Tuesday, September 13, 2011

A wonderful end to a mini vacation

Four days off work, with a weekend thrown in,   pure heaven.  I ended the vacation by finishing the top of the Army Quilt.  I love the Smith Mountain Morning pattern by Bonnie Hunter.  And I think it looks surprisingly good in the two different camouflage fabrics.  The fabric is old uniforms from my niece.  She's in the Army and has served all over the world.  It was an honor to make this for her.  Unfortunately, vacation is over and the quilting will have to wait for a little while.










We started the mini vacation at Voyaguers National Park.  Our nephew got married there this weekend.  Voyaguers is a water based park.  We canoed from resort to resort, how fun is that ??? We loved it!  We had to take a water taxi to the wedding site.  When was the last time you did that?  It was a first for me. When we got to our cabin I just sat on the deck and almost immediately relaxed.  The water is just so calming to me, and it was unbelievably beautiful.  The wedding was wonderful!! Here's the view from the cabin, the first is looking straight ahead from the deck and the second was just to the side.  The weather was unseasonably warm, and we enjoyed every minute of it!!

10 comments:

  1. The quilt for niece is just wonderful! Oh, I would normally love vacationing by water, but not now.

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  2. Love that quilt. Someone is very lucky to receive it.

    TN Sue

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  3. Great quilt Sue. Where is this beautiful lake? B.

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  4. love it. If I show it to DH, I may have to make him one. lol. He is retired Army 2 yrs now. I love the way you put her unit patches in the star centers.

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  5. Hello from France ! I think that quilt is just beautiful, bravo. And yes, where is that beautiful site where the marriage took place?

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  6. That is an awesome quilt!
    very special way to say Thankyou to your niece!

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  7. What an amazing quilt!!! It is really special and a great way to honor and thank your niece. Thank her for serving!

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  8. That one is more gorgeous than the original! I am working on one in Bonnie colors, but thinking I should have done these. Be sure to send a photo to Bonnie!

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  9. The quilt for your niece is absolutely beautiful! Looks like a beautiful place for a wedding!

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  10. I just now got a chance to look at this. Beautiful. You are one talented lady.

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