They are hitched!!

The family wedding went off without a hitch....well that's not true is it?  Our son and his gal got hitched.  All the visitors are gone :( and it rained.  I am most pleased about the rain, and of course the 'hitch'.  Here's a favourite picture of our bride and her Dad.  Check out the bridal shoes...gotta love that girl.

Signing the papers :))

 Three generations.....

The groomsmen, brothers of the groom.   

He was just referred to as "my husband" 

It wasn't long before the jackets and vests were lost.....it was a hot evening in all ways, and not a breeze.
These are just candid camera shots.  I look forward to the  official photographer's version of this event  The newlyweds recently returned from Europe so I am hoping these pictures are available soon.
The above pictures are most of the reason why I have not posted in a while.  I will show you pictures of the other reason I have not been posting, in the next post.
Happy Sunday, hope yours is a good one.
gudrun

Pretties

I find it difficult to make a quilt quickly.  I can quilt a quilt quickly, constructing one for friends or family member takes much longer.  I have educated my family to this point.  They understand that I have a year to make a birthday present..because after all you will be 50 or 59 for a whole year eh! That's true of newly weds too, yes? Good because as you can guess, it is taking 'longer' then initial calculating.

Another point of this ramble is to say I received a beautiful knit shawl from my SIL a few days ago. A birthday present for this Pisces who loves blue.

The colour has is a subtle variegated sea blue.

Clear beads sparkling around the bottom edges.  This will not be stashed in the closet, it will find a home, when not on my shoulders,  it is  too yummy eye candy to hide. Thanks bunches Irene.
Also thanks for the company of your children, I had fun and I won't send you kittens  (vbg)
I am sure I will be talking kittens on this blog soon.
Happy Sunday

gudrun
( I am thinking we need to start doing a rain dance on this part of the rock)

There's a saying....

"I have been busier then a one arm woman in a paper hanging contest".... It took me a while before I got this one, I always thought of paper hanging as 'kiting', then someone said "think wall paper"....doh!

 Where have I been  and why haven't I managed to post in so long?  Well.... when the weather is warmer, I go slower,  :))  in addition I am happily overwhelmed  with company.  It seems 2012 is our summer of visitors.  There's a little time till the next visitor....Hi Donna.

I have quilted two smaller quilts. This picture does not do the colour combination  justice.  The green doesn't look green at all.  I was asked for a three leaf  meander in a matching grey, and add the date and maker's initials.  White backs are intimidating, especially with a dark coloured thread  but that's just me.

This one was done for a young fella finishing his training  in the Canadian Navy. It was needed in a 'hurry', the hurry job consisted of a few maple leaf motifs and meander filling.  I love the strips.

 Happy Saturday friends,
gudrun

Still quilting.

Today was the last Guild meeting of the season.  I had a great afternoon. Lots of fun.
I took part in a Guild challenge.  It was called "Name that Tune".

I also took part in a year long challenge to step out of my box or comfort zone.... I wanted to  try some new things that have been demonstrated by guild members over the last few months. So here's what I did.... first.
Picked a song I liked, got the lyrics and printed them.  Then cut these up and re arranged them (just a bit) and took a picture.  Took lots of pictures with different views and focuses..

Next, I found an old beat up guitar in our barn. (Lots of good stuff in the barn  :))  and on a sunny evening which makes for lots of great shadows, I took a lot of pictures of this,  finally printed one onto a light mottled tan fabric.  I iron the fabric onto white freezer paper and use this in the printer.

I added ' musical' fabric, a couple of skinny green borders, and repeated the 'musical' fabric in a binding.

some thread painting, a few fancy stitches programmed into the sewing machine and

some trapunto 

Have you guessed the name o that tune?  I'll give you a hint.  Neil Young.

Happy Summer,

gudrun

ps don't know how I go some text on white but hey kinda neat...and I am not going to fight with blogger today 

Fruit Flies

Time flies like an arrow, fruit flies like a banana. No bananas here, but I did quilt fruit flies in bright neon green thread all over these place mats.

Wednesday again already....happy hump day. gudrun