Life

Life ...

I finally finished Teryn's puppy quilt.

 Of course he was more interested in the train than the quilt.

Our newest grandchild, Rusty Cole with Grampa. I think he is a pretty baby.

Josiah has learned to like the slide now. However he still wanted to hold my hand for his ride down.

Tina at play.

I attended a baby shower. Chrystal's mom Cheryl made a list of the gifts and givers as she opened each present.

Her sister Rosanna knew how to keep the children quiet for a little while with books that were given in place of cards.

Life as a Quilter

AUGUST

Life ...

Ashton, Kirby, and Stacy never seem to tire of each other.

I set the timer for 5 minutes for them to "play band."

Paul had me pull up bit by bit as he dropped the corn from the overhead bin into the trailer. 

 Craig entertained the little ones for a short moment.

... as a Quilter

I invited the Possum Town Quilters to our house for our monthly "Sit and Sew."

Using this picture I took of an antique shop in Columbus for inspiration, ... 

 ... I created this quilt block for a PTQ challenge.

For Thelma's birthday gift ... 

... I made this small quilt from a picture of her quilting.

Life and Roses Through the Lattice

Life ...

Blue Moon and Reflection outside our front door.

 Corn harvest is in full swing.

Getting ready for Sunday company.

I made two peach and two peanutbutter. 

Our guests:

Dwight & Chrystal and family

Paul's sister Miriam and Kenneth from Taylorsville, MS.

Paul's folks, Ben and Silva

Joel and Belinda and family. They just recently moved into our area from Michigan.

Paul's sister Jeanie and Galen

... as a Quilter

The quilting is finished and it's ready to be blocked.

It's amazing how a quart of water makes a quilt lay and hang flat.

Life, Wedding, Rena and Lily Quilt

Recently Rena joined our Possum Town Quilters for a visit. I was so pleased to see her finished “Lily” quilt. She came to our house for a class last winter (here) to learn the technique. I like the way she changed it from a lily to tulips to make it personal and unique.
 
 

We were invited out to Levis along with our neighbors, Nathan & Amanda for a fish fry. Amanda wanted to learn how to fry those good catfish.

Levi times the frying time to 5 or 6 minutes depending on the size of the fillet.

We attended the wedding of Josh and Dasie.

Josh’s folks, Walter and Myra

Josh’s cousins from PA.

We don’t often see ice in Mississippi.


 

And then it warmed up and Paul and I went for a walk.

Life and Guests

We are glad to have Nevin here from Idaho for a couple weeks while he works for Joel on his airplane. He jumped right in to help carve the ham for Sunday dinner guests.

Craig teaches our young grand's how to to make water balloons.

Our Sunday dinner guests were from all over the country, Wisconsin, Alabama, Pennsylvania, Indiana, Tennessee and Manitoba, Canada.

They are with Christian Aid Ministries Disaster Relief Services helping to rebuild in Louisville, MS since the tornado of 2014.

Lily II

Life …

One open-faced sloppy joe … coming right up!

… as a Quilter

I started another class sample, Lily II, in a smaller format and simplified the design in the process. The square patches for the background are fused to a background fabric in a diagonal grid similar to the way I did my peacock quilt.

I used Superior’s Fantastico thread for the quilting.

I finished it by sewing a facing to the front and folding it around to the back.

Detail

It finished at 10.5” X 13.5” and is ready for hanging.

Although it’s a class sample, it is for sale. $75

I also made this little Christmas Wreath that measures 4.5” X 5.25” for our PTQs.

And the winner of my striped fabric giveaway is

Vicki in MN. Congratulations!