Friday, July 19, 2013

Monument Valley – Mile 13

While traveling last month in Utah we crested the top of a hill on US 163 and this beautiful scene was before us near mile 13.

My picture just doesn’t do justice to the beauty so I decided to let my fabric brighten up the scene for me.
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I used the “Fast Finished Triangles” for mounting and the label.
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Detail
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Satistics
Name: Monument Valley
Size: 21 1/4” X 9 1/2”
Fiber: Cotton
Techniques: Fused and machine quilted
Thread: Superior Rainbows and King Tut

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Linking with "Off the Wall Friday," 

Monday, July 15, 2013

Watercolor with Robin Whitfield and a “Jelly Roll”

Last Saturday I took a beginners watercolor class with Robin Whitfield.
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Her artwork is on display at the Rosenzweig Art Center in Columbus, MS this month.
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Here are a few pieces of her artwork that I like.
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She does a lot of pictures of nature and really enjoys the swamps.
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She gave me permission to translate her work into fiber art.
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These are some of the pieces that we, her students, made in her outdoor class.
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My sister Emily gave me some “jelly roll” fabric strips over a year ago. She recently threatened to take them back if I wasn’t going to use them.
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So, I decided to quick make a quilt with them. I decided on the pattern “Scrappy Trips” by Bonnie Hunter.
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The instructions said that anything goes and will work. I was afraid that there wasn’t enough contrast in the strips, but after I laid the blocks out on the floor, I am pleased as punch. I think it’s looking great. This is only half of the blocks as I have I have another “jelly roll” just like the first.
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I’m not too sure about the yellow border but they were 2 strips left over. Maybe pink or the darker blue would be a better choice.

Wednesday, July 10, 2013

Magnolia Sewing Circle

I attended our monthly sewing circle today with 16 adults from our church. Old timey hand quilting is still alive and well, relaxing and very enjoyable. Of course that’s my opinion.
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Some of the younger generation find piecing and sewing projects enjoyable to work on together.
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Corina watches her mom and Evie get blocks ready for sewing together.
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The children played nice outdoors and indoors. It was a beautiful and warm day.
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Twelve of the 18 children present lined up to sing a song before lunch.
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Sunday, July 07, 2013

Home Again

After being gone for a month the grandchildren welcomed me home for my 60th birthday.
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Also awaiting me was a pile of bills and paperwork that needed my attention.
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We droved to SC for Paul’s nephew Darryl’s wedding to my cousin Ruthie & Dale’s daughter, Laura.
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The bridal party from left: Joel, Amy, Jason, Karla, and Audrey
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Nate, Kevin, Carmen, Scott, and Melissa
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I love to visit with Aunt Glennys and really enjoy her wit.
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We stayed with cousin Wendell and Naomi. Wendell is the closest cousin to me in age, only 3 days apart. Part of Aunt Glennys’ wit has rubbed off on him. Naomi and I are great friends from our youth.
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They built this cute playhouse for their grandchildren.
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And Naomi has a beautiful garden and lots of flowers. I especially liked the pinkish-orangish-yellow roses.
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Wednesday, July 03, 2013

West – Yakima to Spokane

We received a warm welcome from Uncle Daniel and Aunt Betty and their family.
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Uncle Daniel is a master wood carver and his living room is filled with these creations. The colors come from different kinds of wood.
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Aunt Betty has made quilts and more quilts for her children and grandchildren.
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They took us on an outing to Mount Rainer. At a rest stop by the way Emily took advantage of the time for a picture with them.
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The cloud over Mount Rainer just wanted to stay put. It looked like a gigantic pancake covering the top peaks.
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I’m not sure if Claire Bleu saw this sign or not,  but …
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… she kept veering off the path to get the best pictures.
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We saw a lot of beautiful creeks, gorges, and waterfalls.
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Cousin Doug fixed, smoked, and carved the pork loin for dinner one evening.
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Cousin Doug and Sharon and part of their family

Cousin Phil and Colleen. He reminded me a lot of my brother Oren Jr.

Jim with cousin Elaine and Larry
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From Yakima we traveled to Leavenworth, WA …
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… and enjoyed being a tourist in this mock Bavarian village
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We stopped at the Grand Coulee Dam and enjoyed a very informative talk and interesting facts about the dam.
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Mother was a trooper and never complained once. She enjoyed the chatter on the bus, read a couple books, and dozed often. It was such a blessing to have her along.

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We arrived at Spokane, WA in the evening and couldn’t find a motel because of some basketball tournaments, so they dropped 6 of us off at the airport and the rest traveled on through the night toward Glacier National Park.

I was one that “jumped ship” and came on home, sorry to leave the bus. The sun was setting as we drove on to Spokane for our flight.
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