MORE BLOCKS DONE

I'm still putting together some of the Carolinas blocks.

I had already cut out the pieces and had them on the wall.  Since I've decided I'm happy with them, I'm sewing them together.  I'm not sure if this is procrastinating making the next few or what.

The Tower block.

Fashioned after a Tower at Biltmore in Asheville NC

I was really excited to sew this next on together.  It has curves and ends up being a circle.  Very cool.  I'm glad I left it unfinished for a while, because I ended up changing the color of the melon.  It looks better now.

Porcupined melon.

Very slow and careful stitching.

The finished melon part.

The Dome block

The inner dome at the capital building in Columbia SC.

The next block is a close-up one of the lamps outside the main  entrance to the Biltmore Estate in Asheville NC.  I love how all of the points came together and the y-seams worked!  That doesn't always happen for me.

A close-up - look at those points!

The Lamp block.

The actual lamp.

The main entrance to Biltmore, with the lamps on the sides.

Then it was the Stairs block. 

The Stairs block.

The stairs at the Nathan Russell house in Charleston SC.

And finally, the block that has been bothering me.  Here it is after I changed alot of the colors.

I'm hesitant to say what this one is fashioned after, but what the heck.  It's the back end of the harness and Rowdy's tail.  

Come on Mom!  No more sewing - let's go to the park!

INTO SOUTH CAROLINA

We met up with Darrell's uncle David at the Asheville airport where we turned in our rental car and rode with him to Charleston.

On the way, we made a few stops.  First, Uncle David wanted to show us the view from Caesars Head State Park.  It was spectacular.

We left there and headed to Columbia, the capital of South Carolina and it's State House.

A monument the state tree, the Palmetto

Uncle David and Darrell - one of the stars on the building showing where it was hit with cannonballs during Civil War.

The State Senate was in session, this is the lobby, full of lobbyists.

The State House of Representatives chamber. 

Lobbyists.

We went on a tour, lead by a docent who was full of stories and history.  It was very informative and interesting.  Unfortunately, we had to leave early and be on our way to Charleston.

We arrived around 4pm and met up with Aunt Susan.  We walked for a little while on the boardwalk at Shem Creek Park, enjoying the beautiful Charleston Harbor.  We had a great dinner at a restaurant on the water.