Other misc stuff I've been working on

I've been having fun doing some smaller projects........I need to post more frequently....seriously.


hand stitched labrynth

Checkbook cover

Business card case

a little bag

A new stole for Mary

I have been working on a stole for Deacon Mary for a couple of months. That would actually mean that I've been thinking about working on a stole for Deacon Mary - but not actually work on it much. I used flying geese - a paper pieced method - very time consuming - will use the regularly pieced method next time. In any case, the end result is excellent. We added beads on the bottom and along the tie that holds the two sides together and they really add a lot to the finished product. Here are a few pics.

Pictures from Long Beach International Quilt Festival

Long Beach - after the show

We went to the Long Beach International Quilt Show the 25th. We had such a wonderful time. We took two classes and did the Saturday night sampler. Since we arrived Thursday we were able to walk the Vendor booths on preview night - much less of a crowd than Friday and Saturday. The quilts on display were amazing. I took lots of pictures, but I need to figure out how to link to an online album rather than putting them up individually.

The Long Beach Convention Center - as the show was winding down.
Machine Quilting with Mary Mashuta - sample 1
Sample 2 - such an easy way of machine quilting - I'm so glad we took the class

Accidental Landscapes taught by Karen Eckmeier - this is my class project
This was another excellent class. So much fun.
Janelle - my travel buddy
Long Beach harbor
The lighthouse (remember this you'll see a version of it in my final landscape)
Random pic - we passed 23 trucks filled with tomatoes on the way home....in the heat. How do they ever make it to our stores not crushed and ruined?

More quilt show day

It was a beautiful day - colorful quilts, good friends, good music (the Gee's Bend ladies).

Sisters - Quilt Show Day

Here are a few pictures from Quilt Show Day. My batteries died (bad planning on my part), so it's only a few.

Friday at Sisters

We had a lovely day today. We went to Camp Sherman for the Pine Needlers Quilt Show in the morning, then Katie and I headed off to Bend to look at sewing machines - on sale. We had a great time looking at things. Then on the way back we stopped at Twigs and the Stitching Post and picked out some wonderful gifts for Angie for her birthday.

Katie took some pictures at the Gee's Bend presentation last night, as well as some pictures from the Camp Sherman show today which I will put up at a later date.

Katie at Camp Sherman

Katie and I - trying to take our own picture
This was the best of the lot.

The musicians (in the background) at Camp Sherman

A few quilts from the Camp Sherman show.

Then back to Rosemary's where Katie did some sewing on her new Janome and I cut out fabric and provided support. Then it was Pizza from Papa Andreas in Sisters and now, a lovely piece of chocolate cake from the lodge.

It's been a great week and I can't believe the time is nearly over. We'll head in for breakfast at Angelina's Bakery in the morning, spend a couple of hours at the quilt show, meet up for lunch - somewhere, and then it's in the car and on the road for both Katie and I - heading in opposite directions.

Can't wait for next year.