New Minis

My good friend, Maureen, came to sew one day last week and I made these two minis.  Don't know where they are headed but I like to have a few on hand for donations to various guild auctions.  Now to do some hand quilting on them.

Estate Sale

Here are a few pictures of the miscellany that was for sale last weekend at Ron's parents estate sale.   Lots of memories pictured here.

This three legged stool always sat in the corner and always had a plant on it.

 Granny's wonderful creamed corn was always served in a corning ware dish similar to this one.

 Pink lady was crocheted by my mom and given to Catherine for the pink bathroom.  She served us well with an extra roll at the ready in case we ran out.

These bottles may have held coffee at one time.  They remind me of the Sanka brand.  She had a collection of 6 or 8.

This old granny always sat on the shelf by the kitchen sink, watching over us when we washed dishes.

Deadly Farts - a family joke on granddaddy.  

I have no idea what these were for but they were always on top of the chest in the guest room.  Hope whoever bought them knows how to use them.

A piece of Hull pottery.  No one in the family was interested in it - it had a small chip on the back of the top.  Maybe someone looked over the flaw and will give it a new life.

Quilting For Christ presentations

 We presented quilts at our Quilting For Christ meeting yesterday.  The first quilt was to a Viet Nam vet and he was thrilled with it.  He wrapped up in it and said he could just feel the love.  He had not been welcomed home when he returned from his second tour and I think our presentation made him feel a bit better about it.  He happened to get a quilt that I had pieced and Cindy had quilted.  

 
The second quilt was given to a missionary family that is staying in the mission house now, after their time in India.  It had been a family top, made by a grandmother, and we finished it by tying and binding it.  They seemed very pleased also to have this quilt with so much history in it.

Birthdays

We've started combining some of our family birthday celebrations because it's getting more and more difficult to find a time to get together.  Everyone has busy schedules and now our 16 yr. old has a job to further complicate things.  But we have a good time when we do manage to get together.  Here we're celebrating Jennifer's and Amy's birthdays between the two dates.  Love my beautiful girls who have grown into beautiful women.