I was able to complete the Teton Summer Wedding quilt top. It is now with my friend to quilt. I am excited for her to make it come alive.
I have had so much going on in my life since last summer. I was adopted at birth. I have never known anything about my birth family and really I have never had any inclination to find out. Well, this all changed last summer. My kids thought it would be interesting to find my ethnic background out. So, I spit in the tube and sent my DNA off to ancestry to find out where my long lost family might have originated from. I found out so much more. I love my adopted family and really didn't need any of my biological family in my life but it has really been crazy all that I have found out. It is so much I will tell it a bit at a time. The first thing I found out is that I am not very interesting. I am about 85% Western European. The second thing I found out is that my story is nothing that I thought it was. As a young teen I imagined that my parents were the homecoming queen and the football star, they had me, were forced to give me up and always regretted it and wondered where I was. Yes, only in the movies. This was not my case at all. I have found my parents. I was the product of a one night stand, from a truck driver and a married mother of two. Nothing glamorous. But, they did right by me and gave me a wonderful home. It is all a bit overwhelming but I don't regret finding out. I will post a bit each time about my journey as it has been oh so amazing. You all have a good week!
2 comments:
This quilt is seriously amazing. A labor of love. It's good to see you blogging again. I used to be a fellow Maverick in the early days :-) Looking forward to hearing more of you DNA story.
This is a beautiful quilt. I love the fabrics you have collected and sewn together.
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