Sewturday has come and gone already. Boy, let me tell you, this one started out wayyy different. I have one sister that is a Lemonhead freak (I'm kinda surprised that her head hasn't turned into a lemon yet...lol), and one that loves Bit O'Honey. So, I decided to surprise them each with a few bags. Mom and I got there, and Honey wasn't even there yet. THAT just doesn't happen. Turns out, her Sewturday started out as a concrete day. Needless to say, she was a little too pooped to do much sewing, or anything else for that matter.
So, what better to turn our concentration to? Poop. Yup, 4 ladies sitting around on Sewturday talking about poop. You know, the kind that you are afraid of? The kind that "comes out sideways and is wrapped in barbed wire". Not my choice of words, or even my issue...at that time, anyway. You all know about it, though. That would be followed, a few days later, by the "oh man, I hope I can make it to the bathroom", during a meeting (did I mention that we work at home). Of course, it would be during a meeting that you will be leading. There were lots of laughs, followed by lots of tears. That would be one of those conversations that would have the niece in the corner covering her face. Sudden realization, for the sisters that were there...no wonder I was in the bathroom 4 times that day.
Once we all regained composure, it was a relatively uneventful day. One sister wrapping fabric on comic book boards and then doing some cutting...one sister kicking back THINKING about cutting some fabric...one sister actually sewing (slowly, mind you), and mom...sitting back and just drinking it all in, loving that her daughters get together for this almost every weekend.
Lunch on this day...what the oldest sister's husband named "Hobo lips and a-holes". Chicken and veggies in tinfoil, grilled to perfection. Note to self: Real garlic = sooooo good. For dessert...4-layer delight, what we, in our family, have called THE DESSERT for years. How can you go wrong with cream cheese, pudding and cool whip?
Hopefully, I will actually type the next Sewturday update, on the weekend ! ! Good times and good quilting to all ! ! !
Wednesday, July 30, 2014
Tuesday, July 22, 2014
In the beginning....
This is the first post of hopefully many, to chronicle what my family has termed "Sewturday". Every Saturday, the girls get together for a fun day of quilting, sewing, talking, laughing...whatever we choose to do.
It all started many years ago, with the oldest sister, working as the lone quilter, with an occasional visit from the rest of us. Between her and my mother, the inspiration hit me, and I made my first quilt. I decided to hand quilt it, because, if my sister can do it, so can I. Well, that was a complete failure, so I put it away for many years.
I finally decided that it was time to take it out and try again, and voila ! ! I picked up on it right away. I fell in love. Ended up getting a queen size (or larger) quilt from my sister to actually do the quilting on. LOVED IT ! ! Still didn't care for the sewing too much. I put one or two together here and there, and finally...Sewturday began.
It began small...mostly just the two of us, and mom would come out when she could. We went to a paper piecing class, and completed the top in a couple months of Sewturdays. Then one day, the sister that is between us in age was out for a visit. I told her that she should come join us, and it's been that way ever since.
The youngest sister lives too far away to join us in person, but thank heavens for technology. She is able to join us via FaceTime every once in a while, and we have been having a great time working on another paper pieced project together.
I will try to post our adventures for anyone that would like to read...things are probably more fun in person, than on here, but it will be a good way for us to remember things, as we get older.
It all started many years ago, with the oldest sister, working as the lone quilter, with an occasional visit from the rest of us. Between her and my mother, the inspiration hit me, and I made my first quilt. I decided to hand quilt it, because, if my sister can do it, so can I. Well, that was a complete failure, so I put it away for many years.
I finally decided that it was time to take it out and try again, and voila ! ! I picked up on it right away. I fell in love. Ended up getting a queen size (or larger) quilt from my sister to actually do the quilting on. LOVED IT ! ! Still didn't care for the sewing too much. I put one or two together here and there, and finally...Sewturday began.
It began small...mostly just the two of us, and mom would come out when she could. We went to a paper piecing class, and completed the top in a couple months of Sewturdays. Then one day, the sister that is between us in age was out for a visit. I told her that she should come join us, and it's been that way ever since.
The youngest sister lives too far away to join us in person, but thank heavens for technology. She is able to join us via FaceTime every once in a while, and we have been having a great time working on another paper pieced project together.
I will try to post our adventures for anyone that would like to read...things are probably more fun in person, than on here, but it will be a good way for us to remember things, as we get older.
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