Happy Mother's Day

Happy Mother's Day!!!

I bought this Chinese Tree Peony for a Mother's Day gift for my mom several years ago. It has always bloomed for Mother's Day......... except last year........my first Mother's Day without her. I was so worried that it wouldn't bloom again, but this year it is beautiful. Happy Mother's Day, Mom!

Here's a closeup of the bloom........they are huge!!

Off to the Quilter...........

Here are two quilts that I am taking to the longarm quilter tomorrow. This will be my first time taking quilts to someone else to quilt. I will post pictures of them when I get them back......I hope I can take them outside so that the pictures are better.

The first quilt is a Marti Michell Block of the Month, entitled Hidden Stars.

The second quilt is an Atkinson Designs pattern, Tic Tac Mo. I enlarged the pattern by adding more block to make it full sized. I used Thimbleberries fabrics for the blocks. My mom picked out the fabric for the background setting triangles and the borders.

Bereavement Bears

I am including some pictures of Bereavement Bears I have been making. During my mother's illness, we were fortunate enough to have the services of Mountain Hospice. They were wonderful, caring individuals, who did the work of angels-----this year I received a letter asking for volunteers. I really wasn't ready for in-home volunteering and called to let them know that. As I spoke with the Volunteer Coordinator, Tia, I found different ways that I could help out....... and the one I decided on was making Bereavement Bears.

They had wanted to start this program earlier, but had no volunteers who could sew.......well here I am! The idea is simple, after a patient passes, hospice offers to have a bereavement bear made from a special piece of the patient's clothing for the family to remember their loved one. I hope in a small way, I can help these families with the grief they are feeling.

So, if you have some time, check out your local hospice agency and ask if you can donate your talents to help them out!

West Virginia Race for the Cure

Well, 3 miles later here we are at the Charleston WV Capitol Building.

Left to Right, Sandi, Angie and me!

It was a great day and over $120,000 was raised for the Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation!

The event had even painted Pink Ribbons along the course which ran up and down a section of Kanawha Boulevard.



After some Retail Therapy, we came back to Elkins, WV and I caught up with my cousin, Chelsey P for her prom. Here she is in her dress, getting ready to go in for dinner before the Prom.