Sylvia's Bridal Sampler resurrected!

I'm fired up!! Today is the first day this year that I'm off on an away-from-home adventure! And it's almost the end of March. However, I'm going to make up for that, as I have several trips on the horizon in April. 

I'm in the process of migrating the data from that old hard disk to the new one. And it's slow, but I'm getting there. There are a couple of issues - of course, there are! I've tried a couple of folders, and despite using copy/paste or drag-and-drop, they won't transfer. OK—maybe I'm not putting them in the right spot. But NOPE -- after trying several times, the darn files stay where they are. The entire folder, that is. I don't have time to investigate it much this morning, so I'll look at it when I'm back. 

It's just annoying, and I see there is a lot of data that needs to be deleted, and technically, I should delete it before I move what I want, but I need to move that data. I don't want to say that a failure is imminent, but I'm getting signs from this hard disk that it's not happy, and I dare not wait too long. 

However, that's not even the best news! That is what I accomplished at the sewing machine yesterday. I'm not sure how much of this project I've mentioned before, so bear with me if there is any repetition. 

In addition to hosting a UFO Club, I also host Many Blocks. The premise was that many of us were working on quilts with many blocks, and some of us needed help. It's very similar to UFO Club, but focusing on quilts with lots of blocks. Anyway, I was working on my 365-Day quilt until I needed to take a break, and since I took that break, I've finished several quilts - Vintage Christmas, Farm Girl Vintage, and Dear Jen, which I've shared as I finished those quilts. Except for Dear Jen, which just needs the binding and a label sewn on, the others are done - binding, labels, etc. 

My next project is Sylvia's Brida Sampler, which I taught as a class at Ruti's Needlebed (now closed) back in 2012!!!! 

Sylvia's Bridal Sampler book

OH -- if you go back to this blog post from 2012, have a look at the setting in the first picture. That is beautiful!!!! And if you want to see more (I'll be going back to review some of the posts - the tag line is Elm Creek Quilts, which you'll find on the right-hand side of the blog.)

I had made many of the blocks, but I never finished them. So, for the Many Blocks homework this month, I dug out the container of blocks and fabric. 

The extra fabric

The completed blocks

I needed to take inventory of this project and counted out 100 blocks, which you see above, and there was a bag with partially completed blocks or fabric set aside to make blocks. 

Partially completed blocks

100 blocks are complete, and 40 are partially complete. The blocks were all labeled, so that was good. 

Each block is labeled.

 Plus, I had identified in the book which ones I had done. Everything checked out. 

A colored dot means it's done!

So -- it was time to get working on those last forty blocks. I've already decided not to make one large quilt. I will make three quilts instead. I have loads of fabric leftover to make sashing and borders. I have designed them in EQ8, but I don't have that information handy this morning. I believe I might need to make a couple of extra blocks to get three quilts. 

I split the blocks into bags by page in the book, resulting in four groupings. I decided to work on all the blocks on page one that had not been done. There were three - how hard can that be? 

As you saw yesterday, I had the first block laid out. Oh boy --- a LOT of Y-seams. 

The first block was laid out to sew.

The slow process of sewing the Y-seam began. I was very careful as I sewed each one, so as not to over-stitch the ends and to ensure everything was pressed well. 

Slow and steady

To sew Y-seams well, you must be 100% aware of how your sewing machine ties the knot, if it has that feature. I love the TIE-OFF (PFAFF) or FIX (HV), especially for this type of seam. 

I'm using the PFAFF Creative Icon 2, and it starts at one spot and goes back about 1/8" of an inch to start the tie-off. As long as you accommodate that, you are good. I'm pretty darn good at that after yesterday. 

Starting a Y-seam with a tie-off

And there we have the finished block. It's just shy of 6½" in a couple of spots along the bottom left corner, but otherwise, it's bang on. I'm happy, and one block down, 39 to go. By the way, this block was cut out. 

One block done!

The next block I grabbed was not cut out, so that was the first thing I did. 

Cutting the next block

I had to make strips to cut into diamonds, and then they were also ready to sew together. Guess what? More Y-seams!!!

Block two is ready to sew together.

And then, before I knew it, that block was complete, and I was working on the third and final block for Page One in the book. It was a Bow-Tie block, with Y-seams, and it was NOT cut out. 

Blocks two and three - done!

