The Wild Wild West of the Hidden Cross

When we headed out last week to the ranch for vacation,

I felt very confident about finishing my Hidden Cross quilt 

I had been working on for my friend Patty's daughter - Courtney...

who was getting married that at the end of the week...

After all, I had the ENTIRE WEEK...right?

Cotton says...WAIT FOR IT....WAIT FOR IT....

Sew...just to be sure we didn't forget anything - 

(the ranch is a good 5 1/2 hrs from Houston)

I started packing the night before--- EARLY in the evening.

NO procrastinating here -  I tell you!

~~~~~SUNDAY MORNING~~~~~

I was up EARLY  and surveying all my packing...

Sewing machine...check!

Quilt top...check!

Sewing notions...check!

Cutting board...check!

My little bunny Cotton's bag...check!

I am ready to go!

The suitcase was all packed and ready to go out

and all my other items were

on the table by the door. 

Bill loaded us up quickly 

(while I posted here before we left for the week)

and then we literally ran and jumped in the truck!

WE WERE OFF!

Whooo Hooooo! 

VACATION!!!

 

Nothing like having a kiss from your travel bunny!

NOTE:

Twenty minutes later - we turned around and headed home.

Bill left his wallet - so I ran into the house, into the bedroom 

grabbed it off the bed and ran back out to the truck!

Ok, so ...perhaps we weren't supposed to 

be that far ahead of schedule...

All is good! And we're OFF!

~~~~ FIVE AND A HALF HOURS LATER ~~~~~

It's almost dark when we reach the ranch, but WE HAVE ARRIVED!

I begin to unload the truck...after all, that blogging thing...

while Bill loaded the truck...

It was my turn was my thinking!

HOUSTON...WE HAVE A PROBLEM.

No suitcase.

Nada.

Nothing.

Oh, I had MY suitcase.

But the HUGE one I packed for the ranch and Bill?

It NEVER made it out of the bedroom.

nope.

Can we say how wonderful my sweet man is here?

With just what he had on his back...

he sat back and just laughed!

I ran RIGHT BY THAT DUMB THING 

when I went into the bedroom to get his wallet!

~~~~~MONDAY~~~~~

The next morning, after coffee and a trip to Wally World for a 

few clothes for Mr. Bill...I was home and sewing!

In NO TIME...I had the final two sashings on the quilt.

Again...I couldn't resist taking all the photos...

Patting myself on the back  for how

good I was doing on time...

It was just MONDAY.

Nope.

I went to my trusted fabric bag, 

you know...the one with all the supplies

that I had checked off?

Yeah.

No.

The backing for the quilt was in 

HOUSTON.

Safely tucked in my sewing closet...

for the day when I would need it.

At that moment there was silence..

and then.....

this thought:

(where is that rat poison?? )

followed by:

BAAAAHHHHHAAAAAWWWWWLLLLLLL!

sob sob sob sob 

snot snot snot

gnashing of teeth, pulling of hair 

and collapsed in a fetal position

after rolling in the floor 

kicking my legs in the air like a 

dying cockroach.

(ok, maybe a little dramatic...)

Bill loaded my wadded mess of a self

up in the truck and drove me to 

Fredricksburg, TX  to the nearest fabric store

and I came out with a very suitable backing fabric in no time!

(Remember that phone call Linda....Thanks!)

I am calm again.

:)

Isn't that golden tan fabric beautiful?

Again, I was sewing...

Man, this is a HUGE quilt for my little

Wally world Brother Quilting series

sewing machine...

hmmmm.

and then continued to sew...

Lana: Honey, what time is it???

 Bill: TUESDAY...

I was not to be BEATEN!

By the time we left the ranch on Wednesday

to head to Patty's house in Denison,

I had the quilt all quilted and had the 

binding attached.

I saved the hand stitching of the binding for the car...

and another SIX HOUR drive.

Tired yet?

WELL, Hang on Nellie...

this horse is headed to the barn!

In the end...

the quilt was lovely...

and I learned a LOT 

(my muscles were jello

from wrangling that big ole quilt in my 

little ole machine...)

 And Patty's home showcased it beautifully....

 

And the gorgeous bride and her handsome groom

along with her parents were very happy!

Cutter, Courtney, Patty and Butch

Is it dumb that I am going to miss that 

little, sweet, wonderful and adorable quilt???

!!!!YES!!!!

Thank you for hanging in there with me...

This was so fun!!!

***HUGS***

Lana