alpha gamma delta

Weekly update: challenge completed! and something new from With Strings Attached

I realize I am jumping the gun with this, but I am so chuffed at my progress that I can't wait. If you're reading this and you're in my quilt guild, don't look any further. If you do, don't let on.

"Birth Month" is the theme for our guild's 2021 challenge: use the flower and the gem for your birth month. Maximum size 20 x 21 for the year. The reveal was scheduled for scheduled for August -- I knew I wouldn't make it because I was preoccupied by the wedding quilt. But when ...

added by Nann 2 years, 8 months ago. under alpha gamma delta , batik quilt , challenge quilt , design wall monday , monday making , oh scrap! , weekly update

A golden anniversary from With Strings Attached

Saturday, March 13, was the 50th anniversary of my initiation into Alpha Gamma Delta Fraternity. That date in 1971 was a Saturday, too. I've kept in touch with some of my pledge sisters and other chapter sisters all these years. Facebook has renewed connections with many others.

A banquet . . .

, , , and, of course, a party! (Off-campus, of course.)

My search for photos from initiation day went from the handy archives (=front hall closet) to the deeper archives (=boxes in the attic). I found that freshman year scrapbook and a whole lot more that included high school scrapbooks, grade school class ...

added by Nann 3 years, 2 months ago. under alpha gamma delta , university of missouri , vintage clothing

Midweek: voting, sunshine, and CW birds from With Strings Attached

I was among the many women who wore pearls yesterday to honor the life and legacy of Ruth Bader Ginsberg on Election Day. I chose my mother-in-law's necklace and earrings because they're real (mine are imitation). Screw-back earrings are tricky to put on!)

(I stitched the little sampler with the Rubaiyat quote. My sister added hyacinth bulbs and it was our birthday gift to our mother in 1991. [Initials N and V, plus our mother's initials MHB.])

I also wore "sock the vote" socks. (They're from Zkano. Not only are they American-made, they are also a ...

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