Paint Party

Saturday, the members of the Wendell Woman's Club had a Paint party to raise funds for our Scholarship Fund.  We had a lot of fun - door prizes - snacks and wine - great way to spend an afternoon.

I know, I know ----- I should have had more wine!

By the front walk

Confetti Quilt Finished

In June 2013, I took a class for this quilt from Augusta Cole at the Goldsboro, NC Quilt Guild with friends C & S.  

They finished theirs and had them quilted by the end of the year. 

 Mine had been resting in a box until I need a project to work on at our March Bee.  I had planned to make a small version and use it as a table cloth.

But ---- I had more blocks made than I remembered so I made the full size version.  

The borders were difficult as the directions left a lot to be desired in that area.

The quilting

The backing

But it is done and the binding is finished.  It is 84 by 92"

Pink Morning

This Rugosa rose caught my eye as I was fixing coffee this morning.  I planted it in 1997 when we moved back to Wendell.  Over the years it has become a part of the shrubbery.  Some years it has very few blooms but I like the way it climbs up and wraps itself around the old bird feeder.

On my way to the car I spotted these other flowers in bloom.  All pretty in pink this morning.  

A Winter Stay-cation

Sunday they began telling us that we would have some winter  -  during the night we got sleet and some freezing rain.  We were very fortunate in that most of it was sleet.

Tuesday everything was closed. I started a new project.  I have been wanting to make this wall hanging for a long time.  

Wednesday our road hadn't been plowed until late in the afternoon and the driveway is still all ice with just a couple of small bare patches.

Day three at home (driveway still to icy to navigate) and I have finished all but the binding.  It is a pattern called "Something to Crow About" by Out on a Limb pattern company in 2002.  It is 41 x 57".  Now I have a nice size wall hanging to display on Patriotic Holidays!

Another Quilt Bordered

This is the second Barb's Barn Quilt.   It is bigger than the first one and the background colors are darker.  I also used one less fabric per block.  I made the center the same as the other solid patches.

The good news is that I used fabric I already had for the borders.  I also made the binding from the same blue fabric.  And  I sewed the backing - I used some blocks that I won in a holiday block party at Capital Quilters in Raleigh in 2005  to increase the width. ( I remember using some of the same blocks in another quilt somewhere along the way).  Neglected to get a picture of them. 

  I think the final measurement will be about 84" square. (A little too large for my design floor space.)  Another top for the Quilting Queue!

John's Tractor

I received these pictures of John's Tractor being received at the Ganta United Methodist Mission Station in Liberia.  Rev. Bill loaded it up here in late July.

I know John would be amazed and proud that his tractor will being doing service in Africa, helping them with their needs.

John would love nothing better than to be coaching them on it's uses and showing them how to care for his old friend.

Work On!

Visit to the Lake

This morning I finished the Arrow Star 2 Quilt on the Bernina.   For some reason I was having some thread issues in the border while using the long arm.  After unsewing a couple of areas I decided it was easier to do it this way.

After a couple of long phone calls  - I decided I needed to go to the lake to check on things as we are supposed to be in for a week of cold weather.  I like to make sure the heat is turned up a little warmer when we have a real cold spell!  John trained me well on that point - I can almost hear him say "we need to go to the lake to check on things "

Of course I made a stop in Warrenton!  The gal who owns Quilt Lizzy had some exciting news.

She and her husband bought another location that you can see from the shop. They aren't moving the shop but putting in offices and classrooms in the new building. (She already has the blueprints) 

 She sells Janome and Handi Quilter machines and has a quilting business also.  There are usually 2 machines going in the shop.

There are 2 Bed and Breakfasts in Warrenton so perhaps  it will be a good place for a retreat.