Showing posts with label quilt. Show all posts
Showing posts with label quilt. Show all posts

Sunday, January 15, 2017

A Trip to Sarasota, FL

Paul and I had a weekend trip to Florida.

Crossing the Mobile River.

We met my sister Sheila & Sanford...

... at Dave's Catfish House...


... in Atmore, AL for supper.

Then we traveled on to Sarasota, FL and met another sister, Coleen & Glen and had supper with them at Der Dutchman.

After the men's SLM board meeting on Friday, we had supper at the Haiti Benefit Auction site. Most people, like us, opted to wait in the long line for catfish.

Full house, tent!

This was my view for the evening program.

Imagine my surprise when I spied not just one ...

... but two quilts made from my sister Barbara Cline's pattern from her book Star Struck Quilts to be auctioned off.

This was another quilt that I liked.

And these dolls were so cute, ready to find a new home.

It was so special to visit with my Great Uncle Nelson. He is Grandfather Ralph's youngest brother and the only living sibling.

And another surprise meeting was with Dave and Martha Rohrer's Clifford. Dave and Martha bought our place up on Dry River; and we moved to Bridgewater when I was six.

... to be continued.

Wednesday, December 21, 2016

Daddy's Ties from Buck Hildreth


Life ...
Rusty was entertained for a bit with the mirrors on the medicine cabinet.

... as a Quilter
I finished the quilt I have been working on for "Pea Picker." I just love the way the light reflects and gives luminosity to the quilt.

"Daddy's Ties"
from the collection of 'Buck' Hildreth.
66"X56"
Each tie was picked open and ironed. Then I added a lightweight woven interfacing to each piece to help stabilize the fabric.

I quilted it with loop-dee-loops and then trimmed it and sewed on the binding with my machine. Then I hand stitched the binding to the back side.

The label

And then Mr. Jimmy (Pea Picker) came by to pick it up. I think he was as pleased as me.

Linking to
Nina Maria's "Off the Wall Friday" and
Amanda Jean's "Finish It Up Friday"

Sunday, December 18, 2016

En Provence and Tina's 5th Birthday

I finished clue #4 of Bonnie Hunter's mystery quilt "En Provence." Now I'm wondering how the green and yellow will work into the mix.
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We were invited to Craigs for pizza on Saturday evening...

... in celebration of Tina's 5th birthday.

The lady bug cake was a hit with the children. Just look at the black mouths an tongues from that icing!

Saturday, November 19, 2016

The Pond and a Lost Quilt

Life ...
I got to keep Joel & Sheila's children for a day and a night. While Georgi was in school Talya and Delta used the high chair as a desk to color.

I have enjoyed our pond out in front of the house so much. We get a little wildlife and then the morning sunrises are magnified by the reflection of the sky in the water.

The pond has been leaking for some time now; and finally we are getting it fixed. Yesterday they cut a hole in the dike to drain the water.

Itlooks different from over here on the levy.

With the water draining out there were thousands of small fish locked into puddles of water.

... as a Quilter
Yaaay. The lost is found. Paul brought in my "Ugliest" quilt the other day. He said he found it in the farm Pete.

Sunday, October 16, 2016

Farm Life and Quilt of Miriam

Life ...


Paul needed me to drive him to the field ...

... so he could dislodge a stump from the bean header.


Playing Uno with the older grands didn't work too well when the younger ones wanted me to read a book.

... as a Quilter
I took an old photograph of Paul's sister Miriam ...

... and tweaked it on the computer using a filter.

Then I printed it out onto fabric and quilted it.

Wednesday, September 14, 2016

Monday, September 12, 2016

Ohio Haiti Benefit Auction and Louisville, KY Railroad Bridge

Field work continues on the farm.

Paul and I had a trip to Ohio for a SLM Board Meeting and attended the Haiti Benefit Auction. He helped Levi Lees fry Mississippi catfish for the Friday evening meal.
This quilt, toy tractor & tricycle, and other items were donated to help raise funds for missions in Haiti.

There was an evening program with special music by this group of men, "Proclaim."

These mottoes are sure to beautifully grace someone's walls.

We left the auction a little early to get a start for home and stopped in Louisville, KY for the evening.
This old railroad bridge had been changed into a walk for pedestrians across the Ohio River.


And there was a nice park along the river.
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