I was on a roll. I put the three blocks back in Bag One and labeled it to indicate that all 28 blocks for the first page are complete. PHEW!!! 

Now onto Bag Two, which had 28 blocks complete, 8 blocks prepped, and four blocks with nothing done. The eight blocks are at various stages of completion, and I grabbed this Hunter's Star block, which is paper-pieced. Only to find that two pieces of fabric were in the incorrect position. So I fixed that and finished the block. 

Block four - done

That's as far as I got, but I managed to get 1/10 of the missing blocks done yesterday. My goal is to get the three quilts done this year. That is very doable, although I know some of the upcoming blocks are doozies!!!

Last week, when I was working on Colour My World, I took a presser foot off the sewing machine. Do you think I could find it? "I looked everywhere" is silly to say because I didn't find it; I did NOT look everywhere. 

Yesterday, a thought crossed my mind, and I looked under the free arm (I have an extension table on the machine), and VOILA—there was the missing foot. How it got there, I have no idea. The bottom line is that I found it! 

There's the missing foot!

Thanks to everyone who came out for the Virtual Retreat. It was loads of fun as usual, and we certainly do keep each other entertained! 

I had a lot of questions about the upcoming scrap class starting in the fall. Basically, after this class, you will know everything you ever wanted (and didn't want) to know about scraps. Will you be obligated to sew something? Nope! Will you need to buy a pattern? Nope! It's more of a technique, learning to work differently, and it will be great for everyone regardless of your skill level. 

Well, I've got to run. No spin class this morning as I had some last-minute packing to do (the portable office) and some computer work, and I want to be out of the house by 8 AM. 

Have a super day!!!

Ciao!!!!

Show n Tell

In case they missed it in the comments (the two post-op knee people are now chatting to each other), and we have a retired orthopedic nurse amongst the readers—get an icing machine. I've heard that from other people as well. I hope I never need one, but apparently, they are the best thing since sliced bread for recovery! 

Thanks to Elle for the suggestion, and good luck to Torri and Shirley! 

I had fun at the two classes in the morning. So much creativity! I will only share my Colour My World with you—the others are still in bits and pieces, and I'll save the big show-and-tell for June. I still have to complete the stitching on the four houses in the middle of each row, but otherwise - I'm up to date!

My Colour My World quilt - close to being finished

I'm so happy with the progress. I love the bright colors, and I've pretty much kept the pattern to the original, except for changing the color of the trees. The four corners are the areas where many others before our class have changed the four distinct buildings in the original: Big Ben, Eiffel Tower, One World Trade Center (NY), and Centrepoint Tower (Sydney, Australia). 

The original quilt

Some of the ladies want to switch up the buildings and make them more representative of Canada or places they have seen around the world. I'm going to swap two of them -- CN Tower for Centrepoint Tower, and a grain elevator for One World. I have no clue how to draw, but I got out my pencil and a ruler (and an eraser - thank goodness) and took a very logical approach to drawing the CN Tower, which I shared with the class. And I made it into a paper pieced pattern! And it took about 20 minutes in total!!! 

I love the group's creativity, and they are now creating some amazing buildings for the corners. However, I have one frustrating situation in the class. As a polite Canadian, I might not mention this, but I am downright annoyed, and I'm allowed to speak up! If we don't voice these kinds of things, they'll keep happening, and I'm tired of keeping the crap inside. 

 Every month since the beginning, a question has come up about the alternate (NON-existent, personal choice) patterns. Would they be offered for free (there was an offer to buy them)? This was way before we even started to work on designing them. I get it -- I don't draw, but I'm working to the best of my abilities and willing to give it a try. 

I have no problem if people ask, and I explained my stance that as a teacher, I am there to teach them how to create these patterns that I don't even need to, because the original pattern comes with FOUR PERFECTLY GOOD BUILDINGS! I get it and would be most willing to share my patterns, but the constant whining has made me dig my heels in. Why should I or someone design a building that is special to them and then just hand it over to someone else? 

Besides, these patterns are large, so they are not easy to scan and send to someone else. And my pattern, once I'm done with it, will be scraps of paper! All anyone has to do is follow my detailed diagrams, and they, too, can achieve the same pattern in mere minutes!

