2018 Bonnie Hunter Good Fortune Mystery is finished and spread over my bed. It's actually closer to queen size but for photo purposes I put it on my king.  I'm happy with the end results.  It will live in my spare bedroom on my queen size air mattress. None of my pillowcases match by design.  I no longer match my sheets either. 

This is a great thing you have done.  I've got a printed family tree on my mothers side and that has some photo's in it.  I'm currently sorting photos for my kids.  It's a real chore.  I don't have written stories for them, but they both already have a copy of the genealogy records.  

I just want my home to be problem free when I join the great quilters in the heavenly sewing room.

tuckyquilter said:

It's actually closer to queen size but for photo purposes I put it on my king.

I wanna know how you achieved that birds-eye POV at the end of your bed!

tuckyquilter said:

I don't have written stories for them

ah, I would like to strongly urge you to put some journaling along with the pictures.  Context is everything.  At the VERY least, identify the people in the photos (that you can), date it, specify the location, and if at all possible, the reason of the picture.  Why were y'all there?  What was the occasion? Was there a story behind the picture?

I am now asking family members (via email) to write down memories that they have when they were growing up.  You could ask your kids what things they remember.  Many times, I don't have pictures to go with those stories, so I just write/type out a journaling card and stick in on a "These are my memories" page.

Photos are wonderful, of course, but it's the stories that bring the people in those pictures alive for the viewer.  :-)

<end of my soapbox rant>

Very good advice about labeling photos.  I wish I would have done better when the kids were little but at the time you think you will surely remember.  A few years ago I divided up all photos for our three kids and would have to count the candles on the birthday cakes to figure out the year.  I wonder what will happen to all the gazillion digital photos we have on our phones and computers?

That is lovely, Dee! Be careful with your hands--they're the only ones you have! :D 

Oh, my, what a lot of piecing and quilting you have done to make that doozy of a quilt! Congratulations on finishing a Bonnie Hunter Mystery.

I will assume it has an excellent label on the back documenting date, name of creator and place.

Wow congratulations on getting that done. It is beautiful. The closest I have ever come to making one of her quilts is trying to pull stash and scraps and realizing I would have to buy more fabric. 

Lovely quilt, I'm sure you are glad to have it finished so you can enjoy it.

Jo

Ami_Quilts (sewingupasto) said:

We drove to Colorado yesterday and I was appliquing my cubes to the background and made great progress. I went about a third of the way around the shape.

So, you’re reunited with your long arm?