As July has been also. But I have been neglectful at taking pictures.
Lump came to visit us for an afternoon while she was here with her momma. She's growing so fast.
We went to a couple of thrift stores and at one point she told me that I was relatable. LOL. She said, "I can relate to you." It tickled me.
I did get the maple leaf quilt completed. I posted about it here and here. I did get it completed by meeting time. They turned out awesome. I used muslin on the back because I thought that's what the maker would have used. Once washed, they crinkled up so nice and it looks antique.
Someone at the meeting asked if I was going to keep this one. The answer is "no". I'm going to take them back to Chelsea Antiques and give them to the lady that checked me out.
Okay, now for the real story of this post.
People come into your life for a reason, a season or a lifetime. I'm not sure which applies here but......
When we went to see the eclipse we met a sweet family that I briefly mentioned in this post. Well yesterday was day two of or 51-day motorhome trip. We only drove 122 miles on day one because we knew we wanted to stay at Cave Country RV Park and we are trying to keep our driving days to 200+/- miles. This park is one of our favorite on the way to Northern Michigan. This is our third year staying here and it's close to that sweet family. They have four kids (3 boys and 1 girl) and number 5 (a girl) is expected this week.
When we got home from the eclipse, I got to work. I had a kit that was purchased at Hancock's of Paducah in 2022 called Ambient Bracelets. It's made by cutting squares on point from strips, which makes for a lot of waste. I took the "cutoffs" and made a baby quilt for the new baby.
Then, because the 8-year-old will be sharing a room with the new baby when she gets a little older, I made the original (altered) pattern for her so they would match.
The original pattern had a border but I was in a time crunch, so I opted not to put the border on (the front).
I put the border on the back and I also used almost all of the leftovers for a couple of the strips. It actually would have been quicker to put the borders on the front, but I absolutely love how the back turned out.
And here is the recipient all snuggled up under it.
We had the most AWESOME visit with them. We ordered pizza for dinner. It started to sprinkle when it was time to eat. Who would have thought 8 people would be comfortable in this little home away from home.
Here's a picture of two of the four kids with Lizzie.
I wish I had gotten a picture of the whole family. We will be back to see them again and meet the new one.
I brought some hand stitching (ugh!!) to do while on the road. We will be on the road for 5 days and then I have three projects to work on while spending 41 days with my sister. I am an early riser so I will sew while I wait for everyone else to get moving. Then 5 days on the return trip.
When I get pictures of the quilt I made for my sister I will post again.
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