What do you do when your back hurts?

Middle child came over to speed sew today. I brought a table and chair into my sewing room so we could chat better and she could also be closer to the cutting table. She has 3 quilts to finish over the weekend and then get to the quilter on Monday or lose her place in the long line of waiting to get a quilt finished. All the quilts are at different stages but I think she can do it. By 5 p.m. she was complaining about her back aching but she also thought of a great solution...she knew we had a ball here for the lil' guys to play with so she searched the house and found it. It looks funny but I think it was helping her back!

 

Tomorrow will be another marathon sew day for her....she kept the ball on the chair when she left tonight so she is ready to use it again in the a.m.....she'll be over after participating in her first triathalon! Oh to have her energy..........or her figure..................

It's been a busy summer!

I've had to take a break from sewing because I have been......

Trying to get my garden to grow...after a very wet and snowy May and June. I know I will get potatoes and onions...not sure about anything else...the weather has been more than crazy.

 

It's wedding season! My youngest son's friends all seem to be getting married this summer...6 invites...so far!

 

Been hanging out with my college son. It has been nice having him home for a few weeks in between semesters. He was just accepted into the Marriott Business School at BYU so he can now rest a little bit easier knowing he is now in their undergraduate program. It is very competitive!

 

Not able to get here near enough this summer like we usually do!

 

Celebrating LOTS of summer birthdays!

 

This will be taken to the quilters next week. I "might" get another one finished before fall begins.

 

Enjoyed this part of the country last week.

 

I actually did this...in a tent...on the ground...yes. I took 3 naps the next day from being so tired!

 

But it was worth it since we could do this!

 

Still waiting for grandbaby #4 to come into our lives! Hoping in 2 short weeks!

 

95% it's a girl that will be joining 2 big brothers! Grammie is shopping.......

 

Flew to Minneapolis and took the scenic trip home...

 

...had to pick up this truck for our company...

 

...dropped the truck off here for employees to drive it on to Elko while we relived our teenage years watching Grand Funk Railroad in concert....hubby loved it! hahaha!

 

"Helped" this one run her first half-marathon. Way to go middle child!!!

 

If I'm not with my family this summer, I can be found with our youth group at their activities. It's been a very busy summer for these Young Women already!

 

Last but not least, I've been spending time with this lil' man and his brother!

 

This summer is flying by way to quickly!

Finished quilt

Middle child was able to pick up her finished quilt from the quilter this weekend and then go run a half marathon today. She made me tired just watching her. I am so proud of her! The quilt turned out so cute! I hope it will bring some smiles to her friend's face when she sees it.

 

May 17, 2011

Enough said.

 

 

A quilt for a friend....

My daughter is making a new quilt. Her friend was recently diagnosed with cancer and she is aggressively trying to stop it in it's tracks. This quilt is for her. Middle daughter looked through many patterns before settling on this one designed by Natalia Bonner. You can find the free pattern here. She will put different words on it for her friend. I'm excited to see this quilt come together! It has been a pattern that is on my "to make in the future" list. I am loving it!

 

Barn Chicks

The baby of the family had surgery last week. Instead of coming home, we decided to have her recuperate at the cabin. I took my sewing machine so I could finish these guys. I have had this kit for a few years now after seeing the quilt in a store that has since gone out of business. It is a Buggy Barn pattern from the book, Certifiably Crazy. Now that I'm home, I can square up each block, add the border and then it's done. The colors match perfectly with the walls in my home so I am excited to finish it even if it did take some time to start it!

Saturday Sew Day at the LQS

With the LQS designers being published in their first magazine, they had a fun sew day after our regular BOM meeting. A few of us stayed and played for awhile. I worked on another Buggy Barn quilt that I bought as a kit a few years ago.

This is another version of the quilt that is shown in the newest issue of Quilter's World. The original is orange, pinks and greens. One of the designers told me that she likes this new version better! But I reminded her that she has been looking at the other quilt for a very long time now...this one is just new colors. Both are darling! As soon as I buy the ruler, I will be making it.

Here are the next 2 BOM's for our Saturday Sampler. Middle child won a gift certificate for her last year's quilt on Saturday!
The pieced block:

Next block on our appliqued quilt:

Was a nice day to sew. Met several women from Utah that came to spend the day. They get together every Friday to sew with each other. I couldn't believe they would drive so far....but then again....we quilters are unique!