Enough said about that --- the bottom line is if you want the redesigned patterns, then try and if you don't succeed, perhaps we can work out an arrangement, but I DO NOT hand out free gifts on a platter without some effort. I probably would have shared what I've done, but the behavior got my back up right at the start of the class, and because of the constant whining about it, I have dug my heels in. I hope no one in the class shares either - I know that is completely un-Christian-like - but there are principles to be upheld! 

I'm also very happy to report that the Tamarack Jacket is almost complete! I have sewn in the sleeves, and I need to finish off the seam allowances before I continue, but I basted the side seams just to see how it fits, and I LOVE IT!!! I still need to bind the sleeves, but that is the last thing after the side seams are finished. So lots of handwork. I might get some of this completed tonight at the virtual retreat, or I'll take it this week. I need to get some of these almost-finished things done! 

The front of the Tamarack jacket

The back ends a good steaming because it's been crumpled in a basket for a long, long time. While it may seem a bit large in the back, I don't have a ton of excess room, and I certainly want it so tight that I can't move. I'm happy with it. 

The back of the jacket

I accomplished quite a bit after the Zooms were over. What should I work on? All this free time is beyond my comprehension—where do I even begin to get everything done? At least I have the time, now I need to keep my focus and motivation. The pile on the current projects table is motivation enough, but there is so much that it's hard to know where to start. 

I decided to grab the bag of black-and-white scraps and see what could be done. This was on the current projects table, and I was going to toss it in with the retreat stuff, but decided it was a good task for yesterday. 

My scrap box of black and white fabric

I'm not going to give you the blow-by-blow of how I did what I did, as I've decided to teach my scrap class in the fall. I'm enjoying my free time too much to fill it up with classes. Here's my plan - I'm going to run a scrap class in the fall through Thimbles and Things (SH -- I have finalized the details with Paula yet), and it'll likely start in October (maybe September) and run for hmmmmm ---- how many months? About 7, I think, so I need to look at my calendar. Perhaps I could get that organized later today. 

I know that someone else does scrappy classes with that store, but I have a different take on it! As a result, I'm saving the process I did yesterday, but I'll share a few things with you. 

After taking stock of what I needed, I had to cut almost 1,000 rectangles at 1½" by 2½". 

Taking stock of what I had

That was a long and boring afternoon, but I was listening to a great audiobook, so I didn't mind. After the workout and the massage, and then standing to do all this cutting, my back was tired at one point, so I sat down for a while. 

MANY rectangles cut

The bottom line is that everything got cut, labelled, and back in the project bag. 

The project is ready to sew!

The remaining bits of black-and-white fabric are neatly organized in the black-and-white scrap box, and I'm a happy camper. YES - I made a dent in the scrap box! 

The scrap box now!

I'm not sure when I'll get a chance to get back to working on this, but it is a good ender/leader project, and I might keep that out and work on it instead of my half-square triangles. But that is one thing off the current project table - well, technically it's still there, but much more advanced than it was. 

Then it was onto the next thing. As mentioned, there are so many small things that are almost complete but aren't, and I'm trying to get them done. I have these little mitten ornaments that are mostly done, but a few need a few fiddly finishing details. Last night, during the Virtual Retreat call, I decided to get more of that done. 

I had one mitten that required crystals. 

This mitten requires crystals.

I set up the supplies, which probably took longer than applying the remaining crystals. 

Getting ready to work on the crystals

The mitten now has crystals and is complete. I put everything away once the crystal tool cooled down. 

Crystals on the mitten

I have six Santa mittens that required theappliquée pieces to be cut and fused in place. I did that the other day, but now a bell has to be stitched to each hat. 

Three Santa mittens

I have three of six bells sewn on, and all six faces have theappliquéé complete. I believe I still have to mark eyes with a pen and something else, I can't remember at the moment. I should be able to finish those tonight. 

I also cut out the fusibleappliquéé and fused the pieces for the four snowman blocks in place. There is still a face to draw on. The pattern calls for seed beads, but why? I think I'll get the Pigma pen out and mark dots. 

The four snowman mittens

I get an email anytime a house is listed in our area, or there's a price change or whatever. OH MY GOODNESS -- we all know that prices are nowhere near what they were several years ago, but I got a notification this morning of a house that has a price drop of 35%. That equates to over $500K. Either that was a big mistake, or they are desperate to sell. So, for less than $1M, you can get a pretty nice house in a great neighborhood!! The house has been renovated as well! 

