Pointy, Pointy.

Done Done! I have finished the Geese in the Forest. BOM from Twittletails. Here is the Flickr group for the Geese in the Forest. I stitched the last of the binding last night while the kids ran wild. Not really, they were getting ready for bed. I am really happy how it turned out. I think I am really really happy that I am done with it so I can start something new. Not to mention I signed it up to go in the local quilt show Sept 19-20. It is a really big show for our small community. I take the pictures for the CD for sale and last year I took 325 photos of quilts. Any one intrested in making a trip to Sonora Ca for the show email me and I can hook you up. If you want a CD let me know that too.



Here is a closeup of the quilting. Just kinda shadow, nothing special. I thought about doing more but done is done.
Here is the happy me.

Not Pretty

Not Pretty but certainly Yummy! This cake is the first thing I made from a new cook book that a friend gave me. Gluten Free baking classics by Annalise G. Roberts

This is a lemon Layer cake with butter cream frosting. I love to bake but the problem is that I won't let it go to waste and I eat it all. I will leave it out today while I am at work and maybe the kids will eat it. DH can look at it all day and not even be tempted. Hummm something I aspire to.


Here are those pointy Geese. I am liking them better and better. I think I am going for shock factor in the quilt show. The application deadline is the end of the month so I better get going.

Another Kid Filled Weekend

First an apology to my 7yo Alea. I mistakenly said on the last post that she did not practice the piano. I was wrong. She does practice in a drive by style. She will walk by the piano and shoot out her rendition of "Old MacDonald has a Song" then be on her way. Last night the girls organized a piano recital. There were invitations and posters decorating the refrigerator and chairs put out for the audience. Even an intermission. My 11yo Nicole held a flashlight as a spotlight on the performance. One DD organized and one DD performed. I can see how this is going to play out.


We had a Sunday afternoon trip to Pine Crest Lake. There were a lot of people, but I knew there would be. We had to circle the parking areas 3 times to find a parking spot before we found a guy loading up to leave. I blocked traffic for a while but hey, where were they going to go anyway? DS and I swam a few laps to the buoys and back the water was great and refreshing!I thought this was a cool tree. Probably sick or something standing all by its self.


There was a Craft Faire in Twain Harte this weekend. We had to go and see what was there, and who was there. My kids can't believe how many people I know. But really, our community is quite small. We joke about not running out for a quick trip in your PJs because you will run into 3 or 4 people you know.
I saw Betsy and Doreen from our Guild selling raffle tickets for the opportunity quilt.
A quick game of miniature golf and we were on our way.
I have those Geese arranged in a way I like them. Now all I need is a chance to sew them together.


We're on fire. There is a fire burning in the Stanislaus National Forest about 15 miles from our community. Yesterday is was estimated 650 acres were burned and the fire is expected to last about a week. There is a lot of smoke in the air and lots of people with respiratory disorders. But, I did get a shot of the sun rising through the smoke. Very dramatic and very orange.

Big Enough?

I have been diligently working on freezer paper piecing these blocks for the past few months and kinda on a power piecing binge for the last few weeks. This morning I put them on my design wall (nice to have one). I found that these blocks make me a little anxious. All those points! Here are 56 of the 80 blocks that I have done. I think I am done making blocks.I feel that I am cheating by quitting early but, I guess it's my quilt. My next step will be arranging the blocks in a an appealing manor. I hope I can continue this one through to the end. Calming suggestions appreciated.

We Have A Winner!

We have a winner! The kids were so excited about pulling the winning ticket. If you remember they were selling raffle tickets for Double Delight to raise money for camp. Kevin got to pull and Nicole got to read the winners name. The Drum Roll please..... Ms. Terrie Miller is the winner! Congratulations Terrie. Yes, I was sure to put tickets in the drawing for everyone of my blog friends that bought them. Thank you all for supporting us.

On a different note our summer has been busy.

Kevin has been taking Guitar lessons. His teacher said he was an expert beginner. Alea has been taking piano lessons too. I cant get a picture of her practicing because she doesn't do it.
My bucket garden is coming along nicely. Will cucumbers ruin the roof?

I think I will have a tomato salad today.

Still making those Geese. 28 more to go.


Here are some on the blocks. If you turn your head sideways you can see them better. I tried to upload this picture twice, it wants to be sideways.

I have been sewing.

I have been sewing. I have finished a few blocks for the Twittletails BOM, Geese in the Forest. These take about 20-25 minutes each. they are slow going but are worth it.

This one is block 6, the last one but I only have about half done. I was hoping to finish this one and get it into the local quilt show in September. We'll see.

I made Bonnie Hunter's Quiltmaker Mystery Blocks.

I had to join a different gym because my old one closed. It is a bit more expensive but I think it will be worth it. I am training for something special. I made a little purse to carry my Ipod.

Playing?

Playing or lack of direction? I finally got some time to sew and I cant decide what to do. I have pulled fabrics 3 different times for Old Red Barn's Quilt along. Haven't cut into it yet or if at all. I have searched the Internet for Bonnie's Quiltmaker Mystery. Maybe Ill do that, maybe not. I want to expand my skills and do more art quilts. I have bought a couple of books at Diane's Blog suggestion.

I did practice some free motion embroidery.....Tah Dah.... This was fun I think I will do a wall hanging.



Got this project out of this book by Ann Fahl. She does a great job with lots of tips and instructions.



I did a few more blocks for the Geese in the Forest BOM from Twiddletails. I really love how these are turning out. I am using freezer paper paper piecing. These block took me 45 minutes each to do. I hope I get quicker with practice because there are 28 of these to be made.

Some Things

Well here it is. I figure this is as picked up as it is going to be. Just tilt your head a little sideways and imagine me sitting in my chair and just staring off into the stash shelf.

My exercise area has turned into a sitting room but still enough room roll out my mat and ball.This is the first project I made here. It is a comfort quilt for a friends 20 yo daughter that has cancer.

This is my progress on Geese in the Forrest. I might call mine geese in the fall.

Geese In The Forest

I started a long term project and it is called Geese in the Forest. It is a free BOM at Twittletails. It is paper pieced with freezer paper. They have a nice tutorial on their site. I put an icon in the sidebar that will take you there. I learned about it here at Tallgrass Prairie Studio.


This has been how i have been spending most of my time lately. DH got me a textbook that I have been longing for (sounds sick hu?). It is very useful and I get a lot of good information out of it. However it still has that textbook quality of inducing spontaneous sleep.

I went running around the other day and this was my companion. He was not sure why I had to pull over and take pictures of the Daffodils. He didn't quite get that it was so I can share with you all.