Tales of a Shoebox Princess

I've finally finished a quilt top. My mom tried to get me to sew a quilt when I was a teenager. She bought fabric that I chose, she encouraged me to sit and cut pieces, she offered moral support and education on the art of quilt making. She quilted and wanted me to get the same enjoyment out of it that she got (She also tried to get me into playing the organ, but it didn't happen until later in life when I was forced into it at church. Not that I mind), and I really did try, but I didn't catch the quilting bug. She made my sister and I hand quilt some of her quilts and it was OK, but I just didn't find a passion for it. (My sister did and she has made dozens of quilts, including 3 for me) I tried here and there over the years to piece a quilt top, but interest waned after a bit. I saved jeans to make a denim quilt, I saved corduroy for a corduroy nine patch, and even sewed a bunch of blocks. I tried a scrap quilt. I never got very far.  This year, I finally dec

Paul and Bethany came for a week, and Hayley came for a slightly different week, but they overlapped. a full van. Hayley and Matt had their traditional seats in the way back playing a voting game at Katie's house Paul and Christian and Matt smoking candy cigarettes Oh, Matt State fair because you can't visit MN around Labor Day and not go, especially if you haven't been in a while. extreme cuteness lovely lepidoptera Matt had a passenger for a while So did Paul. Bethany got a nice big one to hold Hayley too One of my favorite State fair pictures. So's this one.  Jackson makes some seed art lunch lunch lunch on face again with the Matt Got to see Hamilton! Katie made a cake for us at the lunch before the show restaurant manager loved the cake and wanted to take a picture after the show.