The heat is on!!!
We have lived in the Midwest for almost 10 years and I don't
know that I will ever get used to waking up to 70 degree weather
and 100% humidity. And it isn't even raining!
The warm weather will hopefully get my tomatoes growing. It's
been slow going so far but I am seeing some progress.
May came and went in a blur. The best part of May was
getting to meet our first granddaughter, Hazel Rue.
Our oldest son, Chris and his sweet wife, Janelle are so
excited that she is here. We had a wonderful week holding and getting to know her.
I saw this quilt on Pinterest and knew it was the quilt for Hazel.
The pattern is Just Dandy from V and Co.
I should have taken better pictures before I folded it up for travel. Janelle
wanted a picture of Hazel on the quilt the day of her blessing. Her mom
made this beautiful blessing dress from leftover fabric from her
wedding dress that she also made.
We kept moving the blanket around trying to get away from the
sun. I'm glad it wasn't possible to escape because the
picture looks magical.
Amanda is a great Aunt!
I tried really hard to be a good grandma
and let others hold her.
We had a beautiful sunny day for a picnic lunch
following Hazel's blessing.
I really have been quilting quite a bit despite this week of fun.
Here's a few of the quilts I have done lately.
This was made by Ginny a member of our local guild for a President's challenge.
The quilt had to include 5 items; diamonds, pieced construction, applique, a variety of threads and emerald green. Ginny won third place with her quilt. Way to go, Ginny!
Orange Slices was a first quilt for Kathy. She made it for her
daughter's birthday with leftover fabrics from her wedding.
I quilted something different in each of the four fabrics
with an echo in the background
This next quilt was huge, over 200 machine embroidered blocks.
The embroidery is absolutely beautiful. The garden theme with wonderful
scriptures and quotes make it extra special. Jean out did herself with this one.
I kept the quilting to a minimum to let the embroidery shine.
No two squares were alike.
I can't wait to show you her next two creations!
So that's a little bit of what I've been working on. I have more to share but
I need to get busy quilting.
I'm going to start on the challenge quilt that will be on display at
MQX Midwest in September.
Hopefully I'll have pics to show soon.
Thanks for stopping by!
Jane
