My Family Left Me...
... but only for the weekend. :o) (Added Friday, February 3: As busy as I was this week, turns out this is my only finish, so I'm linking up this post today with Amylouwho's Sew & Tell Friday and TGIFF at Missy Mac Creations .) While they were away, I had a fun night of sewing with my son's girlfriend. Her mom has been planning an outfit for her to dance in a powwow at the end of March, and they want to applique a Lone Star on the back of the dance shawl. Would I mind helping her with it? LoL Silly girl. It was my first attempt at a Lone Star, and I usually avoid sewing diamonds altogether, so I'll admit I was a little nervous about how it would turn out. Still, it couldn't hurt to try. We started out with this photo for inspiration. We both really liked the swirly layout of the colors, even though it would make the assembly a bit trickier. A little more Googling brought us to " The Challenge of a Lone Star Quilt ," an excellent tutorial (th...



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Blessings,
Theresa
www.treasureinearthenvessels.typepad.com
Hope you have a wonderful WW. I've posted my contribution here and hope you drop by for a look around:
http://writteninc.blogspot.com/2007/12/wordless-wednesday-push-envelope.html
All the best...
Carmi
Jenny-up the hill
Up the Hill Gang
In answer to your question, Jeff, that year we tried a new twist on the traditional Sunday school Christmas program. We got the kids all dressed up in costume, then took them to a local farm where they reenacted the Christmas story and were photographed each step of the way.
Later, the photos were made into a slide show and presented at church. It was really touching seeing all the little angels, shepards and wise men surrounded by real animals next to a real manger. Mary even rode on a real donkey. It was great!
Yep... good memories. ;o)