On Friday I received an advance copy of the new Fons & Porter Easy Quilts Magazine Summer 2009, and there was my Sweet Melissa quilt! I mentioned on Facebook how much naming this quilt Sweet Melissa meant to me...I named the quilt after my daughter Melissa, who was named in honor of my aunt Melissa, and the fabric is my cousin Eric's (nephew to Aunt Melissa), of Cosmo Cricket fame. I love my extended family so much, and this big loop of family connectedness (real word?) makes me so happy!
Speaking of family - let me just brag a tiny bit about my Melissa...have I mentioned that she has been accepted to Johns Hopkins School of Nursing? My smarty pants girl!!! Everyone knows Lizzy of course, and Ashlee too since we talk about & share her music all the time, and she was my official PA(personal assistant) at Market. While all of this has been going on, Melissa has been studying away at BYU-I with Lizzy, trudging through things like Organic Chemistry, and Annat & Fizz as she likes to call it but on her transcript it will probably say Anatomy and Physiology. So my little Melissa has been home since Sunday, and she is leaving all too soon to go back to BYU-I for one more semester, before going on to Baltimore. When this last baby of mine is not studying all about the body, she is writing songs, and working in the costume shop at school. She sews, sing, and studies...she's all about the S's!
I need to name a quilt after my wonderful son Luke, then I can tell you all about him...stories about Luke are legendary!
Mark your calendars for April 21st so you can pop out to the store and pick up your copy of Easy Quilts, and check out the Sweet Melissa pattern. Remember this, it's in this magazine too! Definitely an issue worthy of a snoopy dance!!!
Cherri
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I actually found the magazine at a local quilt store today! I was just flipping through looking at the pics in the car (no I wasn't driving! HA) & I commented how much I love that quilt... totally forgot that you had one in there & I wasn't looking at who the designers were. No surprise that I liked it so much! It's yours!
Posted by: Ellyn | April 16, 2009 at 03:12 PM
I love the quilt & your daughter sounds like she has a good head on her shoulders. I also have a Luke...their stories are always legendary!!! lol.
Posted by: Di | April 16, 2009 at 04:25 PM
I love the Sweet Melissa quilt! I will have to go to the bookstore and look for that issue.
Posted by: Terriaw | April 16, 2009 at 10:22 PM
Beautiful quilt AND namesake. :D
Posted by: CJ | April 17, 2009 at 12:27 AM
Gorgeous quilt, and congrats to Melissa!
Posted by: Regina | April 17, 2009 at 07:47 AM
Sweet Melissa is a lovely quilt named after a very lovely and talented girl. Your family genes are unbelievable. All those talented people!!
Congratulations to Melissa with the acceptance to Hopkins School!
Posted by: nicolette | April 18, 2009 at 02:37 AM
Cherri - you are truly blessed! Congrats to you AND Melissa.
Best!
:)S
Posted by: Shellie | April 19, 2009 at 06:49 AM