Featherstone Quiltworks

This week, it’s What’s On My Design Foot!  We were lucky enough to spend the last two weeks on an Alaskan cruise with some family members.  Two weeks without my sewing machine, although I did seriously think about taking my Janome Jem along, until the logical part of my brain kicked in and told me how ridiculous that would be.  So I took knitting along.  I took these photos a few days ago so I have progressed further, but it didn’t seem to warrant taking new pics.  I’ve actually COMPLETED this sock (yes, COMPLETED — I love that word) and am ready to start the heel on the second sock. 

And I’ve done more knitting on this sock as well.  I’m ready to do the toe, then this sock will be done.  These are both done with ONline wool/nylon yarn.

So for this week, I plan to COMLETE the pink and green pair of socks, and quilt a customer’s small items (a couple of table toppers and lap quilt).  It would be a real bonus if I could organize my Alaska pictures this week, but I’m filing that under “Fat Chance”.  I thought I would share a little bit of each cruise day, though, through this week.

Our cruise started late Sunday (two weeks ago) out of Vancouver on Holland America Veendam.  Sunday was sort of a blur of getting unpacked and settled into our room, finding family members on the ship, exploring, getting ready for dinner, etc. 

Monday was a day at sea, and while I got started on knitting socks, DH continued reading the book he brought along…

And even though this photo was taken a later day, I wanted to give you a taste of the beauty of Alaska. 

And I’ll probably emphasize this every day for a week.  This is NOT a tee-shirt and shorts trip.  Some days were truly wet and cold — not cool, but COLD.  We took an Alaskan cruise about five years ago, so we were ready for the weather, but a lot of people weren’t.  After all, it’s a cruise ship, it’s in July…but through the week take a look at what people are wearing in these pictures.  If you go to the coastal cities of Alaska and if you plan to visit the glaciers, be prepared to dress warmly.  (This is my Public Service Announcement.)

It’s nice to be back home and blogging again!  The trip was wonderful, the scenery was fantastic, the food was beyond our expectations, and yet there’s still no place like home.

Sue

p.s.  I’m waaay behind in reading blogs (247 blog postings waiting for me on Google Reader), and I’m also behind on my e-mail, so be patient with me this week as I get caught up!