Oh my! Where has time gone.

I can't believe how time slips away. I'm sorry I've been so absent. Summers are a slower teaching time, so time to get other things done. I've rearranged cupboards. We moved into our new home a year ago and after shoving things into place I'm amazed at how much space I've found by being more organized. There are always things that aren't really needed so that meant several trips to the 2nd hand store to donate. Not in my sewing room of course. Anything I find that I don't need there goes to my Aunt Willie who lives just up the road and is also a quilter.

I've been working on a class sample that I'll be teaching at the Ocean Waves Quilt Camp in October. The camp is very fun. It's held at the Friends Church Camp in Rockaway, Oregon. Attendance is around 100 students who have many classes to choose from or just sewing in study hall. Classes are offered by six teachers so there's something for everyone. The camp is put on by Jane's Fabric Patch in Tillamook, Oregon.

Oh...here is the center of my class sample, Pinwheels Left and Right. It has some different tricks and techniques and fun and easy to make. Once it is sewn together it will also have a pieced border. This is my second sample which I like much better than the first. Some quilt ideas take more fiddling than others.

I've also had the wonderful opportunity to hang out with my new grandson, Oren. He was 7 months old yesterday. Here is a picture of Oren and my son Ian. Ian and his wife Bethany are both architechs. Ian designed our beautiful home and gave us a beautiful grandson.

It's a beautiful morning and it's time to walk the dogs. Our year-old springer, Reggie, gets very antsy if he doesn't use up some of  his excess energy. It's good for me too. A morning walk in the woods is good for the soul. Happy Quilting!