Love Entwined Part #4 and new quilt.

I am trying to catch up with Love Entwined. I have the first Vase done and hope to get started on the second one soon.
All four will be a  different design..

My cousin and I like to get together once a week to catch up and do some sewing. We decided to make a quilt for a special lady. We both love string blocks, so here is the result.

I have it on the frame and hope to finish quilting it tomorrow, Bev will do the binding and then we will deliver it. It is just so much fun to sew with a favorite cousin :)

This quilt was at least two years in the making. I was never pleased with the brown in the center. One day my cousin brought her GoCutter down and I had this brain wave to cut a bunch of daisy petals...this is the result...Log Cabin Daisies :)

Here is the full quilt, quilted,  washed and on the bed :)

Trip South.

Too much outdoor time and holidays, and traveling. I have really been ignoring my blog. My sister and I took a trip down south, to North Central Washington, then back to Keremeos to load up on fruit. And of course when we finally arrived home lots of canning to do!

The RV park at Keremeos.

 Marg checking out the plums

 Marg in my friend Edith's orchard, checking the apples.

 My favorite spot at Keremeos.

And of course we were loaded with quilting goodies from the USA :)
It was a most wonderful trip, and now we have had a gorgeous Fall and winter will soon be here. Hello quilting!

Love Entwined and Summer Fun

I neglected to post part #3 of Love Entwined and it is just about time for Part #4...so here it is

We made a lovely trip west and north to Meziaden Lake and Stewart, BC, fishing salmon. Gorgeous scenery. Here are a couple of Glaciers on the way into Stewart, BC.

Meziaden Lake was a gorgeous spot to spend a few days out on the Lake.

And then we had a Celebration of Life for my Aunt Dorothy ( my mom's twin) and Mini Moore Reunion. It was a great time. We let go 20 balloons, one for each one of the Moore's that we have lost.

Here are a few of us. The two in the front row middle are the only two of Mom's siblings left.

Getting ready to let go the balloons , Aunty Blanche read the names.

The first two were for Gramma and Grampa, the three for My Mom, Dad and Step dad and so it went. They all floated over the homestead. It was a weekend of fond Memories.

And here I am reflecting on a long day full of memories.

Love Entwined 1790 Marriage Coverlet

I am presently working on this gorgeous quilt, Esther Aliu is offering. Click on the button on the side to go to her blog and read all about the history etc., This will be an 18 month BOM, so far I have two months done on the center panel. Just about ready to start month 3. Here is my progress so far.

Finished..."A Summers Eve'

I have been so neglectful of my bog. When spring arrives all I want to do is be outdoors mucking in the dirt. The garden is growing well as are the flowers. A bit overwhelmed with the UFO's I have created  over the winter so made a list and on these rainy days I am working on paring it down to a  manageable size.
I just finished this picture, hand stitched and stretched over a gallery canvas.

I made a few mug rugs to send to some special gals. They will be out in the mail next week. All my own designs .

I am working on a Scandinavian Embroidery quilt, and am adding the sashing blocks as I go. So far it is going well and I love the redwork.  Hope you enjoyed my blog entry and will try and have more completed items soon.  Have a great summer. Thanks for stopping by and do leave a comment if you feel inclined :)

The Blues

I did a wall hanging for Pamela Allen's class. It was a lot of fun to work with the blues :) And I think the hint of yellow is a nice compliment.

It is has batting and is hand stitched, then I stretched it over a gallery canvas. I like the look.

I am working on a couple more pieces will post when they are finished.  We are finally getting some spring weather, but it still needs to warm up more. No dandelions yet or green grass...come on spring!

Easy Street

I finally finished the Bonnie Hunter mystery quilt, it was a labor of love. I am thrilled with the results, it has minky on the back and is now on my bed...a nice burst of color after our very long winter.

Wool Felt

I have been playing around with wool felt. Fun and love to do the hand stitching. This is my own design and I'm liking it :)

I also made a little mini quilt to bring on spring :) The birds seem to be happy lately . A fun little project and I hope to make one for each month of the year, I just need to get out and find a good twig for the hanger. We still have a lot  of snow but the days are getting longer and the temps are a bit warmer.

AboutTown

Decided to finish the Art Gallery piece, it is on a glowing background and I am starting the stitching on it.

The last lesson was a real stretch for me. We were to do a night scene! I decided to carry on with My Town and here is the final result..I will definitely stitch and finish this one. Not too much tweaking and actually was easier to do than I first thought.  I also have a moon in the sky now with the fabric from the gallery...so when it is stitched it should look ok.  I so enjoy Pamela's classes if you ever get a chance to take one of her classes go for it. I always come alive, no matter how down I'm feeling :)

About Town

I am presently taking About Town with Pamela Allan...so good to get the creative juices flowing. This is such a different subject. Here are some of the fabric sketches I have done so far...don't know what our grande finale' will be :)

Lesson #1 I chose an iconic building that we lost last summer. The Alaska Hotel...it was built in the '30's and added on to during the 40's when the Americans arrived for the building of the Alaska Hiway. It was first known as the Dew Drop Inn.  The Mile Zero post was fifty five paces from the hote. Why the Mile 0 post...we are mile 0 of the Alaska Hiway :)

My second sketch was the Art Gallery. One of the old wooden grain elevators was moved to it's present location and is a pretty famous Art Gallery.

For Lesson #2 we were too do a fabric map of our town. I got most of the important items in...it was hard working so small. You can see the Art Gallery and beside it the tourist information building which was the original train station. I even include the traffic circle which locals love to hate.  This was fun.

This week, were were to practice making foliage and people...I think it is way too busy...I got a bit carried away.

I hope you have enjoyed your little journey through 'my town'.