Design Wall Monday-September 18,2017

Some sewing to report for last week. This project that I mentioned last week is getting closer to being a quilt top.

We were supposed to go to LA for a few days but that trip was canceled and instead we traveled in Texas. Went to Uvalde (W of San Antonio) and then north to Junction. I was able to get the background triangles cut and sewn on the strips. That was my project to work on while Galen was out walking and I didn't want to go along.

These pictures were taken at Cooks Slough outside of Uvalde. There was a nice bird watching pavilion that I had all to myself on a weekday.

It is an old landfill site and now part of it is the water treatment plant for the city. It is a beautiful area with lots of walking trails and of course the ponds.

While Galen was out walking I worked on my blocks. I kept hearing a bird so went to investigate. The Cactus Wren must have wanted his picture taken as he sat for me!

Galen did get some great pictures.

We had already made reservations for the girls at camp. Tried a new one in Round Rock. It is very nice and the girls said they would go back.

A Crate Escape

They sent us several pictures of the girls. Here is one

It was a nice few days away but good to get back, pick up our girls and sleep in our own bed! 

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DESIGN WALL MONDAY SEPTEMBER 11, 2017

Between the 2 major hurricanes, Harvey and Irma and the 16th anniversary of 9/11 today it has been a sobering week. I know we all remember where we were 16 years ago today.

I did manage to get some sewing in this past week. Actually quite a bit. As I told you last Monday I made another Arkansas Crossroads quilt. Used Kona snow as the background and backing for this one. Sometimes it is nice to have fabric by the bolt!

I also showed you my next project-Candy Land a Villa Rosa design using a layer cake

I dropped these two off for my quilter this morning.

About Thursday after finishing up Candy Land I dug out a box that had 28 Courthouse Step blocks.
These were from a group I was a member of. And yes, they have aged-2005 was when they started sending them to me. We had all picked out a block that we wanted. I had picked out Courthouse Steps-scrappy and using black to tie them together. I needed to make 7 more so I could set them 5 x 7. Dug out my 1 1/2 inch strip box and went to work. Made the 7 and put them together. I still need to add borders but here it is so far.

It will be a nice size quilt when finished.

While digging through containers I also found one with blocks for BONNIE HUNTER'S STRING -X QUILT. Had made one a long time ago and guess I was planning on making another one! I am going to use this pale blue fossil fern as background.

                               These will also be going to QUILT OF COMPASSION


It is finally starting to feel a little like Fall in central Texas. Cool in the mornings and evenings and not too bad during the day. We have been spending more time outside listening and watching the birds. The Ruby Throat humming birds are migrating through here now. I think we have 5 feeders out in various places in the yard. Love watching them.

Dinner is in the crock pot so I can sew.

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Design Wall Monday-September 4, 2017

Took it easy for the early part of the week and then kicked into high gear the end of the week! Decided to make another Arkansas Crossroads quilt since I still had everything out. It is a quick quilt and I was wanting that as this will eventually get sent to Quilts of Compassion and end up somewhere in south Texas. That top I finished yesterday. Have a bolt of Kona snow and that ended up being my background. This is the third Crossroads quilt and I don't see a dent in my container of  2 1/2 inch squares. I tell myself that is because they are fluffed up from pulling out squares. That sounds good to me. No picture yet, haven't pressed it. Getting tired of this pattern so will put it on hold for a while.

Am planning on getting more donation quilts made so I pulled out a Villa Rosa pattern a friend gave me called Candy Land. It uses a layer cake so I went through my stash of those and came up with a bright one. Should be nice a cheery for some one.

The layer cake is called Bahama Breeze.

It is a simple pattern and will got together quickly.

I have packed a box of 6 quilts from here for Quilts of Compassion. Hoping they will cheer a few people as they get their lives back after Harvey.

            2 Smaller quilts- Tam's Patch and a New Year's eve mystery quilt

                                                The first Arkansas Crossroads scrap quilt

                                               

Large New Year's eve mystery quilt

The second Arkansas Crossroads scrap quilt

Pineapple Blossom quilt

(Bonnie Hunter free pattern)

It wasn't all sewing. We finally found q new bird bath. We had been looking for one that had running water since we got rid of our fountain.

It did not take long for the birds to find it. We now have 4 in the back yard, but this is the only one with moving water. Between 4 baths and all the feeders you could say we are bird friendly! Put out more hummingbird feeders today as they are saying with all the destruction in SE Texas and that is the migration path of the Ruby Throat Hummingbirds they are going to need extra food and to also make it 3 to 1 instead of the usual 4 to 1.

Tomorrow is our 47th wedding anniversary. More than likely a normal day and dinner out!

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