Makers Gotta Make....

After a couple of sewing/quilting sessions with La-li, here is what her little pile of creations looked like. 

Clockwise from left to right:  Naugahyde tulip bag, Sleeve bag, Embroidery, pencil bag, OMQG nametag,
 customized notebook, hand stitched coin purse, fabric billfold purse.

Sunset was coming on, but she was Über excited to "Sew-n-Tell"!

A big, yellow Tulip Bag for Cissy!

Complete with grommets and hardware!

Assorted baggage & ebroidery:

The green zipper bag is made from the sleeves of a cute old shirt she wore in High School; found at the Thrift store, likely from the 70s.  The second is a quilted pencil bag from cute scraps lying around the sewing room, and the embroidery is her own needlework.

Re-do of a quilted nametag for the Oahu Modern Quilt Guild:

Lali removed elements from a nametag she didn't like and repositioned in a new setting.  Momma quilted and bound it with crochet-edged bias trim, then added a ribbon lanyard.  The little sewing machine is based on a pattern HERE. <<

 

New wallet!!

Perfect fabrics for a summer purse in Japan!

Ohmigosh, so cute - both the girl and her collection!

Come back for another sewing day, soon!

~the Momma

Up, Up and Away!

Chelsea has a thing for Hot Air Balloons.

Hot Air Balloon quilt by Chelsea Stott, 2006 (age 16)  Sweepstakes at the Wasatch County Fair,
1st place at the Utah State Fair, Youth Home Arts Division

On this beautiful September morning, Chelsea dragged us all out of bed to go see the Autumn Aloft Hot Air Balloon Festival in Park City!

Glad she did!

Quilts in the sky.

What goes up must come down.  Maybe next time, we'll be the ones up in the air.

~the Momma

European Adventures Part III ~ Vienna

Third stop on the Mormon Tabernacle Choir's 2016 European Tour:  Beautiful Vienna, Austria.

Performance in one of the great halls of Europe, the Musikverein.

The hall was built in 1870 and is known for it's glorious acoustics.  Home of some of the great composers including Brahms (!!) and Mahler, the opportunity to sing in this magnificent place was humbling. 

We took a long bus ride through the beautiful countryside from Munich to Vienna, past beautiful villages nestled in rolling hills with the Alps in the distance.

We arrived in Vienna in time for a charming luncheon in Der Ratskellar, a series of restaurant halls in the basement of the old Town Hall, which used to house the giant wine barrels.

After lunch, the choir and orchestra hopped on a bus to the Musikverein for sound check.

 

Chior guests were able to wander the city.  Evan caught quite a few pictures, including a couple of rallies, lots of golden statues on tops of buildings, and lots of beautifully ornate buildings.

 

 

 

 

 

We met up again, back at Der Ratskellar, this time for a fabulous buffet in the upstairs Ballroom.

 

I imagined the orchestra playing the Viennese waltz, and wished I could dance around the room in style.  As it was, as usual, we had to eat and run!  Oh, how I wish I had more time in this amazing city.  Need. More. Time!

Back to the Musikverein for concert:

We played to a sold-out house.  In fact, at the back of the hall was an alcove where you could purchase a ticket for standing room only.  I was amazed that that section was packed for the duration of the concert, even through two encores.
 
The choir donated all the proceeds of that evening's performance to a charity, Caritas Austria.  You can read more about that here: Vienna Austria Charity  or here:  Vienna, the City of Music.

And here's one cute family's experience at the concert, fellow Utahns, living in Vienna for a period of time: viennamom.com.  In her blog post, meet Oliver, star of several YouTube videos as a little tiny kid "conducting" the Mormon Tabernacle Choir.  He's adorable. Her blog post included a video of an audience favorite - a Nigerian hymn, Betelehemu.