Grandchildren and Denim Comforter

Life …

I took care of grandchildren a few days last week.

Ashton and Georgi played “Air Balancing Engineers” with old joy sticks and computer paraphernalia. As I walked by I heard Georgi say, “Nice landing, Captain Graber!”

Is that a salamander or a lizard?

Why is it so “cool” to wear your hat backward?

… as a Quilter

Evie made this comforter from denim jeans and added bright colored fabric for Stacy.

The boys used it for fields and roads as they farmed.

Scrappy Trips Goal Met

… as a Quilter

I set a goal for August to get my “Scrappy Trips” quilt top all pieced and ready to be quilted.

I’m glad now to have met that goal and I have even started the quilting process.

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Life and Fractured Quilts

Life …

Quintens pose for a family picture.

Six little clowns!

Talya loves to snuggle up to Clyde and use him for a pillow.

… as a Quilter

Today I took a “Fractured Panels” class with Marilyn Rose.

We each chose 4 identical panels of fabric and sliced and sewed and diced and sewed them back together to get the #fractured look.

Marilyn’s ducks above and fish below turned out so cool.

Here are some fractures from others in our class.

Flying to See Dustin & Gina and Dana Makes a Quilt

Life …

I made a fast flying trip with Paul and Joel to NY. Paul had a CAM Rapid Response meeting in PA. Joel planned to visit Dustin & Gina in NY after dropping Paul off in PA. There were 2 extra seats in the plane so I got to hop aboard to go along.

Dustin took Joel to some airplane museum close by and Gina took me to a few little fabric shops around Penn Yan.

In his back yard, Dustin chopped and broke scrap slats for a bonfire.

This is the back side of the house where Dustin & Gina live.

They invited her family in for supper -- meat, potatoes, carrots and onions wrapped in tin foil and then smoked on the grill.

Joel roasted his marshmallows to perfection.

Gina fixed us a wonderful breakfast including homemade grape juice. Mmmmm good!

I enjoyed my short stay with Dustin & Gina so very much. It just didn’t last long enough.

On the way back to the airport Joel bought us a treat at Seneca Farms. I chose “peach” ice cream, the flavor of the week, . And that was mmmmmm good too!

And then it was time to fly back home.

… as a Quilter

Dana came over one day and became interested in making a small quilt. She’s a good fast learner …

… and got a good start on her improvisational quilt. She’s making it similar to the quilt that Gina made here.

We stopped for fuel at a small airport in Knoxville, TN. Seeing the Sunsphere reminded me of the AQS Quilt Show we had attended there earlier.

Wedding

Life …

Marcus and Beth had a lovely wedding this past weekend. Beth is Paul’s niece. Her dad passed away over 10 years ago so …

… Paul got to walk her down the isle.

Both Marcus and Beth love to hunt. After the wedding while we waited for the fish to fry, they had a time of shooting skeet

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Most everyone had a turn that wanted a turn.

…as a Quilter

I basted my “Scrappy Trips” to get it ready for machine quilting.