Up To My Neck in Projects

Hello.  I am working on an oceany quilt that is for a friend, so I can say no more.  I hope to have the quilt top finished tonight.  Then tomorrow I will need to clear off my quilt table to prepare the backing.  Doing the back is my least favorite part because of the need for squaring it up. 
I did just finish a sweet baby quilt on August 30.  It is constructed with nine exploding pineapple blocks, bold polka dot inner border, and scrappy outer border.  I am not a fan of Mickey Mouse, but I am amazed at how wonderful it turned out. Chase is the Mickey Mouse fan. It is his quilt now.

Ribbons from the Fair on Doll Quilt

Remember, I said I went to The Fair for an hour?  It has been reported that I had ribbons on the doll quilt that I entered in The Western Idaho Fair.  Well howdy! It was more than I expected, and frankly I was rather in shock, but I was smiling all the rest of the day.  It got first place and best of division ribbons. Smile!


Doll Quilt for 18" doll. Finished the weekend prior to the fair.

Summer is Not Over Yet

Summer is going by so quickly. I still have summer-time things I need to do, so I feel like I enjoyed the summer. I went wadding, ran through a sprinkler, had a picnic in the mountains, ate watermelon, went paddle-boating at the park, went to the Western Idaho Fair for one hour, drank a root beer float, made stepping stones, irrigated the property, and did some woodworking.  Yesterday, we went to the botanical garden where I got some sun on my shoulders and had a relaxing wonderful time.  I feel better now. I see I have done some summer things.  Below are photos of my quilts that won ribbons at the Kuna Quilt Show.  I am very pleased.

Cup O'Joy -2nd place; Fish Quilt -3rd place

Is it August already?

The Kuna Quilt Show is over already!  We planned, we planned, we arrived and set up and did the whole thing and took it down on Sunday afternoon, and now it is over.  blah.  It is quite like Christmas. 
The quality, of the quilts, was outstanding. I was having difficulty deciding which quilt to vote for in each category; except my own, of course.
In the theme category: Crazy for Color, my husband said to me, "I like Helen Clapp's quilt the best, but I voted for yours, because I helped pay for the fabric."  Isn't that sweet?  Speaking of irony, the quilter's definition is: not wrinkly.
Well, what is next year's theme for the Kuna Quilt Show?  I am so glad you asked:

I made this banner (& stand) for the stage display, announcing next year's theme.
See you can't even tell that the letters are not hand appliqued!

The CONFAB's quilt for Nursing Research Day is quilted!

This is a sneak peak at the CONFAB group quilt. It does not have the binding on yet.

Our quilt was quilted by Bev Hoek. What a great job she has done.

some detail of the quilting on the front.



This is the detail on the back of that lovely stripped material.

What? It is July Already?

Hello!  I have been slacking on the blog side of things. But I have had so much other stuff to do. Some was much fun and some was none fun!  I have done some yard work, despite having air conditioning in my house, which causes me to want to stay in and sew sew sew!  This last weekend, my husband and I built a fence from the corner of our garage to the property line, where we joined it up to the fence there.  I sawed all the fence boards down to the size I wanted them. We did our best to keep them in line and spaced correctly.  I am rather pleased with the result. All that is left is for it to be painted and a little rake up underneath. Also, on Saturday was Eagle Fun Days, so no way to get into Eagle for my violin lesson.  It was a great opportunity for me to go to the dump with my husband.  We treated ourselves to a little java on the way back home, and we had a wonderful time.  We got more yard work done after we got home. 
     Last Tuesday, after work, I rendezvoused with my husband at the Idaho Botanical Garden to enjoy our take out pizza under the hot sun before the Prairie Home Companion show began.  The show was awesome. It was relaxing and enjoyable, however, the sun was very slow in going down.
     Did ride in the Idaho Blue Cruise; a whole 5.5 miles! It was delightful. I also got to see "Blithe Spirit" at the Idaho Shakespeare Festival. Sunday before the 4th, we drove up to Big Rattlesnake Creek and discovered a beaver dam in full swing.  It is beginning to erode the edge of the road! Getting out to the mountains, no matter how hot or dusty, is just one of my very favoritist things in the whole world. We had a picnic lunch and I found a nice shady waddy place to cool off my tootsies. 

Big Rattlesnake Creek is a rapid noisy creek, not usually a placid lake.

 Yes, I did get a dab of quilting done. I even spent some hours with my mom, at the assisted living facility, helping her piece some fabric for a quilt she would like for herself.  It is going slow, but winter is far away.  We will persist.  I did finish my 3D cubes quilt.  Although pink is not my favorite in quilts, I really like how this came out.

Result of the fun class in May at 'Room To Learn'

'For The Birds' Dining Room Curtains