The girls and I had some long walks (yes - that is plural) yesterday. I took this picture of the creek in the forest behind the house. 

The creek behind our house

What's interesting, and I probably say this every year, is that the creek ends in a city sewer drain! And it only has water in the spring. How sad that the creek ends in a drain. I know other areas around here typically have water in the spring, but they just plop houses onto the land. 

When I went for a walk in the afternoon, I had no errands and didn't really want to walk alone, so I grabbed both girls, and we went out. Good grief—though Miss Murphy was fast asleep and is getting up in age, the minute you put a leash on her, she is a different dog. For the first part of the walk, she goes full tilt, then, once she has calmed down, she slows down somewhat. Lexi is just happy to be out!

Walking the dogs

While they are fun to walk together, I wouldn't do it regularly. They would kill me with all the pulling and twisting and turning they do. But they are MUCH better on leashes together than they used to be. They would get all twisted up and pull suddenly at full speed, and it was a nightmare. My only fear about walking both of them is having an e-scooter pass us, because Murphy HATES them. She even gives motorcycles the evil eye when they pass us! I have no idea where that came from! I would not be able to control both dogs in that situation. 

I spent time in Studio B this morning tidying up! Machines were on the floor, needing cleaning, and stuff was everywhere. I still have a lot to do today, but I'm making good progress. Vacuuming floors, dusting, etc. And putting things away and getting out what to work on today. I have nothing except the Virtual Retreat. Sorry—I had to check my schedule again to confirm that. It just feels bizarre to not have to prep for something or host a Zoom class. 

WAIT—other than Monday Sewing, I have NOTHING on my calendar for the remainder of the month. NOTHING!!!! 

But that doesn't mean I'm not cognizant of what needs to be done for April, and with several trips in April, I need to be strategic with my time. I dug out this block to work on this morning. That is going to be a doozy to sew, and I can hardly wait. 

My "homework" for today

I'm trying really hard to finish up those piddly and fiddly little things that are half done. There's a lot of that kind of stuff on the current projects table. I'm making progress, but I have a few too many things on the go. It's time to refocus and just get them done! That includes the cutting and handwork I'm taking to this quilting retreat! 

On that happy note, I'm out of here! The link for the Virtual Retreat is below. 

Have a super day!!!

Ciao!!!




Virtual Retreat - Sunday, March 22 --- starts at 3 PM.

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Elm Creek - Sylvia's Bridal Sampler The REVEAL

So much happening!!!!

If you have been following this blog - you know that one of the ongoing projects we worked on was Sylvia's Bridal Sampler from the book series - Elm Creek Quilts by Jennifer Chiaverini. 


Here is a picture of the book that we used in this project........

Elm Creek Quilt book

The class was held at Ruti's Needlebed. We started in January of 2011. Each month, TEN blocks were assigned. Each of the blocks are 6 1/2" unfinished. All the block instructions were written by a number of different people and well some of them didn't make sense. I tried to make them a bit more consistent and provide  "clues" to make the construction of these blocks easier.

There were a lot of moments in the class - struggles, ripping, frustration, but overall I think they had fun and they certainly rose to the occasion of completing this quilt.

It was made VERY CLEAR at the beginning that they did NOT have to complete all 140 blocks!!!   I know 140 blocks! That is a LOT. So as the meetings progressed, some chose to eliminate some of the more complex blocks or those with Y seams or whatever. It appeared that each of them had their own method of elimination.

After giving the class several months to complete the blocks and assemble the quilt, I hosted them at my house yesterday for a show n tell.

All I can say - they BLEW me away. Wow - the quilts are so different - it is hard to believe that we used the same blocks.

Without further ado - here are the quilts......................

Pat - used a lot of bright colours in her quilt. Because she had a few wonky sized blocks - she added a frame around each block (the pink), then trimmed to the same size and sewed them together. She is going to hand quilt it. GREAT JOB PAT!!!!!!    She made 72 blocks (well there are 72 in the quilt - I think she had more at home that didn't make it in the quilt) and this is a still a pretty big quilt. 

Carol wanted a nice wall hanging for above her staircase.  She has 40 blocks in  this quilt and a few extra at home. One day she was at my house and we spent some time figuring out what to use for sashing. Then she went home and didn't like it and bought another one. I think she made a GREAT decision and this quilt looks AMAZING!!!!!   WAY TO GO CAROL!!!!!!!   Oh yes - she used oriental style fabrics - fabrics with a tinge of gold in them.   I should mention that this quilt is quilted, bound and the sleeve in on!!!!

