As many of you know we have lost a dearly loved member of our family. My Mother passed away September 12th. She lived a very full 94 years and will be missed by all of us. Her end was peaceful.
But there is always a story or two to tell when it comes to Mom.
When we put together a family memorial we remembered all the fantastic things she has done and taught us.
My sister did an awesome job putting together all those things that defined who Mom/Grandma/Great-grandma was and how each of us were touched personally in some way by her.
Now that being said.
We all know that at times she was not a very patience person, so none of us envied the FedEx driver. She arrived very late in the day and the FedEx driver must have felt a very uncomfortable presence with him, especially the later it became. We made sure there was always someone watching for Mom.
Mom barely made it in time for her own party.
But when she did arrive the stories and tributes began.
The next day Bill and I took her on a road trip with us. She did like to travel so we thought she might like a drive through OR.
On the road...eastern OR.
The town of Fossil is where behind the high school you can dig for fossils! I swear while I was digging for the fossils I hear mom say, "Susan, we have been here long enough. It is time to go!" That said, she was always game to take rides with all of us and go to some pretty wild places and not say a word.
For now Mom is keeping me company as I sit in the loft and quilt. I will miss her when we take her on her final road trip next month and lay her to rest beside Dad.
Ah lady, I do miss you.
This one (for me) is a smiler. I so like the way it turned out. I don't know if it is the colors, the design, or because it is something so outside my box.
Yesterday morning while doing laundry and thinking about packing for the trip I started another one. I almost finished it.... and would have except for the football game on TV. The squares are still being made from that former project that didn't work out and there are still a few more of them.
I can see where this might become addicting. We need to pass through Portland today on our way to Hood River and beyond. At first I had no reason to stop at Fabric Depot but now I think I need more gray fabric for future quilts.
Happy trails or is it trials????
There is nothing better than having a fast internet connection. When we changed providers it was with the decision to have a faster speed so we could stream programs. And it is amazing what is out there to stream. My favorite site is PBS with quilt programs coming in a real close second. So yesterday morning I went out to "The Quilt Show" and clicked on free shows. Having only a few free ones available I picked Jacquie Gering's "Make It Modern".
And by the afternoon this is what was going up on the design wall.
The fabric was from another project that wasn't working.
There wasn't that much of either color so it was make it small time. I was only able to get the four squares from what I had and then I had to cheat on the lime green.
mmm. I should have posted before finishing the top as looking back I like the arrangement of the blocks just the way they are.
Audition time with background fabrics. Not being happy I asked Bill to come and take a look. After hanging up and taking down fabric this is what the outcome was.
How simple can this be....not being the sharpest pencil in the box today there was a lot of seam ripping before the pieces went where they were suppose to.
But it is on the sewing machine being top stitched....9 rows of top stitching so far!
Won't be long and this one will be 'a finish'!
Happy day to all of you!
What is better than starting a new project? Finishing one and liking it! So drum roll please....
And what comes next to finishing a project....how about one that can be close to finishing????
This one just does not like its picture taken. The colors always look muted and maybe they are since I usually like working in brighter colors but it is still pretty when you see the real thing.
Have you ever went on-line to the Etsy site? You can find just about anything there if you look long enough. This came in the mail on Saturday and made me smile.
mmmm, what can we do with these?????
Happy end of summer days!
