Hooray for Betsy!

Who's Betsy?  The winner of our scrap contest!  Thanks to everyone who participated, I love that you love scraps as much as I do, and that everyone is excited for the opportunity to win them.  Everyone that is not Betsy, don't fret - Spring Market will be here before you know it, and that means more quilts = more scraps.  I know some of the fabric that is going to be released (big hint here-think Lizzy, think awesome!!!), and everyone is going to want to be in line for that, I promise. 

The trip to my Son's was wonderful - he will always be my baby - even at 26 years old.  He is in the military at Fort Hood, proudly serving our country.  Let me tell you about a few things he shared...at 5:00 PM everyday when they lower the flag everyone, everywhere on base stops what they are doing for 10 seconds to salute the flag - my eyes filled with tears when he told me that.  Also, at 10:00 PM every night they play a bugle call, which means that everyone hearing it can sleep well that night, knowing someone is on duty, watching out for those that rest.  Luke did tell me that he will be deployed next February to Iraq - that filled me with fear - but many things can change from now till then. 

One of my goals on the trip was to get a photo for the pattern cover of Forest Friends using my little Grandson Alton.  The poor baby has asthma, and wasn't feeling good, though he did like the quilt, and tried to cooperate as much as an 18 month old can.  I'll have to take more pictures, but this is one of my favorites...

Comments

[Mandi]

Lucky Betsy, what a great win!

Many thanks to your son for his service! My husband served (and deployed) a few years ago. I remember when we lived on base, when the flag was lowered and everything stopped. Soldiers even got out of their cars (at least, at the stop light closest to the flag, I don't remember if it was everywhere) to salute. It was amazing.

I LOVE the quilt pictured! Some of my favorite fabrics, and I love the pattern!!