I'm just going to sneak back in... It has been so long since I posted and I missed it but life has just been so busy and crazy that it seemed like I never had a chance. :) It would be too hard for me to catch you up on everything and show a bunch of quilts so I will just start off from here. :)
Here is a pic of a Fun Summer Quilt that I pieced for myself! :) I actually have it quilted now but it's still on the longarm as there are a couple of places that I need to fix before removing it. I had a couple tension issues that I didn't see right off. Not a big deal and probably would not be noticed but I still want to fix it. This quilt ended up being 73x73 and I thought it would be a fun summer quilt to use for picnics, take to the lake or even the beach.
I had my nephews for a few days and they love being in my sewing room so I gave them the job of taking the pins out. :) I had quilted a quilt and just cut the backing off in a hurry instead of taking the pins out. :) Is that child labor? LOL! They enjoyed it. :) These are my brother's 2 boys. They stayed with me for 2 days and now they are at mom's for a few days. It's nice to spend time with them.
A couple other things from the past few days... Look at the size of my blackberries!!! These are Kiowa Blackberries that we planted a few years ago. I have to say that these are the best tasting ever. They are sweet and very juicy. We also have a bunch of wild blackberries and raspberries too. Actually they are just now starting to ripen up. Richard was off work yesterday and he picked 3 quarts of blackberries and a quart of raspberries. There will a bunch more in a few days. I made a blackberry cobbler yesterday and the rest went in the freezer.
Here is a pic of the lake that I snapped a few days ago. This is the boat ramp area which is 2 miles from the house. Richard and I were there at the edge of dark. There is something so peaceful about water.
Today is going to be a busy day for me. Hunter has an appointment at 11:45am for his Hep A shot. KY schools have made it mandatory for all students now to have the shot by June 30 or they can't start school. This is a 2 part shot and they have to have the second shot in December. Soooo....his appointment at 11:45am. Then I have to stop by an elderly lady's house in town and give her and her daughter some quilting quotes. She is in her late 80's so I will stop by instead of her having to come to me. After that I am meeting my mom, sister, and my niece and nephews at the lake for some fun in the water. :) Mom promised the kids she would take them to the lake while they were visiting. Now when I say visiting, they only live 20 minutes away. LOL! Then... I have to meet my SIL back in town somewhere around 5:30pm. She is coming down from Ohio and has some stuff for me to pick up. I'll post about that stuff in my next post. :) So it will be a full day for me. Not to mention I need to be back home and fix Richard's supper before 8pm. :)
Back to quilting.... I hope to get the Sailboat quilt off the longarm one day this weekend. I am also piecing on 2 more quilts. Both of them are 2-color quilts. One is blue and white and the other is red and white. The red and white is a modern quilt, I think this is the first for me. I am a very traditional quilter so I am stepping out of my box a little. Expect pics of both this weekend.
I'm off to get my morning chores done as Richard just left for work.
Here is a pic of a Fun Summer Quilt that I pieced for myself! :) I actually have it quilted now but it's still on the longarm as there are a couple of places that I need to fix before removing it. I had a couple tension issues that I didn't see right off. Not a big deal and probably would not be noticed but I still want to fix it. This quilt ended up being 73x73 and I thought it would be a fun summer quilt to use for picnics, take to the lake or even the beach.
I had my nephews for a few days and they love being in my sewing room so I gave them the job of taking the pins out. :) I had quilted a quilt and just cut the backing off in a hurry instead of taking the pins out. :) Is that child labor? LOL! They enjoyed it. :) These are my brother's 2 boys. They stayed with me for 2 days and now they are at mom's for a few days. It's nice to spend time with them.
A couple other things from the past few days... Look at the size of my blackberries!!! These are Kiowa Blackberries that we planted a few years ago. I have to say that these are the best tasting ever. They are sweet and very juicy. We also have a bunch of wild blackberries and raspberries too. Actually they are just now starting to ripen up. Richard was off work yesterday and he picked 3 quarts of blackberries and a quart of raspberries. There will a bunch more in a few days. I made a blackberry cobbler yesterday and the rest went in the freezer.
Here is a pic of the lake that I snapped a few days ago. This is the boat ramp area which is 2 miles from the house. Richard and I were there at the edge of dark. There is something so peaceful about water.
Today is going to be a busy day for me. Hunter has an appointment at 11:45am for his Hep A shot. KY schools have made it mandatory for all students now to have the shot by June 30 or they can't start school. This is a 2 part shot and they have to have the second shot in December. Soooo....his appointment at 11:45am. Then I have to stop by an elderly lady's house in town and give her and her daughter some quilting quotes. She is in her late 80's so I will stop by instead of her having to come to me. After that I am meeting my mom, sister, and my niece and nephews at the lake for some fun in the water. :) Mom promised the kids she would take them to the lake while they were visiting. Now when I say visiting, they only live 20 minutes away. LOL! Then... I have to meet my SIL back in town somewhere around 5:30pm. She is coming down from Ohio and has some stuff for me to pick up. I'll post about that stuff in my next post. :) So it will be a full day for me. Not to mention I need to be back home and fix Richard's supper before 8pm. :)
Back to quilting.... I hope to get the Sailboat quilt off the longarm one day this weekend. I am also piecing on 2 more quilts. Both of them are 2-color quilts. One is blue and white and the other is red and white. The red and white is a modern quilt, I think this is the first for me. I am a very traditional quilter so I am stepping out of my box a little. Expect pics of both this weekend.
I'm off to get my morning chores done as Richard just left for work.
