Teaser Tuesday . . .

Just Saying . . . 

A wedding quilt in the making .  .  .

Happy Father's Day . . .

We finally had two days in a row of sunshine this weekend.

A fitting tribute to all the fathers out there.

I spent a good portion of the day cutting fabric for two new quilts.

I am starting with strips and then cutting those into triangles.

The second pile is for a class I'm taking in July,

so you'll have to wait on learning more about that one.

It is quite hard on the feet and back 

to stand for four or five hours cutting.

Does this mean I am old?? Haha, I am.

Before I tortured myself at the cutting board, 

I took a nice long walk.

I came around a corner and found this lovely doe

about ten feet away from me.

She was so serene, not skittish at all.

Even let me slowly take a picture.

Very cool.

I also went to the car show at the park near me.

This Thunderbird was my fave.

They have the car show each year on Father's Day,

and this was my first time walking through.

Here is a picture of my Dad with the kid when she was three.

And me and my Dad when I was six.

My first ballet recital.

I remember that day like it was yesterday,

I can still feel his arms around me.

I wish he was still here with us.

He was an amazing man and a very fun Dad.

Happy Father's Day to all!

Sweat Shop Sunday . . . .

So the kid needed to work on this quilt,

which is a graduation present  . . . 

We've all been there! 

It won't make the "deadline" but it will make the college departure.

A sweat shop was in order!

She did get all the blocks finished . . .

The borders will help bring it to the right size.

I worked on the kid's beach quilt repairs . . . 

I am pebble quilting the dark blue sashing . . 

Still deciding on how to do the rest . . .

Then is was off to the beach front for some fun time with the ladies . . . 

And they had mermaid swizzle sticks!! 

After that, a little quiet time at my beach reading a book 

and talking to a friend . . . 

What a great way to end the day!

Hope you did something great today too.

So where have I been, you ask?

Well, I certainly haven't been sewing very much!

I have been traveling a bit, working alot,

going out with friends . . . 

And ignoring my sewing room. 

It's that time of year I guess, the weather gets nice and all you want 

to do it be outside.

I have been working on this little thing. 

It's 12" x 6.5"

I started fooling around with it a few months ago 

and it has been up on my design wall languishing.

I paper pieced all the sections

and then pieced those together.

Once I actually focused on it,

it only took me a couple of hours.

TaDa!

Now what?  Not sure.  

Maybe a mug rug so I'm ready

the next time I need a gifty.

On another note . . . 

yesterday was out last Metro Mod Meeting for the year.

Victoria and Earamichia are moving off the board of directors

so everyone made them letter blocks as a thank you.

Victoria got orange V's and Earamichia got purple E's

Aren't they yummy!!

Victoria has been such a great President for the past 4 years.

And Earamicha as Secretary has been amazing with all of her knowledge.

BUT, they aren't going anywhere!  Right girls?

Hehe. 

Sorry E, I didn't get a picture of you.

We played a little trick on Victoria too.

We pretended to silent auction a group quilt she loves

always intending to give it to her as a thank you.

Of course she was the highest bidder!

Hehe.

Look at that happy face!

You'll be able to see all the fabulous show and tell over here in a few days.

Have a great weekend!

Quilts, Quilts, Quilts . . . .

A quilty weekend indeed!

Margaret, Ellen and I had a great weekend spent at Jody's house 

and going to three quilt events.

Jody was quite the hostess!  We all felt like we were on vacation. Hehe.

Keep our rooms open for the summer!  

First up was the Northern Star Quilt Show in Somers, NY

I must warn you, this is a huge photo post today.

Please enjoy this quilt show . . . 

This modern quilt above was my favorite.  It had tremendous quilting

and many layers and the texture was mesmerizing. 

The photo doesn't do it justice.

This quilt below was made with blocks that were all labels

from clothing and other things.  Vintage and newer.

Some very cool ones too.

See B. Altmans in the upper left hand corner?

I LOVED the quilting on this one too.

Some details.

I even saw a mermaid poster!

Chris joined us for the show too!

It was a beautiful day.

Then we headed to the Trunk Show at John Jay Homestead.

Lots of cool things to look at and buy.

And a poem quilt.

All the quilting is continuous script.  Very cool!

After lunch, we hit the Katonah Museum of Art

for the Beyond the Bed: The American Quilt Evolution exhibit.

Now photos allowed, so get your bum there if you can!

These little quilts are on sale in the lobby to raise money for the museum.

So fun to see all the different styles.

Love this fundraising idea. 

We had such a great time together, telling stories, giggling and enjoying

each other's company. 

Thank you Jody so much for your hospitality!

Did I say it was a beautiful day?

When I got home, I had to go for a long walk.

I just love this time of year.  The colors are amazing and inspiring.