We arrived here on Sunday night and decided that not to wait until New Year’s eve to open our presents.

My son was very surprised and pleased with his Adirondack quilt.  I was happy to see it on his bed. 

A king size quilt just does not show on a queen size bed.

The original pattern was for a double bed and was square.  I enlarged it to make it a king size rectangle by adding pieced and Seminole patchwork borders along with plain borders.

I named the quilt Adirondack Dreaming and printed the label with one of Tom’s pictures of the Adirondacks.  I found the perfect sentiment to use for the label:

Adirondack Dreaming

“You can kiss your family and friends good-bye and put miles between you, but at the same time you carry them with you in your heart, your mind…because you do not just live in a world but a world lives in you.”

Frederick Buechner, Telling the Truth

It seemed appropriate for someone who enjoyed the Adirondacks so much when he lived in upstate New York.

Well the day of the wedding arrived finally.  It was one of our beautiful Central New York sunny summer days, mid 80′s, a gentle breeze, and blue skies with fluffy blue clouds.  A perfect backdrop for an outdoor wedding.

I thought that I would share a few highlights from the day:

Marianne being escorted by her father and son

The Happy Couple

They brought out their wedding quilt and put is on display.  I think they really like it!

Wedding Quilt on Display

Along with the traditional Father/Daughter dance and Mother/Son dance, Marianne and Dan invited all father & daughters and mothers & sons to dance with them.

Dan and daughter Morgan, Father/Daughter dance

Dan with his mother, Judy

Billy, Marianne, & Austin, Mother/Son dance

The Chorus Line

Now that the wedding has happened it’s time for me to get back working on my UFO’s.  My first project is a double bed quilt for our guest room.  I want to make it a bit larger than the original pattern, so I think I’ll add some Seminole patchwork to the top and bottom.

There’s always time to Quilt!