Before the heat set in...

I finally finished sewing this quilt top for a young woman and her hubby who were married last year. My lovely friend and surrogate mom, Coleen, completed it on her quilting machine and gave it a black binding. I was afraid the black trim might give it too much of a stained glass look, but the binding was very slim and the total effect was pretty snazzy.

Love this young woman. She's been a student of mine and co-laborer in youth ministery, and I wanted to give her something very special. When I apologized for the lateness of the gift, her eyes welled up with tears, and she said, "Oh that's alright. They say you have a year to give wedding presents, and today is the 364th day!"

I had honestly forgotten.

Love to you, Julianne. And that good man, Jason, too.