Quilted Boots

 I saw this article on The Quilt Show blog.  I just think these shoes and purse are incredible!  What works of art.  I think I would have to display them and not wear them! 😂

It's October!!

I am excited for the Fall this year, probably because summer was so hot!  Looking forward to shorter days and more sewing 🥰. And don't forget, in October we wear PINK!  Get your mammogram scheduled 😊

 

Bancroft Elementary

I always thought I started quilting after we moved to Grand Junction, but as I was looking through old pictures I found these quilts that a friend of mine and I put together way back in the early 90's for my oldest daughter's first elementary school.  If I remember correctly, my friend came up with the idea of having all the kids at school (with their family) create a house block.  I think most of them were drawn or colored.  Then she and I put them together into what was supposed to be one quilt but ended up being three!  These first two pictures are the same quilt, the middle is a different quilt and the last two pictures are of the same quilt.  The kids in the pictures are mine and my son just turned 40 - I think he was four in these pictures. Wow!  Time flies!  I guess I was destined to be a quilter 🥰

I wonder where these quilts are now?  Still hanging at the school?

 

In Case You're Interested...

There are some great books in the Cherryhill book barn right now!

I just finished the one below (it's not in the Little Free Library just yet, but keep it on your radar!)

 

Happy Sunday

Sunset picture taken Thursday night, not far from our house 😊

 

Three Quilts

My sister-in-law sent me these photos of three quilts that hang in the mammography center at the hospital in Logan, Utah.  Take a minute to click on these, and zoom in.  They are truly works of art! I'm so happy they are on permanent display in a place where others can be comforted and cheered by them 🥰

 

'Tis the season!

 'Tis the season for fresh salsa made with veggies from the garden! 😋

New Quilt

New quilt hanging at the St. Mary's cancer center!  This beauty was made by Loretta Bogaard. Thanks for sharing your talents and brightening our day! 😊❤️

 

Colorado Day

Happy Colorado Day! (yesterday!)

And... look at these delicious Colorado peaches 😋 It's the most wonderful time of the year - PEACH season!!

Fun hanging out with family this weekend 🥰

 

Books, Books and More Books!

My daughter is here this weekend and she helped me weed out a few more books and organize my shelves!  It looks so good!  There are so many books I want to read 😊

She laughed at the sign above because I have actually done that 😂

 

Allegory

I finished a quilt and got to check it off my projects list!  Hurray!

This quilt is called Allegory and it was a kit from Anna Maria Textiles (actually I bought the kit from Sue Spargo's website :) I love how it turned out and a big thank you to Cheryl Bradford who did the quilting for me!! 👏😊❤️

It's machine pieced and hand appliquéd.

Look who has been walking around our neighborhood this week!! 😳

 

Dance in the Rain ❤️

 

Pattern Weights

One more thing I ordered because of the "From London with Love" workshop (Quiltfolk) are these pattern weights that look like spools of thread wrapped in Liberty of London fabric.  They are so pretty, and they're nice and heavy - great for keeping pattern books open, or weighting templates as you cut around them 😊

 

Let's Dance!!

 

Book Recommendation

 I quite liked this book, a little sad and a little funny, and kind of gave me A Man Called Ove vibes 😊

Happy Monday!!

 

Recycled

My friend made curtains for her sewing room out of an antique quilt top!  She did back them, but with the sun shining in it almost looks like stained glass!  So pretty 👏🥰

 

Thoughts for Sunday ❤️

 

Crazy Quilt

A beautiful hand embroidered crazy quilt made by my friend Lori will be hanging at the Mesa to Monuments Quilt show this weekend!! 👏❤️

 

Beautiful Quilts

It's chemo week and we so appreciate the beautiful quilts that hang in the cancer center at St. Mary's!  Thanks to all who help coordinate this!

And if you want to see more beautiful quilts, don't forget to head to the quilt show this Friday and Saturday, downtown at the Convention Center!!