A Big Surprise, a Funny Event, and the Rose of Tralee

Let me tell you about the surprise first...Mel celebrated the anniversary of her first post, and she did a drawing of the names of the people who commented, and I won. You can see it here. Congrats to Mel for her anniversary. She is going to have a party at her blog on the 28th and 29th, so stop by as she will be having some giveway prizes, a free pattern and I am sure lots of fun events. Thanks so much Mel.... I don't know what I won, but I love surprises!

The funny event involved my finishing the Stars and Stripes quilt top. I was so excited, so I wanted a pic of it to show you all, but the quilt turned out rather larger than I thought it would be. Joe couldn't get the entire quilt in the shot, so you will all have to wait till I quilt it and finish it so that we can hang it up on the wall and get a proper shot. The funny part was that Joe brought a ladder from the shed, and tried all kinds of maneuvers with the camera... You should have seen him standing on the highest rung of the ladder to hold the camera real high to try to get a pic of the whole quilt Well, we had the quilt on the floor and on the bed, and it was just impossible to get a direct shot of the whole quilt. Well, Joe was sweet to try, but tomorrow, I will start the machine quilting, and should have it done in a few days, so you can see it hanging on the wall. It has turned out beautifully, so I was thrilled with that!

Oh, The Rose of Tralee is on tv today and tomorrow. This festival is an international event whereby Roses are chosen in various countries, and come to Tralee, which is in County Kerry, for the selection of the Rose of Tralee. All of the women have to be of Irish heritage or from Ireland. Needless to say, I am cheering for the Rose of Philadelphia, and I have included her pic. Cross your fingers for the Philly girl.