Starfish pincusions

I've seen them described with other names, but to me, these look like starfish. Biscorn is one of the other names, I believe.
My first one was made at the local sewing bee in Stuttgart. That's the tiny one. Very scrappy, which pleases me.
I also wanted one that was bigger and seriouser, :) so I made one from Kaffe Fassett fabrics, primarily Roman Coins. LOVE it!!!
Now DD wants one in a pillow size for her new apartment. Three fabrics: black, pink/black, and pink. I figure if I make it with 8 inch squares, it will come out about 14 inches across, just the right size.

Abitur from Gymnasium, not a high school graduation

Taylor received her Abitur this week in a ceremony at the school. It's not the same as graduation in the US, but she did receive her Zeugnis, the equivalent of a diploma. These Zeugnisse from schools and work generally need to be show to a new employer when job hunting. I even had to produce a paper copy of my university degree when I hired on here.
This was a particularly nice ceremony, with the class' jazz band playing (no Pomp and Circumstance here), and good short speeches. The school director made a specific point of enabling parents to take photographs of their child receiving her Zeugnis.

Next up for her is the Abiball, which is not a prom, although the kids dress up, and some schools do a dance. This school is having some sort of event. A must for the Abiball is the Abizeitung, which will apparently roast the teachers. We'll see how this all turns out.

Here are some pictures of her Zeugnis ceremony, and a video with the song the kids did at the end of the ceremony.

A second welcome - adding hobbies to this blog

Hi everyone,
After allowing this blog to languish (we traveled, but did not post), I decided to add photos and posts about my passion, quilting.

Look forward to more posts about travel, but also plenty of content about quilting and sewing.
The picture in this post is my current hand quilt project, a Grandmother's Flower Garden (GFG).

Fabric-holically yours,
Karen