Where I was on 12-12-12 at 12:12 p.m.

I was here - at the towpath walking

I wish I would have been here

I did manage to get my table cleaned off so I am now ready for a big weekend of sewing - pillowcases and McQuilts. We have our company xmas lunch on Friday the 21st so I would like to get as many of the McQuilts done as possible. Xmas is sure coming at me fast! Baking cookies is also on the agenda this weekend.

Getting ready for the last of the Xmas sewing

I pulled fabric for the pillowcases I need to make for the nieces and nephews. I hope to get my act together and get the fabric at least cut tonight.

I am missing this

25th finish of 2012

I finished stitching the last 3 feet of binding and sewed on a label on this flannel quilt. I ran the lint roller over and over it to get any stray threads and fuzz off of it. I am happy with the results. It is 59" x 70" and I used Essentials thread in Cornsilk for the top and bottom quilting thread in the center section. For the border I had some dark navy thread in my stash. The lady I am giving this to is about 5' tall and just a little thing so this quilt will be plenty big enough for her.

Next I need to get crack-a-lackin' on the pillowcases for the nieces and nephews and the McQuilts. First I will have to clean off my big sewing table - it is covered with stuff that I haven't put away from my trip.

Here is my brother at the reception with Jay Bellarose on the left (drummer for Ray LaMontagne and Hugh Laurie) and Mike Mills (R.E.M.) on the right.

I changed my comments section to moderate always. Some of the anonymous comments were getting distasteful and I am putting the power in my hands not the creeps who post crap.

The weekend, won a giveaway

I went for a walk yesterday and had to take a couple of pictures of the high/middle school in the area that is going to be torn down and replaced. The windows were removed during abatement (there was asbestos in the caulk) and the demo contractor is has his fence up for that starting of demo this week. We have the first budget meeting tomorrow and it could be a long one. Right now it is over budget.

I almost have the flannel quilt done. I only have 3 feet of binding to finish the hand stitching. I was just too tired to stay up late and get it done. I spent over an hour on the phone with my sister who lives in Georgia and so I ran out of time to finish the binding. I will get it done after work and post a picture of the completed quilt tomorrow.

I had to plant the hens and chicks and the piece of succulent that the one of the bell boys gave me in Californina. The chicks and hens came from the flower arrangements. I couldn't find succulent or cactus potting mix so I had to use regular potting mix. I just have to keep them alive until xmas so that I can give one pot to my sister and one to my dad.

I did go down to the tow path last week and walked on Thursday - Friday it poured down rain. I wanted to see if there were any changes and there were!
Gravel was added to the sides of the new asphalt

The electric company set the new tower and was working on moving the wires

The park ranger was driving the path and picking up any trash

The sticks were installed for plowing

I won a giveaway last week from Daisy Jane. I will have fun using all the fabric and notions.

Welcoming reception, ArtMart at the Museum, and this weekend's project

This was my invite to the Welcome Reception on Friday night. This was held after the rehersal and anyone who was in town for the wedding was invited. Ok, now the pictures!

The fellow in the orange is a friend (Tom) of my brother's who has worked for Jimmy Buffet for twenty years, and the couple are friends from Pittsburg.

The bride (tall blonde) talking to The Beu Sisters (blue top, striped dress, and tie dyed dress). The Beu Sisters sang at the wedding and reception. They have done recording for several Disney movies and toured with Clay Akien and Kelly Clarkson.

A girlfriend of the bride's and DeWitt who is a guitar tech that worked with the groom for 20 years.

L to R. Fabian, his wife Carolyn, Tom standing behind her, and the groom, my brother Bob.

The friends from Pittsburg, Holly - Mike's girlfriend, and Mike Mills, bass and keyboard player from the band R.E.M. My brother worked for Mike since 1988.

Heather and Dave, friend of my brother. Dave has a Jimmy Buffet tribute band. My nephew Michael has played with Dave several times.

L to R - One of the bride's sister-in-laws, Bob, Sarah, best friend of the bride who threw the shower, and I don't know who the man in the striped shirt was.

I worked at the art museum's ArtMart last night. I have a good time. I was a wrapper. Here are some of the things for sale. I tried to get cards from the artists so I could include their info
The University of Akron had a big area for their pottery made by staff and students. I stuck my hand in this picture so you could get an idea of how big this coffee cup was.

Jessica Todd www.etsy.com/shop/jesstodd

wiredbydana.com

Brian L. Graham canalfultonglassworks.com

Lise Anderson Jewerly www.lisanderson.etdy.com Her jewerly is made with vintage findings

From www.nectarofthevine.net I bought some wine slussey mix in pomogrante and mango peach. They had samples and it was so good!

There was one art quilter in the group. I had heard of her so I wanted to meet her. She proceeded to scold me for giving my work away. In her mind this reduced the value of the entire industry and my quilts would just end up at a yard sale. She said work given away is not appreciated or valued. I found the woman to be bitter, frustrated, and without joy. I was sad because I like some of her work. I had no intention of purchasing any of her work with the verbal beating I received from her.

This weekend's agenda is to finish the flannel quilt so that I CAN GIVE IT AWAY to a person who is having serious health issues. This lady is such a nice person and it will give me such great JOY to see a smile on her face when I give this to her.


Have a great weekend!

First event of the wedding, today's sunrise, and a new project

This is the ocean from the balcony of my room on Friday morning. Yes, it was sprinkling and overcast. I went down to the beach anyway and I loved it!

I went for a walk for a couple of hours before I had to get ready for the lingerie shower.

The first event of the wedding was a lingerie shower for the bride on Friday at 11 a.m.. It was given by the bride's best friend from the 7th grade at a resturant across the street from the resort I stayed at, L'Auberge Del Mar.

The table and decorations - it was so lovely!

We started out with mimosas and then sat and pick what we wanted to eat. Here was the menu

I had the fish tacos. The black beans that came with it were so good!

The event lasted about 2 1/2 hours. I met the best friends, sisters-in-law, and the mother of the bride.

Here is the sunset on Thrusday evening. I had walked to the beach as I was having a meltdown from the day of traveling - I won't go into details.

Here is the sunrise here in Ohio this morning

I gather up some fabric last night for a baby quilt I want to make for a friend who's daughter is expecting. The fellow has a band that play a lot of Jimmy Buffet's music so the quilt will have a parrot, shark, pirate theme. I would love to find some fabric with cheeseburgers on it and some with volcanos to add to the mix. I will have to do some searching on line to see if I can find any. In the meantime, I was suprise to find the amount of fabric I had that will fit into this quilt.

Tomorrow I will post picture of the pre-wedding reception.

I'm back!!

I got home Tuesday morning at 12:45 a.m. What a trip! I am still wrapping my head around all of it. I took lots of pictures and video of the ocean and events that happened. I need to organize the photos so I will be posting them over the next few days.

In the meantime here is the bride and groom.

and the ocean