Ann and Dwight Make a Trip to Layton to See Louise June 18 2013

Ann and I went to Layton yesterday to see our sister Louise.  We visited extensively and Louise gave us a tour of her extraordinarily well organized home, with a room for scrapbooking, a room for sewing, a room with the quilting frame and computer, and a living room for watching TV.  Amazing.  She has made dozens of wonderful scrapbooks with photos and writing, and she estimates she has made at least 150 quilts.  We lament that our mobility, or lack thereof, keeps us from more frequent visits but we cherish the time we can spend together.  

Ann's Version

There has been more nonsense over making "the bag" these past several weeks than one could imagine.  However, my end result does become an interesting personality study of siblings.  Elizabeth's pretty bag was made following the directions so beautifully.  Mine - well, not so much.  Coloring the pansies with crayons, then doing the embroidery was lots of fun.  So far so good - I was following the directions, just like Elizabeth, although not with the same artistic flair.  I was just excited to stay inside the lines- seriously, I needed to do some shading?  Next time!  Then came the phone call from Elizabeth about how small her bag was and how she wished it was just a little bigger.  About that time, I looked at the fun embroidery panels and thought maybe I would just roll them up and put them away for another day (I have been known to do that with other projects).  Then came a phone call from Judy and an introduction to a website she has been spending some time on that had a video about how to make a bag using 6 squares of fabric on each side.  Ah ha, says I.  I think I can do that and make my bag a little bigger.  So here is my end result.  Personality study - yes, indeed.  Elizabeth follows the rules and ends up with such a pretty bag.  I look at the instructions, wonder if I really want to go to all of that work, and then wing it, with not exactly the same results, but it is still "one of a kind".  Thank you dear sisters for having so much fun over this little project.  There have been times when I have wondered what Louise would have done.  Would she have rolled her eyes and said "seriously"?  For Dwight and Steve, I wish you each had a sewing machine and some embroidery thread.  We are headed into a block of the month project next.  Crayons, anyone?