Veteran's Day 2011

Our schedule for Veteran's Day and Memorial Day has been the same for the past few years.

7:00 am: Ceremony at the Vietnam Veteran's Memorial at the Rhode Island Veterans Cemetery.

Julia plays Taps with a Boy Scout friend.

10:00 am: South Kingstown Parade.

Grand Marshall
Julia's Vietnam Vet Buddies.
Here come those cute dancing drum majors, Mike & Julia!

Followed by a slew of adorable Girl Scouts including our neighbor and new Daisy, Abby.

11:00: Ceremony at Saugatucket Park.

Invocation by Msgr. Paul Theroux, pastor of St. Francis of Assisi.
(Our church is across the street from the park.)

The band plays the National Anthem and the Navy Hymn.
(There's that cute drum major again.)

Pete on quads.

12:00: Home for lunch.

1:00: We're all ready for a nap!

I hope you all had an opportunity to Thank a Vet today!

WIP Wednesday Anniversary

Congratulations to Lee for hosting WIP Wednesday for an entire year! My first WIP post was back in January and I have linked up 19 times. Thanks to Lee, I try to have something to post and link every week, and that keeps me moving forward on this quilting journey.

I've been really focused on the wedding ring star quilt this past week and there is progress to show for it! All 31 of the main blocks are done. Yay!

Now, I'm paper piecing the remaining sections for the outer blocks. The arcs are done, and I'm hoping to sneak in some sewing time this afternoon to work on the melons with star points that go inside the arcs.

Be sure to visit Lee and wish her a Happy WIPiversary!
Then, hop around to see what her friends are working on.

P.S. It was a beautiful foggy morning here in southern Rhode Island.

Arc A

Last batch of Arc A complete!

On the agenda today: Arc B.

Making Progress

I'm finally making progress on the wedding ring star. All 31 full blocks are complete. Next, I'll start on the "partial" blocks that fill in around the outside edges.

I finished the last seam on 15 blocks this morning. It takes lots of pins to keep everything lined up on those curved seams!

Don't you just love stacks of blocks?

I'm not linking to Sew Modern Monday, since this project isn't finished, but you should head over there and check out the goodies!

Furry Friday*

Meet my dinner guest!

This sweet little deer decided to visit the garden outside our dining room window for dinner!

*Shout out to Kate Spain's Furry Friday posts!

WIP Wednesday

I had a fun quilty week! How about you?

Finish: I finished my mother's Grandmother's Flower Garden quilt in time for her birthday party! She really loves it and it has a place of honor at the foot of her bed. Blog reader Karen suggested the name Timeless Garden. Love it! Now I just have to make the label.


Blocks: These 4 string blocks are for the new Mini Scrap Basket Swap. What fun! I can't wait to dive into my modern scrap bin to make more.


I'm keeping up with the Blogger's BOM. You can see all the amazingly diverse color combinations in the Flickr group.


Enough stalling... I need to focus on the Wedding Ring full time until the top is done. I'm hoping to get that much done before Christmas. Pat will be ready to quilt it after the first of the year.

Now off you go...

Block Party

I had my own little block party!

I made these 4 little (6.5") string blocks for the new Mini Scrap Basket Block Swap. I'm hoping this swap will replace the void left by the closing of the Teeny Weeny Paper Piecing Bee. The tutorial for this block is from Film in the Fridge. These blocks were a blast to make, but boy, did I make a mess of my scraps! I can't wait to dive in again.


The Block Lotto block for November is Bonnie Hunter's Scrappy Trip Around the World. These were fun and quick, too, but Julia described them as hideous. Her word, not mine! Granted, they are not my favorite fabrics to work with anymore, but I did get to use up some strips that were already cut and waiting in their 2.5" strip bin.

I also completed the Paper Panache Mystery block, which I can't show you until Linda reveals the mystery. Here's a tiny peek!

I'm off to work on block 2 of the Blogger's Bom.
(Block links are in the right sidebar.)