full circle...

My 16 year old niece Alyssa flew up here for a few days from NC... to QUILT!

She brought this cute top she had made...

We picked out fabric for borders, backing, and binding...

 Alyssa got straight to it.  What a quick learner with great focus...

 Most of what I know about quilting I learned from Grandma Mary Lou... Alyssa's great-grandmother...  now I come full circle... a sweet feeling...

We pin basted it to death... resulting in NO puckers...

 ta-da!

And then... she immediately started in on quilt #2 - a log cabin.   This kid just might be hooked!

Spending time with a dear sweet niece... while passing on a love of quilting to a new generation... well... that is my happy place!