BLOGGER NOTE: Those of you interested in making quilts of valor for the Pell City veterans home, the measurements are 60" x 90" The only other requirement Margaret gave us was not to make a replica of the flag. It's ok to have flags in your quilt, and of course red/white/blue color scheme is fine. But I think the guys just don't want to sleep under a flag because they'll do that at their burial. Thanks.
My schedule has been turned all askew today. I don't think I've posted a blog entry this late at night since, well, ever. After guild meeting this morning, I hurried home to get ready to leave bright and early in the morning for the annual family beach trip. Started doing laundry and looking for my bathing suit (which hasn't seen the light of day since last year's beach trip.
Shortly after that, Jesse came in with his laundry. I sent him off to buy some new bathing trunks while I finished his laundry (and mine). Then Andy came by after work to pick up her laundry and get driving directions to the condo. She had planned to come down tomorrow evening after work. I was to be going with Jesse.
Then sister Ramey came in with her beautiful white quilt to wash (it's too big for her washing machine). While we were washing it, Jesse came back in and changed all the plans around. Now he's going down in the morning with his friend Robert, and I'm going with Andy when she gets off from work. We had already transferred a bunch of stuff to Andy's car that now had to be transferred back to my car--and I just forget why all this transferring back and forth was necessary so it doesn't matter.
But at least I won't have to be ready to leave at the crack of dawn, and Andy won't have to drive down by herself. All is well that ends well. I sure hope all ends well.
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Little Green Quilter Lynn (left) and her mom Nancy
Guess who I met in the flesh at guild meeting today. You'd never guess in a million years, so I'll just tell you. Our very own Little Green Quilter Lynn was in Birmingham visiting her parents. Her mom is a longtime friend and member of Birmingham Quilters Guild. At break, Lynn came over to my table, and as soon as I saw her I recognized who she was. We had a good old hug and a talk and I snapped a shot of Lynn and her mom Nancy.
We welcomed a wonderful speaker to our guild meeting, a lawyer named Ed who spoke to us about copyright law. A lot of it I already knew, but I did learn a lot too. Ed is an artist and the husband of a quilter, so he was very familiar with our medium. He was an excellent speaker, very knowledgeable and interesting.
Below is a sampling of some of our clothesline art today. Then I have to get in bed. I'm pooped.
Margaret Rose, a member of Friendship Quilters Guild of Pell City, Alabama, and Alabama coordinator for Quilts of Valor, brought some of the quilts that have been donated for the new veterans retirement home that is being built in Pell City. Margaret needs 180 finished hospital-bed-size quilts by the time the home is completed in just a few months. I'm going to do my best to get one to her. It will have to be a simple pattern, but I think I can get it done. If you're interest in helping Margaret out with this project, let me know and I'll give you the info. Below are a couple of the quilts she brought.
There will be no UFO Progress Report this Friday. We'll catch up with everyone on the following Friday, June 24.
Oh yeah, some of you asked if I took the photo of the Sophie cloud. I didn't. I borrowed it from a friend's FB page.
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On 06/14/2011, Deb said ...
Hi Susan ~ how very fun meeting Lynn! I hope you have a wonderful time on your week away...be safe and relax. Now that you've given all the little green quilters a week's reprieve, you should have lots of linkies the next Friday, right? :) I hope so!
On 06/14/2011, Helen in Switzerland said ...
Have a great trip away Susan - have a little swim in the ocean for me!
On 06/14/2011, Barbara Anne said ...
What great quilts!! I love one and all.
Are there measurements for "hospital size" quilts?
How great to meet Lynn IRL and I enjoyed "meeting" Lynn and her mother!
Have a marvelous time at the beach, in the water, in the sand, and with your family! Sunblock! Citronella candles! Calamine lotion for mosquito bites! A broad brim hat!
Hugs!
On 06/14/2011, Beverly said ...
Susan, I hope you have a wonderful time - and good weather.
The quilts are wonderful. The first one with the baskets is breathtaking.
On 06/16/2011, Ramey said ...
Has JoCage seen this Elvis quilt?
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