Quilting Bee

Yesterday we had the first session of the Jeremiah Frog Quilting Bee. Named in honor of our cousin's favorite song "Joy To The World" by Three Dog Night. Aunt Jan as we call her, is a very important part of our lives, she is the daughter of my Great Aunt Marie, who was like a Grandmother to me and Great Grandmother to my girls. Jan is famous for her Easter and Christmas Eve gatherings! At every gathering we all sing along to her favorite song when it is played.

Jan has a quilt top made by her Great, Great Grandmother (my Great, Great, Great) and has been working on quilting it. With her job, family and volunteer work occupying most of her life, she has very little time to work on it. We decided a quilting bee with all of us stitching would be a great way to help her get it completed. So yesterday, Jan, Lindsay Ann, Britta, Kendall, Lacey and I met at Jan's. In between listening to music, drinking Bloody Mary's and Coke, eating homemade chocolate chip cookies, chicken salad and my special cheese croissants we stitched. We shared memories of Aunt Marie who died on December 16, 2008 and looked at the memorial powerpoint that Jan had made honoring her. We had such a good time and actually made some progress. We will meet again in the spring.