Krom - Maroney Reunion

My mother, Betty (Elizabeth) and her brother Doug (Douglas) Krom about 1930.  

This weekend, my cousins will host a reunion of their Dad and Mom's families in Lodi, NY on Seneca Lake.  It will be so good to see my cousins, Patty and Doug, who I haven't seen in a very long time. And to meet their offspring who  we have only known through Facebook.

Flag Making - Phish Phlag - Magnaball Festival

Shelly and Hannah making the center for their camping flag (phlag) for the Watkins Glen trip.

I'm just here for the sewing part!

Hannah gets the trimming job!

This thing is pretty big! Shelly has ideas on how they will fly it!  They'll use it to help located their car when they get to the camping area at the Magnaball Festival.  They love going to concerts where they can camp and enjoy the scene - so to speak.

We ended the afternoon with a game of Rummikub.  

This is a post that I wrote and forgot to post back in August - oh well!

10 Year Old Mystery

About 10 years ago I participated in a mystery quilt at Whistle Stop Quilt Shop in Selma, NC.  

Purchased all my fabric and received step 1.

I was still in it for step 2 and 3.  When step 4 was issued, I was away and set the mystery aside.

Step 5 was packed away with the entire ensemble.  I looked at it once every other year but the quilt had lost it's appeal to me.

I don't know what possessed me that day but as they say.......... Ta Da!

It is pretty big 83 x 98".  I have a plan for it but more about that later. 

I'm just happy to have it all out of the box.

Hurrah an empty box to fill up!

Delivery Day

This morning Pat J. and myself delivered quilts to the Hospice Unit at the VA Hospital in Durham.

We are pictured with the new director of the unit and one of the staff members.  They were so appreciative to receive the quilts and sent thanks to all the quilters who spent many hours making them.

The back seat as well as the rear were full before they started unloading them.  We had  a total of 53 quilts. Seventeen from Pine Tree Quilters in Apex  and the rest from Undercover Quilters in Zebulon.

We also had about 25 Patriotic pillow cases that were made by several gals from the Undercover group. The lady in charge of Voluntary Services said they used them for Veterans who had been found housing to cheer their bedroom.

We were so glad to able to deliver them right before Veteran's Day and it was heart warming to know that the hospice patients will each have a handmade quilt to cheer their room when they are admitted.  The patient's family is given the quilt in memory.

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These are the quilts that I sent this year.  Last year I didn't get even one finished in time to take to the hospital so I wanted to be sure I had some to donate this year.

  

I had set myself a goal to make one donation quilt each month this year.  I did finish a couple more last week so believe it or not I'm just squeaking by -  I need to make 2 more before the end of the  year.

Garden Trellis

I started this top in early July.  It is from a book called Modern Bee by Lindsay Conner that I borrowed from our local library.  It had quilt a few quilts that I liked in it.

It was the end of July before I sewed on it again. I sewed quite a few quarter blocks at our July Bee.

lots of blocks to press

lots of blocks to trim

Last week I sewed the quarter  blocks together and then into rows.  This week I was determined to finish a couple of projects that just need a little more sewing. SO..........................

Now I have a finished 62 x 75" quilt top.  I think the name of the pattern in the book was Trellis Crossroads.

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In addition to trimming all those blocks  - I did lots of trimming on the overgrown azaleas on the north side of the house.  They are the tall Formosa variety - they were all white when we planted them years ago but somehow a few years back we have one pink one in the midst of them. I always think I will mark it when it is in blossom and take it out but I always forget so it's safe and I've gotten used to it,

 

It two cart loads of trimmings for each bush.  They look pretty skimpy now but in a couple of years they will be big and bushy again.

Nine patch Snowball - Reversible

This is a quilt I made in 2009.  One side is a nine patch and the other is what I call a nine patch snowball. I pieced it at the lake using a box of 3" squares that had been sitting around forever. 

It is surprising that 2 quilt tops can be made from a shoe box of fabric squares. 

I don't intentionally cut 3" squares anymore and was glad to finally use them up - they just don't work easily with other sizes.  

Now I just cut 3.5, 2.5 and 2" strips and squares from leftover fabrics.

This was quilted on my domestic sewing machine and is 75 by 90".  

Molly was over the other day and she was helping me go through some quilts that were stored in a closet.  I was looking for a quilt for one of my nieces and since she sews and has made a couple of quilts herself, she was glad to look at them.

She really liked this one. She will be spending the next four or five years in New York State at RPI doing graduate studies, so I figured it need  to go with her.

Another Birthday and Something Wild in My Flower garden

Something Wild in My Flower Garden  75 x 90"

I made this quilt in 1999.  It was one of the first quilts that I made using a pattern that I had drafted myself.  The border was adapted from one in a book by Jinny Beyers.  The name is reflective from the rattlesnake pattern idea.  It is machine quilted.  It won a blue ribbon and a special award for color at the Capitol Quilters show in 2000 and a Gold Needle award and white ribbon at the 2000 NC State Fair.

I gave it to Shelly who celebrated her 50th this year.

We celebrated a little early with a girl party. dinner at David's Noodle Bar then back to Tracey's for GiGi's cupcakes, as she was going to be in Bora Bora on the big day. (Pretty hard to take)

Grand Girls

 Had to add this one as Molly had already ditched us for another party!

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I need to get back to doing some sewing  - haven't sewed a stitch since I got home from NYS - except for a little sewing at the Saturday Bee.