Hawaii

 

What a cute couple.

Here and there I mention my nephew {Billy} and his girlfriend {Dara}.

I thought it would be nice to share the pictures my sister

sent me of them on the Big Island of Hawaii.  I don't know

what waterfall is behind them.

I can't wait to hear how they liked their vacation and

to see more pictures.  Billy & Dara are headed back home.

My sister and her husband are now in Maui for the second

week of their Hawaiian vacation.  

One day ... I would love to go back to Hawaii.

From the Sewing Room

 

A little girl's quilt made with leftover fabric.

Chris stopped by during the week and dropped off a bolt of

multicolor circle print backing fabric.  This is for me to use when

making quilts for Outreach.  While I have enough fabric to 

make the quilt tops I ran out of [kids print] yardage for the backs.  

I love working with batik fabric.

A Facebook friend sent me a photo of a new chair she purchased

with a quilt I sent her a long time ago on it.  She was using it to protect

the cushions since they are light in color.  I decided to made this for

her to use instead with the length long enough to go behind

both the top and bottom cushion.  It may be a little

longer than she needs but I'd rather it be longer than shorter.

Another little Outreach quilt with simple line quilting.

This is a better picture of the backing fabric Chris dropped of.

JoAnn's had flannel on sale for $2.99 per yard.  They had

tons of adorable baby prints so I picked up a few for burp cloths.

The burp cloths and taggies are being added to the bag

of baby stuff for my nephew to give to his friends who

are expecting a boy soon.

Today ... I'll be finishing up a few little projects one being

a Halloween quilt for a Facebook friend.  She is really into decorating 

for the Halloween holiday so this will be perfect for her.  She

is also part of a westie rescue group and totally deserves

a little surprise.

Just My Backyard

 

Blackeye Susan's

The wildflowers are still growing like crazy and yet some

have not shown any signs of blooming.  They might be

plants that bloom the second year.

Julep

Our prized lilies ... they smell so good!

What's Going On

 

My newest sewing project is a simple block made from a

fat quarter package of batik fabrics I purchased awhile back.

It was time for me to change my ironing board cover to a

clean one ... but not yet!

This is going with all the flannel baby stuff I made.  I asked 

Dara [who is my nephew's girlfriend] if she knew anyone having

a baby boy.  She answered 'yes' and said a friend is

expecting in September.  I want to make a few more things

so they will have a nice bag of new baby gifts to give

when they come back from Hawaii.

I was trying to think how these got into my sewing room.

The panels either came off the free table at a guild meeting or

one of my Facebook friends sent them to me.  These will put

aside with all the other stuffed animals until Chris wants to

pass them along - probably in the fall.

A nautical themed baby quilt I finished up for Outreach.

The plan this weekend is to work on the batik blocks

until I can't stand it any more!

Little Peepers & Express Tracks Final Photo's

 

Last night I finished sewing a baby gift set using the

"Little Peepers" collection from Henry Glass Fabrics. 

This is a 2-ply flannel so it's very durable and soft.

The gift set include: 2 bibs, 3 burp cloths, 2 soft blocks, a baby

quilt, a monthly watch me grow quilt and a small fabric basket

filled with 2 big bunnies, 1 tiny bunny, 1 tiny bird, 1 tiny dog.

.

I have to say I'm not fond of working the flannel unless

it's for pillowcases.

Express Tracks collection of fabric from Blank Quilting.

Wilson was my quilt holder in this photo. 

This one will be finished later in the year.

The center blocks were originally a panel of 9 train blocks.  I

wanted to make something different so they became placemats.

I only had enough fabric to make two matching napkins.

Additional napkins will be made later in a gray fabric.

These turned out nicer than I thought and look great on my table.

I'm officially done with my last shipment of fabric.   It's now

time to go back to sewing little kids quilts for Outreach. 

I also pulled out my fleece from storage and cut 200 small 

neck scarves for kids in need.  Will be sewing the

  Made by Bayside Quilters labels on them.  I figure they

won't need them until the October time frame so I

can do a little here and there.

Flowers Around My Yard

 

Sharing a few recent photo's taken around my yard.

It's been so darn hot I've been limiting myself as well

as the westies time outdoors.

Stargazer ... our favorite flower.

I've only seen 2 butterflies this summer.

Our ginkgo tree is not happy this summer and it may

be on it's way out.  This is sad.

Limelight hydrangea

Our wildflowers are still going strong.

We have plants still growing and may not actually bloom

until next year.

Today my plan is ... finish working with the Express Tracks fabric

and the baby flannel collection so I can get pictures to turn in.