About Time

I thought it was about time I put some quilts on my blog. Last weekend a group of us went to the Quilt Retreat By the Lake.  You can see my latest quilt tops on Linda's blog. The long weekend was WONDERFUL!!! and provided quality uninterrupted time with fabric, friends and food (of course)!

Here are two quilts that have already gone on to new homes:

This is my circle quilt from the Mary Bajcz workshop: Drawing with your Rotary Cutter. "Let the Sunshine In" would have been a good quilt for the Quilt A Song Challenge currently on display at the Michigan Women's Hall of Fame but this quilt has gone to a silent auction for the Women's Center of Greater Lansing.

This is the back of Cubby's birthday quilt. It's a companion fabric to the front. I had originally planned to give it to him on birthday #1 but he got it on #2. How did he get so big so fast? I've already started collecting fabric for his next quilt. It's horses and cowboys but don't tell him!

This is the front of his "Transportation" quilt. The vehicles (his favorite fire engine is in the middle) were a printed panel but not printed straight on the grain. Using the "twist and turn" method let me get them all included without going crazy and gave the quilt more visual interest.

Thursday am I'm off to visit my sister for her big birthday. I'll be looking for beads for my newest leaf quilt top which I finished at the retreat and probably some Jane S fabric since it's easier to find on the west coast. No matter what we do, it will be fun to celebrate and enjoy the sunshine and warm weather with my sister.

Happy Halloween!

Cubby wasn't into this thing called Halloween. He thought he was going to see the ducks. "Where are we going? The ducks are that-a-way!" Bib overalls and flannel shirt and farmer John hat. Next year I'm sure he'll definately tell grandma what he wants to be for Halloween!

We stopped to see Cyndee. The weather was so nice she was out on the driveway handing out treats.  Not like last year when we were all bundled up in the rain!

We hit a few more houses along the way. Eileen was on the road with her crew and Daisy and Carol weren't around so we didn't get to see them. One house had someone on the porch playing the accordion which fascinated Cubby . Cubby kept trying to take his treats out of the bag and give them away. I'm sure he'll have other ideas about that topic too by next year. When we got to Ruth's, he was more interested in the Ghost Dogs (see the glowing eyes in the door!) than the candy. We got back to Grandma's and played with puzzles until after 10pm. What a night!