Some finishes and a journey.......

"Focus on the journey.

Joy is found not in finishing an activity,

but in doing it."

Greg Anderson

   I have both joy in doing and finishing these projects. I showed you these pieces before, now they are all finished and ready for display.

This pillow was my first attempt at making the diagonal corners. I know you quilters have a name for it and I am sure a much easier way to do them.

The "Liberty Lane" pillow is just tacked on with the buttons. The simple little pillow has a red checked backing.

This is the front and back of my little scissor fob that will be traveling to Friday Harbour, WA. She likes to sew and collects Mermaids.

Now for the journey part of my title. I am so excited to be going to visit my son. My husband, daughter and I are taking a quick (maybe not so quick since we are driving) trip up to North Dakota. We are leaving early, early Wednesday morning. I can't wait for our first stop in Utah to have breakfast at a Cracker Barrel, they are my favorite. On the way up we are stopping at the Laura Ingalls Wilder homestead in South Dakota.
My son just got an apartment in Grand Forks after serving a year in South Korea. He has nothing so it will be fun to help him stock up. Since we will be driving a truck I told my husband we can't go with it empty.
Here is what I have so far.

The two flat things in the back are a coffee table and end table from IKEA's special of the week. There is also a book shelf that was Target's special. There's a rice cooker, hand mixer, hot water pot, wok, beginner cook book, cookie sheets, tool kit, lots of his favorite candies and treats. You can even see a cactus my daughter thought would remind him of California.  I feel like it is Christmas in June. He has been in the Air Force for 6 years and I sometimes feel like he gets left out at the holidays being stationed so far away. He has also done 2 tours in Iraq. I do send him lots of care packages but not the same as seeing him open them. I am just so excited to be able to go visit even for just a couple of days. On our way home we plan on seeing Mt Rushmore. Something I have always wanted to see. I hope to find a few needlework shops along the way. I see Nordic Needle is in Fargo.

I see I have my 100th follower. I will post a give away real soon, so keep looking. Maybe I will find something special on the trip to add to it.

Alway keep love in your stitches,

Teresa