Getting Ready for the Holidays

Gosh!  I've been busy!  Not only have we gotten my daughter's wedding dress but I've also found mine!  I'm so excited!  I didn't want to get mine until Ally got hers so they wouldn't fight!  They both have layers of tulle (or a layer in my case) and lace.  Hers is ivory (duh) and mine is navy.  We found her dress the first of two weekends we planned to look.  We had a trip booked to Boston to look at dresses at a shop my sister-in-law had good luck with (the dress, not the marriage).  Anyway, we took 4 of the 5 flower girls out to try on dresses for them!  They thought they were all princesses!

 Ally looking at the dresses

 Elizabeth 

 Celia

 Hadley doing her spins!

 Hannah, Celia, Elizabeth & Hadley

 That's a LOT of dress!

Bryn holding up the brides' maid dress with 3 of the dresses we are considering

This weekend her fiance's parents were in town to look at rehearsal dinner venues and to see where the wedding will be.  It was a busy but nice weekend.

I've been busy quilting as well.  I helped a friend make a tee shirt quilt for her daughter like the one I made for myself.  I'll be quilting it in another week or 2.  I did finish the tee shirt part of a quilt for a woman I know from the gym and have been waiting for her to pick out the border fabric so I can finish it and get paid.  I already have 10 hours into it and would like it done.

I did get this wall hanging done for a customer's granddaughter.  It's a fused applique so none of the pieces were sewn down.  It did quilt up quickly and I think she'll be pleased.

I do have 2 more quilts to quilt before Christmas.  I'm getting more comfortable using templates and need to practice a bit more because I want to use them on one of the quilts.  Practice, practice, practice!

Happy Stitching!