Happy Birthday, Diane

I had a lot of fun making this birthday "card" on the spur of the moment for Diane.

"In My Father's House Are Many Mansions"

... and that's the title of the song and my quilt. Thank you for all the guesses at what song I was trying to depict. They were all good. I especially liked how Martha picked "We're Marching On to Zion, ... the Beautiful City of God," and then that song kept ringing in her mind all day long!

I had a goal of getting all the fusing finished by Monday, and now I've even done more than that. I think it's ready to quilt.

Stitching through Heat & Bond, Steam-a-Seam, and Wonder Under gummed up my needle, but I kept plugging away.

I took care of Georgi one day at the office. She is a full time job, let alone trying to do office work.

Georgi's umbrella reminds me of Sally in the Dick & Jane Readers.

Amy & Ashton fixing treats for the Girls Club.

Paul's sister, Miriam, was surprised when we showed up for her birthday.

It was a chilly evening and the fire felt good.

Those soft brown marshmallows were free for the taking and oh, sooooo good!

Miriam was tickled with her bicycle that Kenneth gave her. She brought it into the house so the rain wouldn't spoil it.

Recent guests in our home were Jerrel & Paula with Nic & Micah.

The Grabers wanted to visit with them before they left for home in Colorado.

Friends of Colonel Sanders at KFC.

After 2 games of Sequence, Gabriel (not pictured), Laura, Paul and I had 2 good games of ...

... Blokus.

Orca Bay, Georgi's Birthday, & Concrete

My Orca Bay mystery quilt is still in the assembly stage. Bonnie has done a fantastic job in giving us step by step instructions for making this beautiful quilt.
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I decided to swap around the light and dark Ohio Stars and also to replace the white stars with the black background with a blue center. Then I think it's important to make sure the blue strings are running diagonally toward the blue centered Ohio Stars. Does that make any sence?

Paul wanted to add on a lean-to to the shop to get some of the farming equipment in out of the weather. Last week they poured concrete with the "Three Muskateers" looking on.

Last evening we had in all the children and their families for a pizza supper. This little tiny Tina likes to be held.

Then we celebrated Georgi's 2nd birthday.

Flinging the wrapping to get to the present!

The boys just have to help out.

What a cute little sleeping bag stuffed inside a weiner dog for a pillow.

String Quilt & Ashton's Birthday

Another quilt in the making. Strings of blue and peachy/orange/rust.

The foundations to sew the strings to.

Which way is best? Peach block with blue border ...

... or blue box with peach border?

Ashton recently turned 3. What a great way to celebrate with cousins.

And what can be in this big box?

Darryl helped put the prized wheelboro together.