Sweet!

I went shopping the day after Thanksgiving. . . not a sane thing to do. But the deals were too good on fabric. 
I went with no plan, but was inspired.  I KNEW my granddaughter deserved a cute rag quilt.  Perfect Christmas gift for her mom

I was so happy that I had the time to finish it before Christmas.

Wedding Prep!

I promised (because I wanted to) to make Jennifer and Samuel’s wedding invitations in addition to a quilt.  What was I thinking!
When I was in Utah, I brought the happy couple all the wedding invitations we have received over the years so they could pick out what they wanted.  Then I realized I had better limit it to the ones that it was possible that I could make!
They selected a combination of two different ones that I thought could turn out pretty cute.  I went paper shopping there which was a mistake because I had no clue how I was going to make the card much less how much paper I would need.  Oh well.
We also went fabric shopping.  I wanted them to pick out the fabrics they wanted.  (I picked out the pattern. . . a log cabin quilt)
After I came up with a template for the card, I went paper shopping at home. . .


Meanwhile, I started on the quilt.  I came up with a plan, cut the strips and started sewing them together.


Meanwhile, I needed to start planning the open house we would be holding the week after the wedding.  I enlisted the services of some friends (because I am not a complete idiot and recognize my limitations!).  One friend agreed to be in charge of the food and another to take on the decorations. 
We surveyed the area and measured. . .





I also began pricing food options (once Jennifer and Samuel made up their minds as to what the wanted.)  Cheesecake was at the top of their list!

But there were so many other things to think about from plates and cups to . . .

red, white and black goodies for the candy buffet
I finally had an idea of what the invites would look like (though they could not decide which pictures I should use, so we went with three different ones!)

I made a ton of copies. . . though I later discovered that I had TYPOS in the first set (fortunately BEFORE I assembled the cards)

I finished the invites by my self imposed deadline. . . .what a HUGE relief.

But there was still more to be done.  I had no clue what a challenge the candy buffet would be. I would buy what I could as I found it.
 

You’d think I would have remembered to take a picture of the quilt after I finished it, but of course I didn’t.  At least I manage to take some photos when it was close!

I feel so fortunate that I was able to take on these things for them.  I found great joy in completing the tasks.  I am grateful that I have been able to develop some talents that others can benefit from and that I had the time to complete them.