Incredible News!

You may or may not recall that the Mountain to Sea Trail quilt series that I participated in (Glencoe Mill Quilt) was juried into the 2013 North Carolina Quilt Symposium show.  Well, it was.  The show is going on in Fayetteville, NC this weekend.

I was unable to attend Symposium, but some of my friends went down to the show today.  I spoke with one of them this evening.  The news was quite surprising!

Are you ready to hear the results???


You'd better sit down.


MTS was awarded 1st Place in the Group Quilt category!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I am "SEW" excited!

100 Days!!!

We are pleased to announce that DS2 has reached his 100th day.

That's 100 Days Post-Transplant, thank you very much!!!  It's quite the milestone in the Bone Marrow Transplant world and we are so grateful that he has attained such a distinction.

Way to go!!!

Right now he is busy counting the days until the removal of his central line. That procedure is scheduled for this coming week.  Let me tell you, he can hardly wait!

Thank you to those of you out in Blog Land who provided good thoughts and constant prayers during this ordeal.  Keep it up because it seems to be working!

Until next time...
Happy Quilting!

MTS Meets Symposium

This just in...

The Mountains to Sea Trail quilt was accepted into the 2013 North Carolina Symposium Show!!!  I am VERY excited as I have never had an entry in that show.  Granted, this is a group quilt made of panels constructed by a number of quilters, but MY quilt is one of them.

When and where is the show???

2013 North Carolina Quilt Symposium

 

Tarheel Quilters Guild and North Carolina Quilt Symposium Board are excited to present the 2013 North Carolina Quilt Symposium at Methodist University, 5400 Ramsey Street, Fayetteville, NC. May 23 - 26, 2013.

The Quilt Show and Vendor Mall will be open to the public for an entry fee of $6.00.

Quilt Show Hours  (vendor hours may vary)

May 23, 2013      Thursday           9am-6pm

May 24, 2013      Friday               9am-6pm 

May 25, 2013      Saturday           9am-6pm

If you will be in the Fayetteville, NC area please make plans to attend the show.

Hope to see YOU there!

Spring 2013 (Ravelry) UFO Club - The List

I haven't touched my sewing machine in the past three months and  I'm not sure if I'll get anything done during 

this session either, but here's my list - just in case.

My list for the Summer session morphed into my list for the Fall session, which morphed into my list for the Winter session, and has now transformed into my Spring 2013 list.  I didn't finish ANYTHING so there is plenty more to be done!

Follow the link to view the list:

http://thejoyfulquilter.blogspot.com/2012/07/summer-2012-ravelry-ufo-club-list.html

(Ignore the Mill Quilt since I completed that one last year.)

I have 3 commission quilts that need to be done and 3 baby quilts that should have been done over Christmas break, but I waited too late to begin and then life got in the way (and stayed firmly planted there!)

Wish me luck and...
Happy Finishing!

Winter 2013 - (Ravelry) UFO Club - The Results

The Winter 2013 session of the UFO club is now CLOSED.  Progress was slow this session, but there’s always next time!  I'm not sure of any reasons, but my own.  We had a good group of quilters, but life seemed to get in the way for several of us.

My personal excuse for not adding to the group totals?

DS2 was in the hospital for a good bit of January, the entire month of February, and the first week of March!!!  That really put a crimp in my quilting time, as much of my time was spent at Duke University Medical Center in the Pediatric Bone Marrow unit.  When I wasn't at the hospital I was working at one of my TWO jobs or spending time with DS1 at home.

This session's group stats are listed below.

Membership: (12)

NO SEND: (8)
thepoch: 2 completed projects
basketcase9702
loisbemis: 1 completed project
monicarose51
needleb: 1 completed project
KK454: 1 completed project
aerieiris
Yarnosophy

SEND: (4)
nhsarab
Tortolachick: 2 competed projects
Bonnyknits
andimc13: 1 completed project

SESSION TOTALS: 6 quilters completed 8 projects. Congrats! to those of you who were able to knock a UFO (or two) off of your list.  Thanks to everyone who participated and to those who cheered us on.  Feel free to join us again for more finishing fun!

www.matthewsgift.com

I promised more information in my last quick post.  That was more than a month ago.  Time flies...whether you are having fun or not!

The website in the title of this post (link to the following) http://bonemarrow.org/financial-assistance/one-to-one-funds/participants/matthew-murphy/ will explain more about the beneficiary of such overwhelming generosity.

That local high school band performance (and related fund-raising efforts) provided assistance to one of their own, in his family's time of need.

That family is SO grateful.

How do I know???

That family (and that boy) is MINE!!!

Thank you, again, to Cedar Ridge High School and the Red Wolf community for opening their hearts (and their wallets) in support of Matthew.  That support has taken a bite out his ever-increasing medical bills.

Many thanks to all who contributed!

Music for Matthew

What is this???

It's a Benefit Concert for a kid who rocks my world!

Details to follow...