Janice used civil war style fabric (I am not sure they are specifically civil war, but they are muted) . She made MOST of the blocks and is starting to put it together. It is going to be a FABULOUS quilt when it is done. Can't wait to see it - I bet it will be hanging in the Brampton Quilt Show in May, 2013. Janice - how is that for incentive to get it complete!!!!   I LOVE IT - SUPER job so far!!!!   Keep it up. 

Ruth - now what can I say about Ruth. I am SO PROUD OF HER!!!!!    She started this project with GREAT trepidation. There is a LOT of piecing in here, lots of new stuff in here. Ruth tackled it with gusto and although I am sure there were MANY moments when she wanted to throw in the towel, she persevered. She has 106 of the blocks completed and needs at least TWO more to make complete rows. I remember a couple of days when Ruth would attend my sit and sew days and she worked on these blocks. RUTH - YOU TOTALLY BLEW me away yesterday. You DESERVE A HUGE pat on the back for all your hard work!!!!!!    They are pinned to a sheet and I am liking that like colour for the background!!!!

Jeanette made not one

But TWO quilts

Here they both are. Now Jeanette is a speedy gonzalez - she couldn't wait for us and worked ahead and was finished all 140 blocks months before the last of them were assigned. Hey - where is the fun in that????   She has a nice soft colour palette. There were a few blocks that she did NOT like, so she made duplicates of a couple of others. I believe she split the blocks in half alphabetically A - J in one quilt, (or whatever the letter is) and the rest in the other quilt. These are quilted and bound!!!    FABULOUS job Jeanette

Mary joined us from another group that was working on the Elm Creek blocks. She has a lot more blocks completed - we just put up this many to get an idea of her colouring. I LOVE the purple/green combination. It is going to be a gorgeous quilt when it is done. Mary - set up a schedule - get one or two done every day or every week. You CAN DO IT. And will I see that quilt in the Halton Hills Quilt show in October??????   

Judy made 99 blocks and then FOUR card trick blocks for the corners. She used a dark sashing between her blocks and it makes each block really stand out. Lots of pinks and blues.  This quilt looks YUMMY. It is quilted and just needs the binding (dark blue) stitched on. WAY TO GO Judy - Hey - are you ready to take on Dear Jane????   Just call and sign up - I'll be waiting for you..............

Lois - what can I say - this quilt just blew us away yesterday. Shoot - I should have taken some close ups of the fabrics. Her background is light beige with gold on it. Then she used browns and golds for the blocks. Up close - some of them looked like they might not work, but in the quilt - WOW WOW WOW. That is all I can say. This is gorgeous. The quilt is for her daughter who was an integral part of the construction (from a supervising stand point).   Lois' hand work (on the applique was IMPECCABLE) and I believe she is going to hand quilt it. She made all 140 blocks - used 136 in this quilt which is HUGE. We told her to use the four remaining blocks in the corners, but she wasn't sure she wanted to make it any bigger!!!!

Tish - a classic blue and white quilt. Oh - I should mention - I put the quilts on the wall and I think I got everyone of them UPSIDE DOWN or sideways so if you see some blocks that you think are wrong - it is likely ME - not the maker that got it wrong. Anyway - this blue/white combo is to die for!!!!!    So crisp and clean. I know Tish struggled with some of the blocks and was ready to throw in the towel. Then she decided to reduce the number of blocks to make and then she pushed forward and got them done in a hurry. There are about 76 blocks in this quilt. The sashing between the blocks is wider than the others and makes the blocks really float so you can appreciate each and every one. Then she used extra blocks in the border (in a square in a square setting). It is quilted and BOUND!!!!!!   AWESOME Tish - I love it!!!!!!!!!

Susan - She also started this quilt with another group and then came to our group.  The colours in this quilt are very soft and so NOT ME, but I LOVE LOVE LOVE this one too. She framed each block in a pale yellow and then trimmed all the blocks to an equal size. The yellow frame is very tiny (shoot - I wish I had of taken closeups). Anyway the end result is a gorgeous quilt and it goes beautifully in her bedroom. She made almost 100 blocks. The borders are on and I think she said she is going to hand quilt it. Brilliant job Susan!!!!!!   Stunning quilt. 

