A Busy Week

Life …

Perry and Emily’s son Andy, brought a friend, Grant, along down to Mississippi from Virginia to help a few days on the farm harvesting beans.

I kept Talya for one night and part of a day while her sister Georgi went to the hospital for hernia surgery.

As I was leaving for Starkville one day, I noticed a light in the dash that warned me of a low left front tire. Quinten and Jamie got me going again.

I baked three peach pies. One for us here at home and the other two for our school’s annual fish fry on Friday.

The school gym was full with attendees at the fish fry.

And then we had the Annual School Benefit Auction on Saturday.

Gabriel helped run “Grandpa’s Express” making lots of children happy.

Paul and I practiced and sang with this octet for Jerry Yoder and Cindy Mast’s wedding.

The happy couple, Mr. and Mrs. Jerry Yoder.

The ABC sisters, Arlene, Beattie, and Cindy sing one last song together.

… as a Quilter

My sister Emily took me to Boonville to Mr. Claude’s quilt and fabric shop. He uses a yardstick, carpenter’s square …

… and scissors to measure and cut fabric.

Harvest and Art Quilts

Life …

The farm hands discuss what needs to be done next.

They needed me …

… and Emily to help transport the combine headers west of Brooksville.

Now Perry is ready to roll.

He cut out a swath of beans for me to park the header trailer. I pulled around and tried backing up, but it didn’t work very well. So I unhooked it and let it sit right where it was. Then I went to pick up Emily further on down the road.

… as a Quilter

Work in Progress – I continue to work on my “lily” quilt. After quilting the background, I fused on the black shapes and then marked lines to stitch the bottom of the lily and stems with my walking foot.

Finished – Emily has finished another art quilt, “Soup’s On.” It is mounted around a 10X10 canvas stretcher. $45.

Detail.

Jetman, Fractured Quilt, and Design Wall Monday

Life …

Kirby, the amazing rocket powered flying Jetman!

… as a Quilter

Emily finished her “fractured quilt.”

She and Perry plan to go back to Texas this week. I hate to see them go!

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Design Wall Monday with Patchwork Times

I’ve done some repining but nothing much has changed.

I did try using sharpies and alcohol to color a small piece of fabric in the top right hand corner, but I’m not real fond of the process. And Dana sewed the bottom row of her “wonky blocks” together.

Life as a Quilter

Life …

In the morning …

… and in the evening, I will give thanks.

I attended a bridal shower for Cindy Mast.

These days you need to watch where you walk or you will become tangled in a web like what happened to Paul. It was dark yet and he was heading out early in the morning and walked right into one of these traps. When he got into his truck a spider was dangling from his arm.

Stacy had a birthday and turned 4.

Guests this evening for pizza were Russ, Loretta, and Allie from MO who are visiting Joel & Sheila. Russ and Sheila are cousins.

Go Amy!

Uh….oh!

… as a Quilter

I attended our monthly PTQs meeting. Here are a few pictures from our “show & tell.”

Emily’s Red Bird Quilt and Design Wall Monday

Emily has already finished another fiber art quilt she is calling “Red Bird.”

It measures 12”X15”.

I love the beads she added for berries that you can see in this detail shot.

Visit Quilt Matters  and QuokkaQuilts for more finishes.


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Design Wall Monday

Dana’s nine wonky blocks are waiting to be sewn together.

My rooster quilt on the left is folded/rolled up to make room for some blocks that I pulled out of storage. I started making a sampler quilt years ago and got sidetracked. Now I’m thinking maybe I should just finish each block separately making them into little fiber art wall hangings.

Maybe I’ll look at them for a while and see if any other inspiration strikes.