Finally Finished!

I didn't think I would ever get this big quilt done. I absolutely love it so it was definately worth it. I spent all afternoon sewing the binding down so I could start the week quilting a quilt for one of my PIF gals. I got it loaded and ready to start on when I get home from work tomorrow. It is going to be fun to do!


The colors look washed out in this picture, it is so bright outside, so I took a close up one to see how bright they are.

I love the fabrics and they go perfect in my house. This is a keeper and I will enjoy it for years to come.

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Day Off to Quilt!

Today we got a work day off since the 4th of July is tomorrow. YIPPEE! Naturally I am taking the time to quilt one of my quilts, I consider this a bonus day for me and will quilt like crazy and try to get it at least 75% done today.

I have probably mentioned before that a quilty friend of mine will piece a quilt for me in trade for me to quilt one of her quilts. The pix below is of one of the quilts I had her piece for me. I have had it sitting to be quilted for over a year I believe and decided this was a great day to try and at least get a good start on it. The fabrics in this quilt are Nancy Halverson (sp) and Moda's. They really blended very well together.

Tomorrow hubby and I will be going to a Bass Pro Shop to pick up anything we might need for our vacation in August. The one in Portage we have spent a whole day in it is great! They had all kind of different events going on and their restaurant is wonderful. We'll see what kind of fun things they'll have tomorrow. :D

I hope everyone will have a safe and fun holdiay! The summer seems to be going way too fast!!!!

Quilting Up A Storm

Quilting up a storm is just what it feels like I have been doing. Summer is flying by and August will be here before I know it. I am trying to get all my customer quilts done before leaving for Canada and if I don't stay on top of it then it won't happen.

I finished this Christmas quilt on Saturday while daughter was working on the computer.

This quilt I finished last Saturday but it will be delivered with the Christmas quilts. It was a block exchange quilt and I love how she tied all the different blocks together.

This is the Christmas quilt I am working on now and hope to finish it up tonight after work. This quilt is really different and I love the deep rich colors!

Of course I am still piecing my little basket blocks. After supper and after I finish up in the studio I can manage to get one block done. They are starting to add up and now I am trying to decide how to put them together. Something fun to look forward to.
It is supposed to be in the 70's with no humidity for the next couple of days, my kind of summer weather, so it will be a perfect day! Hope your day will be the same. :D

Farm Life

Last evening hubby and I had a date to have dinner with the young man who went to Canada with us last year and his fiance. On our way we went by this beautiful field of corn that belongs to me. My dad died when I was in high school and he left farm ground to my brother and I. My son farms my ground now, which has always been his dream, and I love driving by and seeing the crops growing. We had a slow start this year with all the rain, but it has been growing like crazy now that it is really warm and sunny. It looks like it will be a good year after all! Once we arrived to pick up our dinner guests, Chris's cows welcomed us with curious looks. It has been so hot here that the cows find any mud they can and lay in it to cool off. They all looked pretty cruddy but cool! Here is a better shot of some of them going out to pasture for some good grass for supper.

Our last stop before leaving for our supper was the tool shed. Here is where all his animals are mounted. I guess his fiance really doesn't think they belong in the house (I agree but we don't have a tool shed) so here is where he put them. Great idea!

That is a little bit of farm life in my neck of the woods and I hope you have enjoyed it. I love traveling and visiting other parts of this world but I wouldn't want to live anywhere but here.
Home sweet home!

Hexagons

I have been having so much fun with the 'Little Baskets' that my friend had asked me if I was doing anything with my Hexagons. Well, I have been working on them when we are traveling in the car but not much here at home, love the 'Little Baskets' more. One thing about having 2 of these wonderful projects in the works is I never get bored or tired of either one.

Quilty Weekend

It has been a real quilty weekend here. I spent all day Saturday quilting a customer quilt and this afternoon I put in the next one. After talking to my children on the phone I decided it was time to do a few more baskets. These little gems are going pretty fast and these 4 didn't take long at all. I have quite a few more basted on their sqares, ready to be worked on whenever I have a few minutes. I like the dark backgrounds and light baskets so I can mix them up with the 4 patches and create a little more interest.

These are really addictive, which is a good thing. I will have this quilt put together before Christmas if I continue as I have been, at least that is my goal.