A Productive Day

I actually spent part of yesterday sewing in my sewing room. It seems life gets busy and that's the last thing I get to do. I have two quilts ready for the machine quilter and am working on a third. One is a class sample and the other a "belated" wedding gift. I'm envious of those people who have the wedding quilt done by the wedding and the baby quilt ready before the baby is a toddler. Way to go!

Part of yesterday was spent helping two friends pick out fabrics for their first quilts. Fun and exciting helping new quilters. Watch out the quilting bug is alive and well!

Today is a playday. I'm going to the Oregon Garden with two high school friends. The Oregon Garden, near Silverton, Oregon, is a beautiful outdoor garden with paths to enjoy all the flowers. The weather has cooled and it should be a fun day.

Wishing you a wonderful day full of the things you enjoy!

Trying to stay cool!

Boy the weather has been hot. I think it's hit 100 over the last few days. I so appreciate my air conditioned house. Fortunately Oregon doesn't get that often. I feel for those people in the southeast part of the United States who are so hot and not just for a few days.

I finished the pillow to be donated to the Give a Little Foundation for their auction. Doing the stitching is fun. It's hard to say "whoa" when you're on a roll and can add just a few more colonial knots here or lazy daisy stitches there. It's fun, creative, relaxing and I love the way they turn out. I'd love to make a whole quilt someday.

I spent a few days last week in the Seattle area visiting my son and family. Love the grandson time. Nathan is 11 and Aidan 9. They are fun to hang out with and listen to. They're at a busy age. Nathan broke his arm being hit by a pitch earlier in the summer so that gained a little time with him  not playing baseball and taking golf lessons.

Yesterday was a reunion in McMinnville, Oregon of people who used to live in Ketchikan, Alaska. It was a first attempt so there were 13 of us. Fun time visiting there then 9 came to our house for hamburgers. It's fun talking about old times, people we knew and  how much we loved Alaska. A part of our life we so treasure.

The best to you all. Enjoy what's left of the summer and stay cool!

Crazy Quilting

I've been working on a crazy quilt pillow. It's a donation for the Give a Little Foundation which is a non-profit organization that assists residents of Yamhill County in Oregon, who find themselves in a financial crisis. I've done a few crazy quilt projects and forget how much I enjoy it. I find it very creative and it's hard to stop adding stitches. The title of the fundraiser is Amazing Lace. The organizers are displaying a lace collection from 1600-1900.That will be fun to see.

We had a busy weekend with a Gelbrich family BBQ on Saturday with 25 attending and a PEO BBQ on Sunday with 21 attending. They just happened to fall on the same weekend and it didn't work to change either one. I took a nap on Monday!

I entered a quilt in the local county fair. It didn't even win a ribbon. I got notification yesterday that my quilt was accepted in the AQS Des Moines show. I felt better about not winning a fair ribbon.

My Mom isn't doing well. Seems to be running a fever with some sort of infection. She went through a lot of tests yesterday so hopefully they'll find the cause and get her on the mend.

Hope you're all doing well. Happy Quilting..Peggy