I never hold my own quilts, preferring to be the one behind the camera, taking the shots. But we had a photo shoot for Amarysso, my latest finish, and we traded places. Here’s some more photos, next to two wonderful murals in our mid-town area. Okay, now Dave will hold it:
The back is a random print from the stash, with a rod pocket of Tula.
What does amarysso mean? It means “to sparkle.” It’s one of the root words for Amaryllis, the name of the fabric used for our quilt guild challenge, designed by Philip Jacobs.
Now me:
And we’ll give Dave the last shot:
My husband is a mural-and-art spotter for our town. He has a blog with lots of posts of murals and sculptures and interesting art, and was written up in our city’s newspaper. He started this project after he retired, and it just sort of morphed into his site Murals and Art. The thing that is keen about this is that whenever I need a backdrop for a quilt photo, I just go to his blog, point, and say, “Take me There.”
Thirty-four years ago, I pointed to the future and said “Take me There.” And he did, me and my four children, now *our* four children. This past weekend, we went to the wedding of our granddaughter, child of the little girl you see in the photo. In June, we went to the marriage of our grandson, child of the boy with the black tie on the left. We have a granddaughter on a mission for our church in Argentina, and yesterday, she just turned 20. And I wish I knew where that pink ribbon sash was that’s hooked around my waist (when I had one). I sewed it out of imported French ribbons, to accent my dress, also handmade. And where did the time go?
I’ll celebrate that evening by meeting with the Creatives, my name for our little group that gets together monthly for crafting, sewing, talking, sharing, whatever. It had gone defunct right before covid of its own volition, but we think we want to get together again. It will probably be a different, smaller bunch than who was here last go-round, but under the alchemy of Time, things do change.
We live in the now, framed by the past, and guided by the future.
Just like my Dave and I.
The most recent newlyweds at their bridal photo shoot
Other Posts about this Quilt, made from my Crossroads Pattern:
Crossroads
Crossroads and Simply Moderne Magazine
Uppercase Fabrics, Kevin Umaña, and Creativity Breakout
Discover more from OccasionalPiece--Quilt!
Subscribe to get the latest posts sent to your email.
OccasionalPiece--Quilt! 
Congratulations to the newlyweds. It looked like a beautiful wedding from your IG post. You two always find such interesting places to photograph your quilts. I’ll bet Dave loves his hobby.
So nice to read about your happy family. I wish I had one. 😢 Happy for you all in your beautiful town. Best wishes for celebrants. 🎂🙏💐🥂🎊
Congrats on 2 grands being married this summer. Nothing better than seeing young love commit to one another.
Beautiful story, thanks for sharing.
So much joy packed in this sweet post. Thank you!
We don’t often get to hear the story of how a quilt miraculously emerges from a quilter’s busy life. Thank you for this!
Love your quilt and it is always so fun to see all the beautiful murals you and Dave find for backdrops!
A summer of family weddings, especially grandchildren, has to be so special.
I have enjoyed seeing the pics on IG. Time passes so quickly!
Your photo shoots are always so great, I have a goal to work harder at that!!
That “our” kids/grandchildren always hits me. It’s as it should be
The Murals and Art blog that your husband curates is one I could see myself getting lost going through; what a great way to find your quilt photography locations! Enjoy your time together with the Creatives.
What an awesome mural Elizabeth! Such a joyous post full of love, happiness and sparkle! I can only hope to live to be old enough to see my grandsons in love and married!
Sweet, sweet, sweet!
Weddings! How does that happen so quickly with grandchildren? I need to bring some quilts down to Riverside and tell Dave “take me there.” 🙂
What a fun post! My personal fave in the wedding photo is that white bow/fluff/whatever on your head 😀
What a special man to marry you with 4 children: not many men are that special!!! And so wonderful to read that you all are still a family! So cute to see your wedding picture, and I recognize where it was taken! 🙂 Here”s to eternity!!! Hugs, H