

We're Baaaack

We returned from our trips to Alaska and Idaho on Monday night 7/5.  What a great time we had!  Here are a couple of shots from Alaska.

I will have to post more pictures later once I've figured out how to save them.  Have to receive a few from friends also, since my camera was acting up on this trip!