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Wild Thing Quilt

April 7, 2014 by Sue Leave a Comment

Finally, another quilt finish! I hate to admit this, but I actually finished the hand-quilting in late fall and it was just waiting for me to sew on the label to call it a finish. So I did that this weekend and it’s officially done and hanging on my landing stairs to celebrate spring!

Wild Thing front

I used leftover fabric to piece the back. I see lots of online examples of free-piecing the backs and decided to try it. I like how it turned out. It gives some variety rather than just a full backing of one fabric.

I took a class at my local quilt store on quilting basics 2 years ago and this was the quilt we started for that class. I learned a lot of great tips and this was a fun pattern, plus my first time using pre-cuts, as this was done with Moda Charm Packs. And I really love this line of fabrics-they are so bright and pretty!

Size: 60″ x 68″

Fabric: City Weekend, from the Oliver + S fabric collection, produced by Moda

Broadway Revue 2014

February 24, 2014 by Sue Leave a Comment

On Friday night we attended BYU’s Broadway Revue, presented by students of the BFA Music Dance Theatre Program. This is Brian’s major and he was one of the performers in the show. In addition, he arranged a mash-up of three Jason Robert Brown songs that were performed by him and four other students. One of them was Jack and he wrote a nice part for him. The mash-up was totally awesome! We love this show every year, as it showcases the students in different numbers which are choreographed and directed by students. Brian was also featured in the closing number, “Steal Your Rock and Roll”, from Memphis.

Mark and Sarah are behind Brian.

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This little girl was holding her program in one hand and her mom’s hand in the other and staring at Brian while he was talking to friends after the show. I asked her if she wanted to talk to him and she shyly nodded her head, so I grabbed Brian and told him someone wanted to talk to him. He turned and saw the little girl I was indicating and immediately dropped to one knee and focused on her and spoke right to her for a few minutes. I got my phone out and got a picture just as he was getting up, but before that he was totally focused on this cute girl. Heart sigh!

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Gentle Spectrums 2014

February 24, 2014 by Sue 3 Comments

I had an invite from RIEDEL Fascination to join one of her new reading challenges and I’m always game for a new one. These go February 1st, 2014 – February 28th, 2015 so we’re not spending the holidays finishing books and posting wrap-up posts. Great idea! Also she’s not big on lots of picky rules so they are fairly straightforward.

I am joining Gentle Spectrums and choosing option (B) GENTLE SUBJECTS

Fit one book title into each category.

(1) PLANTS
Trees, flowers, grass, gardening & crop-sowing references.

(2) STRUCTURES
A building, rooms, a room or building’s parts.

(3) NATIONS
Culture names, locations ~ lakes, towns, famous spots.

(4) STONES
Synonyms, gems, ruins, geological formations.

(5) FAMILIES
Types of relatives, last names, full names.

(6) QUINTUPLED
A title of 5+ words (articles are fine).

(7) CHEESY
Lame puns or quotations, outrageous, silly; actual cheeses!

(8) ENCHANTING
Mystical, eerie (enchanting content fulfills title; no debunked ending).

(9) WEATHER
Any words approximating weather or seasons.

(10) CHEERFUL
Positive messages, conveys pleasant images!

Sleeping in luxury

February 8, 2014 by Sue Leave a Comment

After 18 years of sleeping on this:

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we finally got a new bed! We got an Intellibed because they are awesome and we have connections, and it is totally sweet! So comfortable! I can’t wait to go to bed each night. Happy dance! Squeeee!

Red-letter day

January 11, 2014 by Sue Leave a Comment

Today we accomplished something big: we got Christmas all packed up and put away. Yay! On top of that momentous achievement, we also got all the snowmen out. Double yay! With me tired and worn out from my family history mission and Scott working a bazillion hours, we have to prioritize. And frankly, having the holiday stuff up longer than normal didn’t seem like such a bad thing. I decided that if my neighbors were judging me for still having the tree in the front window and turning on the lights every night, so be it. Their problem, not mine, right?

This is the latest we’ve ever taken it down, but as Scott said, it was also the latest we’ve put it up, so it all works out. I was sick for most of December, so it was slow going with the decorating. But then, I move slower all the time now, so it’s all good. I am serene.

Happy snow and snowmen!