April or BUST?

Well, April has been a complete bust when it comes to sewing for me.. My parents and grandparents came to visit, immediately followed by our friends from New Jersey. Now school is winding down so i've have many an IEP meeting and working on that.. phew..

I'll just give a quick recap of April, then be back on track with my sewing projects!!

gma and dad

 mom and dad

My 89 year old grandpa flew to CA and took a 14 day cruise to spend ONE

day with me on Maui.. I have the most amazing family :) :)

The night before my mom was leaving to come see me, she called with "a favor"

apparently one of her friends is moving and she wanted to give them a quilt, and she was hoping to be able to take it with her when she left.. 10 days later

So this was what I came up with

I used Serenata for the quilt top and backing

embroidered with "Bless our home"

and the back had a place for my mom and her friends to sign their well wishes

I used Elizabeth Hartman's block design for the house

All in all, super happy with how it came out and it went together really fast.

Another reason that i've been so MIA is because...

boyfriend and I got ENGAGED!!!!

He waited until my parents arrived, asked my dad and then they spent a week

planning and getting the ring

He asked at sunset with my parents there... couldnt have been more perfect for me

Traditional blowing of the conch shells at sunset.. family tradition ;)

So there you have it, why i've been so MIA!

Now, back to the sewing and regularly scheduled programming

:)