Rain is not going to keep us from having a great weekend. My youngest son is getting married tomorrow. My new daughter-in-law and her son are absolutely beautiful people. I will have all three of my sons, their wives, and my grandchildren together.
The original plans had been to have an outdoor wedding at my son’s home. We had to tweak the plans a bit and move everything inside. Today was spent making the final arrangements at the house. My grandson and I spent time cleaning up his room. Of course, whenever he left the room to throw trash, we communicated by using his walkie-talkies. He was so proud of his room and said he wanted it to stay that way forever. So, he asked my sister to draw a sign to alert the Dirty Room Fairy that she was not allowed to enter. Somehow, the Dirty Room Fairy resembles my sister. She even has to wear a boot because she has a Sesamoid injury just like my sister.

My grandson sat down with his new quilt and chimed in as I told the story behind each block. He also practiced his big role as ring bearer.

There was singing and dancing as the final touches were being completed. I am looking forward to tomorrow. I told my son that I would try not to cry too loudly.

Wabi–sabi is a time honored Japanese tradition celebrating the art of the imperfect!  It’s the perfect name for a group of imperfect crafters–which is what six former educators have become.
My friends and I met for the first crafting circle and spent a wonderful afternoon together. I am in charge of arranging for lunch. This time, I planned for each of us to bring items for a sandwich lunch. Delicious all the way around.
One of the projects for today was to make bird seed ornaments for a fall festival at The Blue Hole. This is the headwaters sanctuary of San Antonio, where my friend Marti volunteers. Three friends took over this project; one friend finished binding a quilt; another worked on weaving; and I worked on embellishing the signatures for my thread sketching booklet I am making just for fun and practice. I knew there would not be enough room for me to work on adding the borders to my quilt, so I worked on the booklet…no, really, I am still procrastinating on the quilt.
Marti’s husband, our group poet laureate, posted this poem before he went to the study to watch TV.
He reappeared for lunch.  He is such a good sport.

Testosterone Blues by Dave
Yes, crafting and quilting are current trends
So, monthly she gathers with all her friends
I’ve got football on cable
But I’m afraid I’m still able
To drown in this mixture of estrogen

Weaving

Bird ornaments

Signatures in progress

BJ, my friend who weaves and makes her own fabric, brought a shirt that she made from raw silk.
She had painted it, but thought that the color was too drab for her. So, she asked me to try it on. She said it was perfect for me and she gifted it to me. The picture does not do this garment piece justice. I love the fabric and the swirl of paint. It is so roomy and soft.

Marti gave each of us a plaque with our Meemaw motto.

All in all, it was a great afternoon.

Earlier this year, I started working on a quilt to celebrate my grandson’s five years. I created each block to represent something in his life. The quilt was totally not planned ahead. I also tried out different techniques. I finished piecing it a few weeks ago, and my friend, Jeana Kubick, quilted it for me.


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Now here is the problem. One of the blocks has two small photos of my grandson. I used a different photo fabric than I usually do. I assumed it would not run or fade, like the one I had previously used.
When I used this same Jacquard photo fabric to print a quilt label, I read the directions that stated the fabric may fade when washed. It recommended to spray Scotchguard to test. It was too late to test on the quilt block, so I tested it on another photo that I printed with this fabric. As I wiped with a napkin as suggested, just a bit of ink came off. So, I thought it would be okay to spray the photos that were sewn into the quilt. Wrong. The two small photos faded. Now, I am concerned that washing the quilt might further fade or even run onto the surrounding pieces.
Here is the question: What can I do to fix this?
Would making a small square to cover and applique onto the photo that is sewn in work?
Is it possible to rip out the two small squares and resew two non-photo squares?
Any recommendations are welcomed.