April 21, 2012
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Trip to Virginia
~ Spur of the moment trip to Virginia ~
Last Wed. I got a call from my sister Barbara inviting me to join her for a sewing event on Friday.
With Mark’s blessing I packed my bags and headed down the road the next day. This trip would also give me some time to spend with my mother as well as some of my sisters. Coleen was coming up from Ga. and I thought this was great timing.
Saturday we joined forces and made quick work of Mother’s cleaning.
I did the floors. Sweeping, vacuuming and washing them clean. Did you know that Bernina also made vacuum cleaners? Mother got this one years ago when they were dealers of the Bernina Sewing Machines. It still works great!
Coleen took on the job of washing mother’s china dishes. This cabinet is open and does get dusty. Mother painted most of these hand painted china pieces.
Just look at these pretty butter dishes.
June did all the dusting, including Mother’s arsenal!
Now let me back up a bit to Barbara and my day of sewing. The sewing event was a twelve hour sew-in to raise money for breast cancer. We bought table space to sew and the monies were given to a local cancer program.
This room hummed with twenty-five machines and ladies talking and laughing with one another. That day I was able to FINISH the wedding quilt! I still have the binding to hand stitch down. Tim and Diana’s wedding is in two weeks. I think I am going to get it done in time.
Here are a few projects that different ladies were working on.
Barbara taught a sampler class a few months ago and this lady brought her quilt along and was putting the finishing touches to it.
This gal was making an all over cream quilt. She first did a lot of handwork with candlewicking.
Here is a close-up. It is beautiful!
Part way through the day Mother and Coleen stopped in to see what we were doing.
I love the way they went around the room and talked with each person, showing an interest and asking about their projects.
They were fascinated with this ladies pin cushion and how organized she was with it!
Coleen and Mother went to various thrift stores while we continued to sew.
Their best “find of the day” were these new wheels for mother!
She is still very mobile but when on a trip where there is a lot of walking this new “Chariot” sure will come in handy.
Saturday afternoon we make a stop at the Virginia Quilt Museum. We were told that they had an old “Farmer’s Delight” quilt that was hanging. Our family is especially fond of that pattern because of Grandmother Vera’s love of it. Grandmother made over 10 in her life time. We were given permission to take this picture.
Sunday was a day I want to forget about. I was planning on heading back to DE right after Sunday lunch, but could not find my keys. I searched over four hours, (the time it would of taken me to drive home) and could not find them!!!! They still haven’t shown up either! I’m gonna blame Sanford and Sheila’s dog Louise. I gotta blame someone!
Sunday night Sanford had to drive to Dulles Airport to pick up his wife. Mark got our spare set of keys and drove the two hours to Dulles to meet Sanford and give him the keys for me. I’m still shaking my head wondering just where can they be. No more being hard on Mark when he looses his wallet or glasses!
Monday morning Sheila and Sanford joined us for coffee and donuts before I headed home.
~ Parting Shot ~
I love this picture of my niece Rebecca with her boyfriend Abe.
Comments (10)
What a wonderful idea – a sew in as a fundraiser!! You STILL couldn’t find your keys, after all that looking? Perhaps you were meant to spend that extra night in Virginia!
Ahh.. another sewing post. I love them. Your mother looks well and you look beautiful as always! You have such a blessed family! Thanks for sharing and I’m glad you were able to go. Your mother is blessed to have such good girls to help her!
What a great spur-of-the-moment trip.
Fun-fun-fun! Very nice pics and I can see why Vera loved the Farmers Delight quilt. It is beautiful. I wonder how many quilts you girls have made!!!???
Keeping sewing and writing for us to read about.
Aunt Polly, I had no idea you and Aunt Colene were here! I would have loved to pop in and say hi! The first lady in your post hold the purple star blocks quilt…I know her, Mrs Herrick. That looked like a wonderful event to go to. Hope you find your keys!
I loved seeing and hearing about your trip to VA. Oh my, such fun and great company. I’m just about jealous. Or am I, really!!! I think I am! Your sewing day with Barb and the other quilters would have been fun. And cleaning for Mother would have been a lot more fun than cleaning by yourself. And all the other happenings in your life? Well, you certainly are blest. And now, I’m thinking you will be getting ready for Tim & Diana’s wedding. Wish we could come and be with you, but alas, I don’t think it is to be.
I can certainly sympathize with you, misplacing those keys!!! I know how frustrated I was the day we lost Jeff, when I locked mine in the trunk of the car. Thank goodness, THAT day for OnStar!!
I’m always amazed when you put pictures on, of your groups working together. They’re all, always so organized. Even when I’m sewing alone, I have stuff all over the place. (o;
I’m sure they will turn up right where you left them unless the dog buried them. We all do these Oh My things.
Reminds me of the time when Vernon and some of our oldest children went to Guatemala for a month, leaving me with the 4youngest here at home. I took them to Eau Claire for the day for something special, came home, unlocked the house door and went inside. Next morning when we were ready for church I couldn’t find the keys. I searched high and low…..we missed church and still no keys. I knew they had to be inside the house but WHERE? I think it was a week later I cleaned off the livingroom table where I had my notebook and latest magazine. There were the keys inside my magazine. I had to have “rides” from other people when I needed to go anywhere that week.
It’s hard to tell where they’ll show up. Under couch cushions, down inside the couch, in magazine racks, even the fridge. It would be interesting to hear when, where and how they eventually show up. I sure enjoyed reading your post.
Oh how I love your posts about visits to Virginia
So glad you got to spend time with my dear parents!!! I get to go home for a month and a couple weeks. So excited about the Heatwole campout!!! Oh and in regards to your parting shot…. .I hope they get married!!!!