Pillow talk

Pillow talk.....I have been making pillows

for the grand babies and yesterday I decide to make these two for my daughter and her husband. They are Saints fans but he is a Florida Gator through and through. Their wedding colors were orange and blue and the groom's cake was, what else? A Gator. He hasn't seen this yet because I am also in the process of making him a gator quilt. I thought these turned out great so I wanted to share.

For the last ten years my husband and I have been attending all Southern Miss home games and watching the others on TV. Our two boys were cheerleaders for 3 or 4 years, one was Seymour the mascot, the other coached the cheerleaders for years, our Daughter in law was a Southern Miss dancer and then the coach for several years, We have another son who is a classical guitarist, another daughter in law and our baby, all graduated from Southern Miss...To the Top! You get the idea.

My husband ,(Brett Farve fan) son,(Saints fan) and son in law (the Gator) (all USM fans) talk about football, watch football, and wait for football constantly, so at the beginning of this NFL season I announced, I think I am going to cheer for the Saints. A few reasons, they are close by and they are black and gold like USM, and their stats remind me of USM. Sounded good. My son declares, Mom you know they are winning. No I didn't ..I don't care if they win ( just like USM) I am now a fan no matter what. Well, WHO DAT! I guess they needed me in their fan base.

Snow! MAN!

The Snowman was born today! He doesn't have a name just yet but he is ready to go play tennis or ride in a rodeo. Richard and Millicent had to run out to play in the snow before it is gone. We realize to our Northern family this is a touch of snow but down here in the south this is a ton of snow. I hope you are all having a good time in your snow. It certainly brings out the kid in us. Where am I? Taking pictures of course, in the warm, dry house.

When the children were little we travelled with Dad's job and we spent time in Denver...no snow. We were in Indiana for 5 years and it barely snowed, I am not kidding. Just a dusting of snow. So they really never had the opportunity to play in the snow as I did growing up in Missouri. One winter day in Mississippi, we received about 1/2 inch of snow fall and they all bundled up, went out with sleds and snowsuits and with in a hour they were playing in the mud. The snow was gone as soon as they touched it. I wished they could have enjoyed the beauty and the wonder of those tiny flakes adding up to mountains of snow. Each time it has snowed here since then one of them would ask, "Mom is this real snow?"

Today they are enjoying the snow with their dad or with their children and they were up with sun because they know the snow will melt and the children will be grown before they know it.

Tyler's Quilt

The last time I blogged, (sounds like something I shouldn't do:) I had posted our newest grand babies birth and her quilt.

This quilt is the first quilt made for our first grand baby,Tyler. He has graduated from high school.
In my defense, I did not quilt when he was born and did not begin until he was 1o years old. I thought about his quilt long before I actually made it, I needed to have a connection to him in the quilt itself. I paper pieced the blocks in bright colors, remembering the first time I saw him, he took my breath away. He and his mommy were so beautiful. The pattern is an abstract multi-faceted star. He certainly is a bright and multi-faceted star. The next connection was the sewing machine itself. I pieced this quilt entirely on my antique Singer Featherweight machine. I had not used the machine for piecing until this quilt or since but it was the perfect choice because our dear sweet Tyler is a wrestler. I do not know if he is still classified as a featherweight but his quilt is. I hope he will always wrap in the quilt and feel the warmth of our love for him.