The Castle Rock MARE-TERNITY WARD

Finished this Table runner the other day.
I'll have to get measurements, but I think $35-40.

My old upright grand piano was one I got from my church when I first got married in 1972.  They couldn't believe I didn't own my own when I got married, so they gave it to me!   It is very old,  completed and the sounding board is hand painted with a 1876 date, and the builder's signature painted on it.  I had my ex-FIL strip all the old black lacquer off it, and it is now back to the original woods, with a signed sounding board.  It even had the old candle holders attached on either side of the music holder.  My FIL was an IBMer who retired, went to Steinway school and learned to be a piano restorer.  So it's beautiful and the guts are all new, so sounds fabulous.  My oldest son has that one.

I gave Jon my mother's old spinet which she got for her 16th birthday in 1946 during the war.  Since steel was at a premium, they made the sounding board out of aluminum.  Well, it's held up and my tuner brought it up to the proper register and it held!  So, they have a unique piano, too.

Yes, Little Tommy is my music kid for sure!!  He's plays trombone (first chair at the high school) and I give him piano lessons.  His brother Jack plays tuba and is teaching himself piano (since the books are at his house for his brother.  Katy's kids are also musical.  Joshua also plays trombone and has just started bassoon, and Rachel is learning saxophone.  So music is much appreciated in our households!

Sounds very encouraging!!  Last month I treated myself to a Steinway Grand Piano.  The baby grand I had needed to be restrung after so many years (it was built in the 30's) and my piano turner was able to do the work, but I wasn't able to afford having it done.

After about a decade, after I sold my mom's house, I finally had the money to have it done, and I contacted the tuner.  She didn't do the work anymore, but gave me a heads up of a piano company that had new and used pianos.  Well, I treated myself to a used Steinway Grand and I'm having a ball playing again.  I started with lessons when I was a toddler (almost 3) and took lessons through college.  I played for all the schools, the county groups, and many churches over the years, and was really sad when I couldn't play.  I had gotten my old piano in 2001, and hadn't been playing for a long time since it needed work.

Now, I'm back playing which is doing my psyche.  My really old upright Grand Piano I had given to my son Tommy and his family when I bought the old grand as a "step up", and I gave Jon (one of the twins) my mother's old spinet, so 2 of my 3 sons have pianos.  This one will ultimately go to the other twin Ben.

But seeing the quilt just made me smile!!  I'm giving piano lessons to little Tommy (age 15), so who knows, it might wind up with him!!  Let me know.

How lovely!!  So, sitting in the recliner size with cats on my lap?

OMG!!  They are so cute and colorful!!  And such cute little animal patches in the blocks!  Stunning, just how I would expect your work to be!

Thank you.
The fabric came as animal patch.   The mom to be likes horses, so I thought it would be cute for baby quilts.