Quilting Time

This is the quilt top I made last year and started quilting back in June.  I had quilted only the top border when indecision set in and then ----------- it has just sat there all summer.

I really need to start quilting a different quilt so..............

 This afternoon I quilted three rows of blocks.

It looks like our area will be spared any effect from Hurricane Irma - other than a little wind and rain so perhaps I can finish it in the next couple of days.

I have been trying to trim and spray weeds in the back yard.

Just the minimal amount but it helps a little.

I think I pulled at least 100 false sunflowers from this bed.

It looks some better now - as long as you stand a few feet away.

Beautiful Fall Day

The view from my kitchen window - 4PM

Sunday afternoon

Yellow Angel's Trumpet - Brugmansia

The colors are gradually turning in our area.  The weather has been cooler especially in the evening after the sun goes down.  I think the weatherman is calling for 50's during the day this coming  weekend.  We are having guests at the lake Saturday.  I'll plan for an indoor day!

I was tempted to buy some of the beautiful mums I saw today but I was feeling in a thrifty mood.

Carole's Patriotic Quilt

We had about 15 at our Undercover Bee Meeting on Saturday.  We had 23 patriotic quilts turned in and we should get several more before we deliver them to the Veteran's Hospital in Durham in early November.  Pat J. who organizes the veteran's quilts made 10.  She is also collecting some from another group.  Hope my car is big enough to hold them all.
 I love that Carole added  yellow to her quilt it makes it so cheerful.  Hope to remember to try that.

Thursday Connie, Cathy and Sally are coming to sew.  I bought the Charlie Brown pattern a couple of years ago.  I think I have enough large and small nine patches made but now I need to work on the sashing.

Not Moon Pictures------------



Kopper King Hibiscus




Same Plant as above

This hibiscus is probably planted in the wrong place but it seems to do okay here.  The tags said to plant it in full sun but it is mostly shade here.  The insects love it and it is a chore to keep the foliage from them.


Liatris - Gayfeather

This is some of the liatris that shares the bed with the Kopper King Hibiscus and lots of Hosta too.
These are is not at all the pictures I wanted to post today.  We went up to the lake late yesterday evening - arrived just before dusk.  The Moon rose and it was so beautiful out in front of the dock.  I took lots of pictures but my camera and my poor photography skills yielded nothing.  But I have it etched in my memory bank anyway.

Backyard Flowers

Dixie Belle Hibiscus

I grew this plant from seed about 10 years ago. The bloom is about 10" across. It has been attacked by an insect for the past three summers.  I was surprised that it made it this year. It is down to two stalks where normally it has about 8.  We have put Sevin dust on it a couple of times. It has some leaf damage but maybe it will gain enough strength to keep on keeping on.

Star of Bethlehem Hibiscus

This plant was also grown from seed taken from a plant I had.  This one is about three years old - fortunately the Japanese Beetles don't seem to like it's foliage.  It is 6 -7 feet tall and is right outside my kitchen window.  I love the red blossoms.  They are smaller than the other hibiscus but they blossom for the rest of the summer.  Sometimes they reseed by themselves given the right conditions.  I collected the seed in the fall and  planted it in a pot which I left outside all winter.

Cleome


For the most part, once you have Cleome here in the South, you always have Cleome.  Most of mine are purple and lavender but this mostly white one is my favorite.  Sometimes I save some seed to relocate it here and there.  However it likes this spot by the deck and I can always count on a few plants popping up there.

Have a nice day and enjoy what's right out there in your backyard!

Backyard Flowers

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 No problem seeing this Hibiscus from the kitchen window. Not sure of the variety - Could be Lord or Lady Baltimore.  A nice surprise when we came home.  Tomorrow is a  trip to Fayetteville to Loving Stitches Quilt Shop with Connie, Cathy & Sally.  I've never been there so it will be fun.  Can't wait!