Joanne couldn't be with us yesterday, but she sent a picture of her quilt. She made 81 blocks and added 81 plain squares. It is approximately 101 by 101 inches. She was thrilled with the end result and I think she should be - this looks amazing!!!   Just wish we could have seen it in real life - we know that pictures do NOT do justice to the quilts. It needs to be quilted.  WAY TO GO JOANNE!!!!!!!   She also said that the deadlines helped to keep her on track - hey - I am good at that with other people - glad I could help. 

Elaine - yes this is mine. Speaking of deadlines - I am good at handing them out, but not so good at respecting them myself. Seriously I have deadlineitis. I don't remember EVER meeting a deadline in quilting. Part of that is just too much going on. Anyway - I have about 100 blocks done and intentions to do the rest - the remaining 40 are in various stages of completion. And after I get some URGENT stuff out the door - this is going to become my morning project. 

Let's see - we did not get show n tell from a couple of people - I shall NOT name any names - right Vicki????  And Celia was here, but her top isn't completely together yet, so she did not bring it. Hmmmmm - a big secret????   Can't wait to see it.


Well there you have. I would like to thank you all for being wonderful students. The classes were FUN and certainly entertaining. I never knew what "complaints" and "excuses" would arise every month!!!  You certainly kept me on my toes and I am glad that I was part of this group.

Thanks to Jennifer also, for providing us with the idea and the book so we had a wonderful project to work on. If you ever need quilt testers - I have just the group for you!!!!


If you want to see the quilts in progress - click on Elm Creek Quilt (tags on the right hand side) or do a search for Elm Creek and you will see the previous posts related to this project.


Have a great day!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!



Ciao!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

While the cat is away.................

AHA - I decided that I would prepare a blog and schedule it to post while I am on the road!!!!  Actually at the time this gets posted, the Ride to Conquer Cancer will just be starting - 8 AM. The weather doesn't look good - but we'll just suck it up. It is ONE day which is NOTHING compared to those going through chemo treatment.

Yesterday was a day of adventure - at least the morning. Marian and I went to the Ancaster quilt show. But FIRST - we had to stop to get a picture of this...............

Apparently there was this GIANT NEMO that someone had on their front lawn for FREE. They had no takers, so they decided to have NEMO do things. Here he is paddling his canoe. And in case you are worried - he does have a life jacket on!!!!!   No danger of him DROWNING!!!!!

AHA - that will teach her to make faces at me!!!!!!

We saw some AMAZING quilts. I took lots of pictures - lots of ideas for quilting - wish I could show them all to you, but I selected a couple that I thought people might be interested in.


First - here is a Farmer's Wife................

Farmer's Wife (on point)

Then we saw a Sylvia's Bridal Sampler (or Elm Creek as I call it)

Elm Creek - also on point. I do like the on-point setting

And then we saw these two quilts side by side. What a great lesson in colour/value. Do you see what I mean?   The same green fabric was used in both..........................

Good lesson in colour/value. Neither is right or wrong - just DIFFERENT. You choose!!!!!

There was another like this, but the little squares were white and the squares in the background were rainbow colour (I think). I did not take a picture of that one.


And here is a puzzle for you. This is a redwork alphabet square. The letter is Q - can you guess what the word is???????

The letter Q - the word is _________________________

I got lucky right off the bat because I won a door prize. I don't normally win, but today I did. And what did I win?????

A book that (can you believe it) - I DO NOT HAVE. It is a great book. I was very happy

Then we popped quickly to the member's boutique. Some beautiful stuff for sale, but we quickly checked out the books and I found a TREASURE. This book by Elly Sienkiewicz. Currently on eBay for between $45 and $70 and I got it for $3.00!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

A BARGAIN

I have Volume Number One and never bought Two  because of the price. Now I have it and the price was right!!!!!


Friday was/is PROM day/night. It is NOT M's prom, but she is a date so I get to play taxi again as I ferry her to the hair and makeup appointment and then to the photos and then I get to sit home and WAIT.


And I must get myself ready for the ride.



On that note - have a great day!!!!!  


Have a beer tonight for me as I am sitting in the big tent having a beer and HOPEFULLY I will be dry. Watch for updates on Facebook.


Ciao!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!