Last minute details...

It is HSC time in our house.  That means that 13 years of education is about to be tested for retention, application and the results will determine future planning.  No BIG DEAL because really, the main work is already done.  Early mornings of sandwiches and gathering sports gear, catching trains and heading off to school, that long haul is already done.  Uniforms, class bells and lunchtime antics...all finished.  Classes ended a month ago and since then, every day, Noah has headed off to the library to study, memorise papers and to generally prepare for the next few weeks of exams.  I can't tell him how anxious I am for him to be finished with this intense experience.  English was yesterday.  One would think that it could be a stressful morning.  As I sat at my computer while he had breakfast I heard a funny thing.  It was like Christmas morning in Whoville.  He was singing.  The sound broke through my consciousness as I realised that although this was a day he had most likely been dreading throughout a year of preparation, it had arrived and he was singing.  I asked in astonishment if he was nervous and he said, "No.  I am prepared." What a great feeling that must be for him and his peers to know that his school has brought him to this moment and he is ready. 

However, the next thing he said was, mom, my pants don't fit.  Details.  Here is is the very last minute and I had to let his summer uniform pants out two inches.  No time to fiddle with matching threads or washing out pressed in seams.  Just let them out and let him go. 

So, good luck to all you NSW moms out there sending your year 12 students out for exams.  Having been through this before I know that the light shining at the end of the HSC tunnel is bright.  Once finished they can do anything but the thought of perhaps missing the start bell, last minute jitters in a subject, misreading a question, or throwing up as he walks in the door of the religion exam like his brother before him did...well all this too shall pass.

On another note, things have been going less stressfully in the shop where I seek refuge each day from reality.  Last week I chanced up Wendy's Liberated class and found this Marquis Diamonds in the works.

I LOVE this fabric and might even say that Kaffe's  and Brandon make the best stripe fabrics out there. 
Then we got to see the results of the Face It work we did in my design class on Monday.  These gals were really pushing themselves out of the reported comfort zone.  Even the most traditionally based quilters had fun with this idea.  I am fascinated by how the abstraction of line, shape and colour can create such interesting results.

We then moved on to do a bit of machine work on the faces.  This was a new technique for all of us really but simply having a go made it one we will all do again.
If you think you'd like to have a go at a small abstract piece, Cath is working on one for Starter Blocks in November.  Let us know in advance and we'll make up extras if you you want to have a bit of fun!

It is going to be a fun one!

There is so much more but time is short.  Even though I only have to make one sandwich for one lonely school boy, the morning still goes so fast.  k

Comments

[LeeAnn]

These faces are wonderful! Will look forward to seeing more. Best wishes on the exams, Mom.

[Jules]

Even though it was 20 years ago next year that i did the HSC!, omg really where does the time go, it still feels like a recent memory.
Best of luck Noah, i am sure you won't need it!.

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