Summer project

This summer, my sister, a couple friends, and I have been having a weekly bible study. We have also decided to incorporate a summer project. My friend, Sarah, and I went to QuiltCon in February, and found a pattern called "Sweet Tea and Green Beans". We have decided as a group to make this quilt, each in our own colorways. I am not following the pattern exactly. I've picked a few different blocks, and have added broderie perse applique, and wool applique rather than strictly cotton fabric. I found that rainbow ric rac at the NQA show in Columbus. After it's put together, the plan is to do some very simple straight line machine quilting. Then as an added touch, I'm going to add some hand quilting with perle cotton. I'll keep you posted on my progress.

 

#1000gifts

August is my birthday month. My goal this year is to post once a day this month, if only a picture.

Graduation Day.

#1000gifts

 

 

It was a good day.

April 19, 2013

It was a good day.

 It started off rainy and cold, but the rain subsided by noon. The ceremony was to start at 5:30.

The barn was busy with activity. Setting the tables with the mismatched china, hanging pompoms, and the quilt, setting out the pastry..............



The photographer took pics of the guys while the girls got ready......

There were tears, but they were happy.

 

i carry your heart, i carry it in my heart......

 i am never without it....

It was a good day.

 

 

poem by e.e. cummings

photography by D.Thomas Photography

loving spring!!

O Christmas Tree!!!

 

So, yesterday we went on our annual Christmas tree hunt. As gloomy as it looks, it was actually pretty nice. We have gone tree hunting in snow storms, rain, freezing rain, mud, you name it, we've done it.  We weren't having much luck.

Either the tree was too fat,

 

 

too thin,

too crooked,

 

or, too tall! Actually, way too tall!!

 

 

We must have walked for 45 minutes before we found it. A beautiful blue spruce. It seems lots of the trees looked good on the outside, but the insides were pretty much dead. This one had no bare spots anywhere. It was perfect. The trunk didn't even need to be trimmed down to make sure it was straight.

 

 

Juice made the first cut...

 

 

 ....and the lumberjacks carried it to the truck....

 

 

 

......to be continued.



She said Yes!!!!!

 

 Well, the big guy is at it again! Dan made this quilt based on a quilt in the book called "Modern Quilting", by Jacquie Gering and Katie Pederson. He prefers to work improvisationally, and this particular pattern gave him that opportunity. Included in the quilt are "ghost crosses".  All that means is that the crosses are made from the background fabric so you really cannot see them. I would have preferred to quilt it differently, but I needed to get it done in a hurry.

Below is a photo of the back of the quilt.  Dan sent his gal Rachel on a scavenger hunt throughout town. Each stop was a place that had special significance to their relationship. There were pictures, letters, ballons and a gift. Besides the ring, this is one of the gifts she found.

 

 She said yes!!



 

The quilt measures 64 X 64, so I would consider this a throw size. Actually, I consider it a "love" quilt, but aren't they all?  

 

By the way, you can check out more great quilts at Amy's Creative Side. This week is Blogger's Quilt Festival. It's for those of us who can't make it the Houston Show. Check it out by clicking the link!

Works in Progress

This quilt is going to the Valley City Street Fair to be raffled off.

Every year Sandy donates a beauty!

 Here is a peek of one that I'm working on for the guild that I belong to. It next year's raffle quilt. Some one is going to receive quite a treasure for $1!

 This morning, Victoria posted on facebook about her tree quilt. She inspired me to take mine out of the hutch. This is a round robin quilt that was started a long, long time ago. I made the tree in the center, and it was passed around to five other gals across the USA. Still as yet, unquilted.  I liken myself to the shoemaker, whose children don't have any shoes, or the carpenter whose house is always in a state of unfinish.

 I make these quilt tops, and unless I have a purpose, I don't quilt them!

I think I'm going to have to do something about that!