It has bee a good day here on Stauffer. We had a trip to Mankato planned, and before we could leave, granddaughter Erin from Silver Bay, Minnesota, stopped in. What a treat. Erin did bring me a project to work on. It will end up being three projects. I am to use a selection of Ava, Bella and Josie’s clothing from their baby and toddler years and work them into a quilt top for each of them, using their specific items of clothing. I will be making one third of the double sized quilt and signing it “Great Grandma Noreen Curry.” It will be passed on to Grandma Thompson to do the middle third and the remaining third will be Great Grandma Thompson with both signing off. It will then be returned to me to work with the batting and backing. I think this is a sweet idea. Each grandma will have varying ideas and techniques making for a great item full of memories.
Before Erin left, I opened my basement craft area and Erin shopped for embroidery floss, ribbons of various widths and colors and buttons. Erin does a lot of crafting with her girls. Hats off to her. The price of her shopping . . . wonderful hugs.
After Erin left, we headed to Mankato, but not before I grabbed my JoAnn Fabric circular that had a great coupon. I knew I will need supplies to turn tee shirt fabric into fabric that will be comparable to the cotton fabric that will be added for consistent sewing. I owed the clerk $34.77. The coupon was for 25% off of regular priced merchandise AS well as any items on sale. My savings were $30.24. Priceless.
Dennis is off to visit his nephew to catch up on the news of the concrete projects that Brett still has to do this fall. Lots of chit chat will be going on. I have my shoes off and am going to hit the sofa and catch up on the mail, even if most of it will be going into the recycling bin.