Thursday, August 29, 2013

Scrappy Trips Goal Met

… as a Quilter
I set a goal for August to get my “Scrappy Trips” quilt top all pieced and ready to be quilted.
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I’m glad now to have met that goal and I have even started the quilting process.


Saturday, August 24, 2013

Life and Fractured Quilts

Life …
Quintens pose for a family picture.
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Six little clowns!
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Talya loves to snuggle up to Clyde and use him for a pillow.
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… as a Quilter
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We each chose 4 identical panels of fabric and sliced and sewed and diced and sewed them back together to get the #fractured look.
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Marilyn’s ducks above and fish below turned out so cool.
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Here are some fractures from others in our class.
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Friday, August 23, 2013

Flying to See Dustin & Gina and Dana Makes a Quilt

Life …
I made a fast flying trip with Paul and Joel to NY. Paul had a CAM Rapid Response meeting in PA. Joel planned to visit Dustin & Gina in NY after dropping Paul off in PA. There were 2 extra seats in the plane so I got to hop aboard to go along.
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Dustin took Joel to some airplane museum close by and Gina took me to a few little fabric shops around Penn Yan.

In his back yard, Dustin chopped and broke scrap slats for a bonfire.
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This is the back side of the house where Dustin & Gina live.
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They invited her family in for supper -- meat, potatoes, carrots and onions wrapped in tin foil and then smoked on the grill.
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Joel roasted his marshmallows to perfection.
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Gina fixed us a wonderful breakfast including homemade grape juice. Mmmmm good!
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I enjoyed my short stay with Dustin & Gina so very much. It just didn’t last long enough.
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On the way back to the airport Joel bought us a treat at Seneca Farms. I chose “peach” ice cream, the flavor of the week, . And that was mmmmmm good too!
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And then it was time to fly back home.
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… as a Quilter
Dana came over one day and became interested in making a small quilt. She’s a good fast learner …
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… and got a good start on her improvisational quilt. She’s making it similar to the quilt that Gina made here.
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We stopped for fuel at a small airport in Knoxville, TN. Seeing the Sunsphere reminded me of the AQS Quilt Show we had attended there earlier.
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Tuesday, August 20, 2013

Wedding

Life …

Marcus and Beth had a lovely wedding this past weekend. Beth is Paul’s niece. Her dad passed away over 10 years ago so …
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… Paul got to walk her down the isle.
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Both Marcus and Beth love to hunt. After the wedding while we waited for the fish to fry, they had a time of shooting skeet
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Most everyone had a turn that wanted a turn.
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…as a Quilter

I basted my “Scrappy Trips” to get it ready for machine quilting.

Friday, August 16, 2013

AAQI Quilt -- Confusion - Out on a Limb

Life …

Uncle Author’s Bedtime Stories keeps the grands quiet for a little while.

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… as a Quilter

My little quilt “Confusion – Out on a Limb” is now up for sale on the AAQI web site. You may purchase it here if someone hasn’t done so already.

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Wednesday, August 14, 2013

Gabriel & Dana and Scrappy Trips Quilt

Life ...

We invited our family along with a few friends in for a pizza supper last Saturday evening...
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...and had a grocery shower and small reception to help Gabriel and Dana set up housekeeping.
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While the adults visited the children played church on the stairs.
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Talya found a sitting place inside the stool instead of on the stool.
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… as a Quilter

I’m still working on my “Scrappy Trips” quilt. The center is all finished now so all it needs yet is a border and then I’ll be ready to quilt it.
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We had our regular PTQ meeting on Saturday. Here are a few quilts from the Show & Tell.
Judy finished her “Star Spin” quilt that she started in a class with my sister Barbara.
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These ladies took a class with Watana to make these fused art quilts.
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Judy’s “Houses” quilt.
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Watana made this convergence quilt.
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A charity quilt using blocks from a Karen Combs class.

Wednesday, August 07, 2013

Farm Life and Sequoia Quilts

Life …
I kept Talya and Georgi one day this week so their mother could help shampoo rugs at the school.
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Ashton looks higher than he really is.
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We took a walk out the lane to get the mail.
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The water has been leaking from the pond. Usually this is no place for the grandchildren to play; but since I was with them they had great fun throwing rocks.
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Paul & Ashton took me on a 4-wheeler ride across the road to look for deer. Instead, we saw lots of egrets roosting.
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My nephew Andy and his brother’s daughter, Emorie came last evening and spent the night on their way to Texas.
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Notice how the kernels of corn have little bits of red at the tip.
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It’s kind of like chaff and the farmers call it “bee’s wings.”
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… as a Quilter

The two sequoias I started earlier are now finished. These measure 5”X7”.
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The backs with the labels.
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