Quilts For Comfort

The women's organization at my church is asking for 100 quilts in 100 days! These quilts will then be donated to local relief organizations, like Alternatives to Violence, or the homeless shelters. I am contributing two and this is my second one. I feel it is a worthwhile endeavor.

Maya in the tent

Maya and Dane had fun playing in Dane's Bob the Builder tent this week-end.
They got along very well together which made it much easier on Grandma!

A Picture of Happiness!

Maya gets a ride on the swing with the help of big brother Ryley

Jane's Red Dot Quilt

Here is a fun quilt I am working on for Jane in Australia. Isn't this the cutest fabric?

Lake Roosevelt Was Beautiful!

We enjoyed our family trip to Lake Roosevelt in north central Washington over the week-end. As you can see by the photo, it was a beautiful setting. This was our view from the cabin.

Dane made us blueberry pancakes for breakfast and was very accomodating! You could order small, medium or large! Also if you wanted chocolate chips, he could add those too.

Here is Ryley, Chuck and Dane on the tube! Looks like fun!

And of course little Maya was her happy, cheery little self.

What is there to worry about? We had lots of fun in the sun, plenty of food, and too little sleep! What more could we want? (A little more sleep?)

Meet Marge The Monkey

Last Christmas, I made a monkey like this named Magoo for my grandaughter, Brenna, who is 11. She said Magoo was lonely, so asked if I could make a girl Monkey. She named her Marge.

Now when her friend comes over, they will each have a Monkey to play with. Hope there's no Monkey business!

Diary of a French Braid Quilt

This is a fun pattern I am working on called French Braid. Begin with the center square, brown and green floral. Add strips to each side....Scroll down for more....

Continue to add more strips in the color progression:

Keep adding:

Then you will end up with one panel! After doing 4 panels, I will add seperator bands and hopefully by early fall I will show you the finished quilt! This is an easy pattern to follow, the hardest part is picking out the fabric colors, but that can be fun too!

Life Goes On.... And we're lovin' It!

Oh what a busy month it has been! We had a great week-end with our daughter and her family, as it was "community" day here in our little corner of the world. Charley was in charge of the car show again, while my time was filled up with our annual quilt show. Lots of work setting it up and taking down, but many hands make light work!
We enjoyed the time with Lisa and Brady and our special grandchildren, we are so blessed!

Here are Ryley and Brenna mastering the climbing wall!

And of course Maya had fun too! It was a great day...