Friday already and September is almost half over, WOW!

On the challenge front, I worked on the next Lover's Knot quilt last night and got a few more rows done.  I've done piano keys again in the outer border to control some of the fullness (and there is LOTS of fullness!) and then a version of the ribbon candy border in the next sashing.  It's hearts, but done continuously like ribbon candy.  I think I saw it somewhere before and finally figured out how to do it, I don't think it's original, LOL.  For the body of the quilt, loops and hearts to tie in with that border.  It's fairly open and breezy, so it does go quickly, although I've used 5 bobbins so far, so that is surprising!

Work is busy today because we have the annual fish fry.  Lots of people in the building which is so odd, it's usually just me.  But good lunch, so the trade off is worth it!

Looking forward to the women's conference next week with ladies from my church.  We are going to Gatlinburg, Tennessee.  I guess we're going to a resort there.  I'm not entirely sure about where we are going, but I'll pack my bags, get in the van and get out where they tell me, LOL.  Really, really looking forward to a worship experience with a big group of ladies.  Our church usually has around 50 people for worship services, so this will be a very cool, new environment!

I haven't been off on my own for a trip since the quilting class I took in Ohio about 5 or 6 years ago.  So even just the vacation aspect of getting away will be a treat.  The part I'm most excited about is getting to know a few of the ladies from my church a little better.  We don't get a great opportunity to sit and chat, and that is when you can really ask questions and find out more about someone.  I did get to visit with Marci's BF's mom .  We stayed behind after the meal at our last Women's group meeting.  I got to ask her about when she found out she was carrying twins and what that was like.  And she told me about how the babies got RSV when they were only a month old and the BF died and was resuscitated a couple times.  He was definitely the sicker of the two, poor punkin!  But it was just nice to have one on one time to talk and get to know her, and I'm looking forward to that with several of these ladies on the trip.  We have a 6 hour car ride there and back, plus a whole afternoon Friday without commitments, plenty of opportunity there!