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Monday, March 18, 2024

Spring is on it's Way!

Well, it was bound to happen with the nice weather we've been having. The kids across the street lost their kit on the power lines.  The grown ups called Alliant-our service provider and they sent out a truck to get it off the lines.

Remember this commercial? 

A sure sign that spring is on it's way! And look here, Darling Daughter and her kiddos came over and did a little yard work.
Drew is working hard! The big kids were in the back yard...not working hard!LOL!
Ringo helped with the baby sitting....


Actually, he was eating the cheerios off of Dylan's blanket!

Dylan was pretty happy in the sun. It was a very nice day!
It's a little picnic with cheerios!
I'm afraid we're in for more cold weather, so I hope the plants that got uncovered don't freeze to death!

Wednesday, March 13, 2024

Quilt Progress.....


Here's what I'm working on now. I got this layer cake (that's 10" squares precut, with at least one of each print in a fabric line) It's called A Blooming Bunch and is designed by Maureen McCormick-From the Brady Bunch! I got two of them on the All Iowa Shop Hop https://alliowashophop.com/ last year, I feel like I need to get some of this fabric used up before the hop begins again this year!
It's really cute retro flowers and stipes-I just love it!
Here's the pattern I'm using. it's freebie from Robert Kaufman. Here's a LINK.

I'm not finished with it yet, because...Yes, we're babysitting again. See how big our little Dylan is getting! Oh well, that quilt will get finished eventually!

Look who's pulling himself up!
And eating a green onion.....

and sitting up like a big kid,

and grampa just adores this guy!




 

Tuesday, March 5, 2024

Hexagon QAYG

 So, I saw this Video from MSQC and thought it looked really good. SO I ordered the templates and I just took time to give it a little test run.

You use the templates to cut the large background hexagon and the smaller front side, as well as a piece of batting. Then you press the edges up, folding them twice along each edge.

I used a few leftover 10" squares from the Geo Pop layer cake and some scraps of white low volume for the backing. You can see on the back that I flipped up in this picture how the hexagons are all sewn together with a decorative or zig zag stitch.
This little table runner took me most of an afternoon-like 5 hours or so.
SO, I'm not sure about doing a whole quilt.  The runner is pretty cute, but each hexagon take a little bit of fussing and so that takes time. I'll think about it.




Wednesday, February 28, 2024

Aunts and Auctions

So, my TWO remaining Aunts passed away this month. A memorial service was held on Sunday for my Aunt Bev in Florida, and on Saturday a Funeral was held for my Aunt Francie in Iowa. 

I went and picked up my folks to go to the funeral on Saturday, they clean up pretty good don't they?!😊
I was a pallbearer, along with my sister-a first for us! It was a clear beautiful day , but with a cool wind blowing. Aunt Francie chose a pink casket and it was not hard at all to carry her to her final resting place-thanks to the other 5 pallbearers!

Afterwards there was a nice luncheon. Everyone had kind words to say about the cute baby! Jacqueline and Dannie with Dylan had fun at the luncheon-Aunt Francie would have loved it! Rest in peace.

Unfortunately it just wasn't possible to travel to Aunt Bev's service. This is a picture my cousin Kathy posted on her social media. 
Aunt Bev was always such a beautifully turned out person, stylish and with a beautiful smile to top it all off. I'll miss her. Rest in peace.
So the funeral home where Aunt Fracie's service was held is just up the road from the Van Metre Auction House van metre.
They had a Jadeite pitcher that I think my DD would like for her birthday coming up in just a few days! So I traveled back to Marshalltown, to attend the auction!
It's a nice auction house, lots of tables and seating for folks to settle in for the day!
I got the measuring pitcher, and look a lotus plate too!
Shhhh, don't tell her! I doubt she'll read this blog post, so I'm safe I think!







Thursday, February 22, 2024

Indigo Way- The Mystery Quilt is Not A Mystery Anymore

 So, here's a link here to the previous posts about this mystery quilt. 

It was a ton of pieces, like they always are. 
And some unique piecing too!
And a lot of these!!!

And here is the quilting that I had done by my longarmer, Deb at Happiness by Design. Here's her Link
Here's the backside, I had to piece it with a solid strip down one side. I love the print fabric, but that's all there was of it. 
And TA-DA here's the front.
It's growing on me. 
I love the colors, and I usually like the busy-ness of A Bonnie K. Hunter quilt, but this one is a little more complicated to me.
And it is a pretty good size, about 90"X90". Glad this one is done!


Wednesday, February 21, 2024

Halfway Though Feb all ready!?!?!

 

It seems like my photo app is filled with a lot of pics of this little guy! Here he's helping in his Mommy in the kitchen.
My cousin sent me this picture. I don't think I've ever seen it before. But it's my Dad and Mom in early days. Dad had a stroke in November, and has been progressing pretty well, but his memory for day to day things is not the best. But I showed him this picture and he told me right away when he got that truck and all about it!

Iris had to make a trip to the vet for her annual shots. I thought I was never going to catch her. 
And I am finishing up this Christmas wall hanging.  I'll post the finish later!
I just sort of winged it, I am tired of the fabric bundle of calling out to me all the time! 
For Valentines day, I got some of these m&ms. YUMMY!
And I took Dad to his doctor appointment at the U and afterwards. we went to lunch with these two at Tin Roost in North Liberty. I should have taken a few more pictures, I was being a slacker I guess!