Saturday, May 19, 2018

A Banner Year for Graduations

This is the year for high-school graduations in my family. 

My grandson, Jack, is graduating from College Station High School and will be attending the University of North Dakota next year to study aviation.   He's had his pilot's license for over a year now and is planning to be an airline pilot.

Two years ago, he and I went to a quilt show in Austin.   We talked about the quilts he liked the best and chose a blue and white version of Marsha McCloskey's Shakespeare in the Park pattern.   Here is my version.



The fabrics include airplanes, music, and cats - some of his many interests.




Also this month, my sister's granddaughter Katie is graduating from Cypress High School. I've been making each of my sister's grandchildren graduation quilts for quite a few years. Katie was apparently looking forward to hers, as she bought several pieces of fabric and sent them to me about a year ago. She included flamingos, as she knows I like to put animals into each of my scrap quilts. She included lemons, as I love to add foods to the mix. I added in bees, because her grandfather keeps bees and she has suited up and helped. I found race horses, like her Daddy owns. And lots of other fun fabrics.

Katie will be attending TCU next fall.






And then, my sister's oldest great-grandson Leland  is graduating high school, too!  He has been homeschooled in Cedar Park and has done well.

He plans to study graphic design at Austin Community College and wants to design and program  computer games.

 He's a quiet young man. His quilt is subdued, like he is.


I went to his church;s Senior Celebration Night and gave it to him.   He was wearing a blue plaid shirt in these very colors.









Lastly, my great-niece's stepdaughter, who has had some setbacks in the last few years, is not only graduating with her class but has enrolled in college. 

I am very proud of her and made her a modern quilt.     I sure hope she likes purple.  She's a Lubbock girl and will be attending South Plains College.

Way to go, Alizae!









So next year, there's only one in line.  Thomas, Leland's brother.   Thank goodness!