Ciera had a sleep over Friday night and Utah had karate Saturday morning so Jessica and I made a trip over to Home Depot to look at paint chips and then to Starbucks and enjoyed cream cheese danish and coffee & tea. Then off to pick up Ciera and go watch Utah at karate for awhile.
Practicing his bo staff – he has been going at karate since he was 6 years old and is a second degree black belt at 14. Look in the mirror and you can see him there too.
twirling the staff up into the air
Ciera eating and Jessica waiting patiently for practice to be over – she has been a karate mom for 8 years and Ciera is in basketball for the 2nd year now – lots of practices to get these kids to.
You see quilts everywhere – this one hanging in the karate studio made by a “karate mom”
After a quick run home to change out of karate uniform we went into the state capitol of Madison for a Thai lunch and a little wandering – didn’t do much though as we are off to Chicago today to see the Field Museum – or at least part of it – and then a walk along the Lake Shore Drive I think. It is a bit of a trip so most likely well wait and get a blog post done some time on Monday so it will be out later than normal – we will be late getting home tonight – but not too late – school on Monday for the kids.
Kids totally exhausted LOL – slept on the short way back home. I think Ciera didn’t get much sleep at that sleep over (surprise, surprise – do kids actually sleep at these?)
My first EPP center for La Passacaglia. I told you I would let you know what I thought – thumbs down to EPP — LOL – really hand piecing with a running seam is so much easier!! Well I continue this method – well I have 2 more centers glue basted so I will do those and see how it goes – well I continue doing this quilt the EPP method or switch to hand piecing with a running stitch – really don’t know at this point – but I will see how the others go for now. I really want to try to give it a chance though and see if it gets better – but I am finding it awkward to sew with the papers – so instead of struggling I might change over – you can do that you know – I have these cut with a quarter inch seam so it would work out just fine. I am linking to Kathy’s Slow Stitching Sunday
I am not taking too much time to reply to e mails the last couple days – I am reading them – just not spending much time though at the computer – that will change during the week as Jessica has a meeting one day and computer work to do so I will be sewing and computer reading then.
So happy you are busy and having lots of activities and fun with your family. Thanks for sharing with all of us while you are on vaca from your everyday routine.. Love your EPP block it turned out GRAND!! Whether you continue EPP or change over to regular hand piecing I will look forward to seeing more of this one! Kathi
Nice block. Whichever way it gets done no one will ever know. Glad you are enjoying your time in WI.
este momento es para disfrutar
todo lo demás puede esperar
saludos
Sounds like you’re having a great time … hope you enjoyed your trip to Chicago. I like EPP, but the important thing is not how we prepare our blocks but whether we enjoy the process.
It looks like you’re having a wonderful time and they’re keeping you busy LOL. Loved seeing all of the quilts — you’ve sure been a busy girl over the years! And I’m not surprised about the EPP — I have mixed feelings about it too — mostly because it drives me crazy trying to hide the stitches — I’m not a big fan of stitches that show and you see that a LOT with EPP!