Table Toppers

2 finishes earlier in the year

2 table toppers

each 24" finished

1 patriotic

1 summer

samples for my LQS

where I teach and work

HOW long has it been?

Wow, I can't believe that I'd missed the entire 2010 year. It's been so long that I forgot how to do this whole bloggy thing. Yes, I even watched the help videos, lol, it's a good thing they have them now.

Anyway, lots have happened in 2010.

Some of the more memorables....

... DS graduated from high school ...
currently attending ITT.

... DD#2 promoted to middle school...

... finished 7th and will enter 8th grade in a couple weeks. How time flies!

... celebrated my dad's 80th birthday. Here he is with some of the grandkids, grandnephews, and grandnieces who were able to attended. Funny thing is that I took lots of pictures during this time, but this is the best pic that I can show you. It was hard to get all the kids to stand still and look at the camera. lol

As far as quilting goes, not a whole lot was done during the first half of 2010 because after the passing of my BIL in 10/2009, my own hubby had some health issues so all of my energies were focused on him. I'm happy to report that he's recovered and doing well now.

Of course, I jumped back into quilting again... but more on that later.

I hope some of you are still with me and that I'm not talking to myself. :-D

Also, I apologized for not answering the emails coming from this blog. I do thank you for all your concerns. For now, I'm coming back slowly and will share with you some of my projects soon.

Take care,
Rhonda

Hello....

are you still with me dear bloggy friends?

I apologize for my absents and my lack of email replies.

Thank you so much to those who sent me a note of condolences.

I appreciated your thoughtfulness.

I must admitted that my BIL's death hit me harder than I thought.

Last month I felt .... BLAH...

had some difficulties concentrating on any particular projects,

so there's nothing complete to share.

In case I don't make it back here soon,

I just wanted to wish you all a Merry Christmas

and a Happy New Year!!

Rest In Peace

No more pain.

No more suffering.

Only peace.

With our Heavenly Father.

My BIL passed away last week

at the age of 45.

Survived by his wife

and

four little boys

and

two older girls from

previous marriage.

Thank you for your thoughts

and prayers

at this sad time.

Class and Sadness

I'm back in teaching mode. :o)

Last Friday I taught another Cathedral Window class. This time around there were 3 students: Cindy, Ann, and Linda. They did a wonderful job with their class projects. We worked on making a pillow top and a pincushion.

The first photo is Cindy who just started quilting about 2 months ago. She said that she's been sewing all her life starting with making Barbie doll clothes, and her first quilt was a king sized quilt. Awesome! The second photo is Ann who is a seasoned quilter. I love the colors in the Layer Cake collection that she used.

This is Linda; she the last one to pack up for the day but did got her pillow top done. Both Linda and Cindy used soft pastel colors Layer Cake. Their projects turned out very pretty.

On a sad note....

Last week, my BIL, hubby's brother, was hospitalized because he's been really sick. After many tests all week, it is determined that his illness is terminal. Everyone is devasted! Please said a prayer for us as my family heading down this difficult time. Thank you.