Monday, November 12, 2012

Wedding Reception for Dustin & Gina

Dustin & Gina came home for the weekend for a wedding reception we had for them.
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They came from New York with her folks, Mel & Ann and sister, Kaylie.
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My sister Coleen & Glen from Georgia and their daughter Claire Bleu came for the event.
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We took a tour of the Bogue Chitto Cotton Gin.
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These 2 machines take the seed out of the cotton.
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The seed is sold and used as a protein supplement.
What fun to play in this little pile of cotton seed.
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The cotton is packed and pressed very tight and wrapped with metal straps into 500 pound bales.
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The bales are wrapped and loaded into waiting van trailers ready to be shipped.
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The gin was very clean but also very loud and noisy.
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Saturday evening after the wind died down the boys pulled out their RCs and the Leagle Eagle.

There goes Joel.
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Here comes Joel.
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Then it was time for a pizza supper.
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When Georgi was finished eating she decided it was time to fetch the sweets.
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She almost had them when her daddy came and took her away!
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When the pizza supper was over we passed out the song books and sang quite a while. I loved it!
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Tina is about to overtake Stacy.
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Michael has a fun time being dumped!
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Momma reads “The Little Engine That Could” to her two tired boys.
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Sunday afternoon we had the reception for Dustin & Gina.
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Dustin entertained the little ones until the guests started arriving.
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And then again the house about to burst at the seams!

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Does this mean that Kirby is about ready for school?
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Thursday, November 08, 2012

Holiday Pines

This is my third quilt in the “Pines” series. I’m having so much fun making these small quilts.

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The back label.

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Detail

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Stats: 14 1/2” X 14 1/4”
Fabric: Mostly cotton
Thread: An assortment of cotton and polyester
Batting: Warm and Natural
Completed: 2012

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And now I’m working on my 4th pine. I’ve stitched the tree and trunk but need to quilt the sky and ground yet. And I need a name. Any suggestions?

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Wednesday, November 07, 2012

Ugliest Pillow Case

Imagine my surprise when I won a fun award for
The Quilt With  the Ugliest Pillow Case.
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It’s not only ugly but has grease stains and is very faded. We used it for many years on the children’s pillows.

Picking Cotton

They came to pick our cotton.

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… and dump it into the boll buggy …

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… and put it into these packer things …

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… to make these modules.

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Now they are ready to be moved to the cotton gin.

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Tina Sue waited while Ashton climbed the module.

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Ashton was glad to get back with Tina. It was scary up on that module.

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Sunrise from our front door.

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Monday, November 05, 2012

Birmingham Quilt Guild

Today I went to Alabama to share my quilts with the Birmingham Quilt Guild.

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I enjoyed their “show & tell” and seeing the many quilts they have made.

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Their president Vasha tells about her “string” quilt.

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After my Power Point Presentation and trunk show these ladies took me out to Jim N Nicks for a BBQ lunch.

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Thank you ladies for a wonderful day. I enjoyed it so much.

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