Terrie, Thank you! I really appreciate that description.

BJ - I really like your quilt - Love the bird blocks and the whole thing reminds me of a soft dusk, when the sun is setting among the evergreen trees, in that rosy hue, sitting outside after supper. It exudes peace. Nice

Ok, here's the central part of the top. CLEARLY I am not very talented in making pieced blocks, since the pinwheel corners and center points of almost all the blocks are just not quite where they need to be. Sigh I do kind of like how it looks overall though and I'm just going to finish it up.

Yes nice to see you've grown up Rita.

I ran a mystery quilt online once Terri. That was fun because I didn't know how it was going to turn out anyway. Several of the participants hadn't quilted before we had fun

Rita, your quilt is absolutely beautiful. Your parents can't do anything but love it.
And I like your new avatar.

Well, haven't done any sewing yet. However, I have replaced the blade in my rotary cutter, so I'll be ready for those log cabin strips! Meanwhile in the back of my mind is to prepare a mystery quilt for the guild, which begins in about three weeks. Any one out there a lover of mysteries?

Great quilt Rita I'm sure she'll be thrilled. Have a good family time.

Renata I hope you and Betty Jo have cracked open the limoncello. Is there a bit left for me. Just sending my glass over

Well Rita fancy you turning up with Jennie Raiment and twiddling and fiddling fabric with her. I'll post pictures later. I met up with the great Rosemary, I hope you are going to share your fabulous thimbles on here!

Here! Here! Like Renata said.

I'm pushing off remedial housework by one or two more days... , got my beauty rest but now have to sew! Rita, have a wonderful evening with your family and please pass on our good wishes to your parents, may you enjoy many more anniversary dinners together with love, laughter, good company, good food!

Thanks for all your kind comments. I'll let you know how they felt about it. I wish I could join you today Renata but remedial housework has been the order of the day today and then the celebratory dinner tonight with all the family.

My iron is heating up as I am on this thread... yeah, I get a reprieve and second chance!

Renata, I am having a sew day again today and preparing for our PA trip. I hope to get my little quilt top together and am making a tote bag to take with me. Hope others will join us in fun again today!

Rita - Your wallhanging is simply stunning! Your parents will be so thrilled!! Thanks for sharing it with us!

Nancy

Rita, your quilt is beautiful, such vibrant, living colors on a tree of life full of hearts and warmth and stepping back it also reminds me of a circle, the circle of life... I know your parents will adore this gift and cherish it!

Wendy was going to keep me company yesterday after my guests left and I ended up not appearing with my sewing machine. I missed out on a great day but thought of it a lot while busy. You really did have an amazing time--great dialogue and pictures of progress! My guests did not leave when they planned to, I had an errand to do before sewing and when I came back, I knew I needed a 20 minute cat nap and did so... but DH believed I needed more so he did not wake me up and it was then 8:00 pm when I woke up on my own... I was surprised and shocked that I was down for that long! Dinner was a simple lunch of locally made salame, mozzarella di bufala, cerignola olives (in other words, whatever was left over in the refrigerator), along with rosemary flavored olive oil tortas made by a company in Spain. I then turned around and went right back to sleep until 9:30 this morning... I am ready to sew... hope there is still someone out there...

So sorry, Wendy, to have let you down... I never expected my day to turn out the way it did, but I am so glad that you and so many others had such a great time, I'm a little envious too...