The last few times we've been to the Farmer's Market, I've picked up flowers from one of the vendors. These were just so bright and happy for the end of August that I had to share them here. I didn't do much (or more accurately anything) with outdoor gardening or flower beds this summer. In years past, we had a whole deckful of plants and a big bed of impatiens. Now I seem to spend my time and "for fun" money on quilting stuff, but I still love flowers. Next summer?
Shannon and I took a Sunday drive on Labor Day weekend to the Scottsboro Trade Day. We had lunch at a funny little diner, and we had a good time wandering around and looking. I got a treasure-trove of miniature elephants, but my favorite is probably this funny guy who will live up in my sewing room with me. He will help me out with ironing. I've had him a week, and he holds about three times what my previous little elephant held, and his trunk is the perfect pouring spout. I guess he might have had a lid at some point in his life, but now he will be loved and used while I sew.
I just love my sewing table and room. When I'm in the middle of a project, I can just leave everything spread out and make whatever mess I need to make. What fun!
This week's project was to make the last four of the Block of the Month big stars. I have eight little ones for September and eight more little ones for October, but next month I get to put the twenty-four big ones together into a border. I was excited to use two pieces of fabric from our summer Denver trip that I just love.
And here it is - the batik quilt I worked on all summer, all finished. I started hand piecing the blocks in our hotel room back in June, and I added some fabrics from my shop hopping in Denver. I had fantastic help from someone at The Great American Quilt Factory picking out the border, backing, and binding. I guess this picture doesn't do justice to the bright colors and how well the borders bring it all together. I quilted it on my own the last two weeks. I had such fun with this, and I love having it hung on the railing now. Time for a new project. I'm thinking something in blue batiks, all triangles. This week? Only a few days until I head to Ohio with Shannon for the Country Living Fair. Woohoo! And the best news? We have heard that our breeder's pug is about to have a litter. I hope that means a puppy before too long. Of course, it will be good to have our kitchen work done before a puppy moves in. The cabinets and counters are ordered, but we figure it will be a minimum of a five or six weeks until everything is installed.
The last few times we've been to the Farmer's Market, I've picked up flowers from one of the vendors. These were just so bright and happy for the end of August that I had to share them here. I didn't do much (or more accurately anything) with outdoor gardening or flower beds this summer. In years past, we had a whole deckful of plants and a big bed of impatiens. Now I seem to spend my time and "for fun" money on quilting stuff, but I still love flowers. Next summer?
Shannon and I took a Sunday drive on Labor Day weekend to the Scottsboro Trade Day. We had lunch at a funny little diner, and we had a good time wandering around and looking. I got a treasure-trove of miniature elephants, but my favorite is probably this funny guy who will live up in my sewing room with me. He will help me out with ironing. I've had him a week, and he holds about three times what my previous little elephant held, and his trunk is the perfect pouring spout. I guess he might have had a lid at some point in his life, but now he will be loved and used while I sew.
I just love my sewing table and room. When I'm in the middle of a project, I can just leave everything spread out and make whatever mess I need to make. What fun!
This week's project was to make the last four of the Block of the Month big stars. I have eight little ones for September and eight more little ones for October, but next month I get to put the twenty-four big ones together into a border. I was excited to use two pieces of fabric from our summer Denver trip that I just love.
And here it is - the batik quilt I worked on all summer, all finished. I started hand piecing the blocks in our hotel room back in June, and I added some fabrics from my shop hopping in Denver. I had fantastic help from someone at The Great American Quilt Factory picking out the border, backing, and binding. I guess this picture doesn't do justice to the bright colors and how well the borders bring it all together. I quilted it on my own the last two weeks. I had such fun with this, and I love having it hung on the railing now. Time for a new project. I'm thinking something in blue batiks, all triangles. This week? Only a few days until I head to Ohio with Shannon for the Country Living Fair. Woohoo! And the best news? We have heard that our breeder's pug is about to have a litter. I hope that means a puppy before too long. Of course, it will be good to have our kitchen work done before a puppy moves in. The cabinets and counters are ordered, but we figure it will be a minimum of a five or six weeks until everything is installed.
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