Summer 2011

My Day with Kenny

Curtis and Jeff were going to take a trip in the new Jeep to the back country. I thought it would be fun to have Kenny for the day. When Curtis brought Kenny in the morning he couldn't wait to go play in the back yard.

Jeff and Curtis as they ran out the door. Kenny and I went out in the backyard as they went out the front door. Kenny ran right around to the side gate and was whining to go through it and go with them. That only lasted a 1/2 second and we were chasing toys in the yard.Kenny is hiding the toy after chasing it several times. We went on walks every 2 hours because I thought he wanted to go.
By early afternoon, Kenny picked under the kitchen table for his naps.
Then he wanted a little more privacy, so he found the rug under the piano several times for some more alone time. I'm not great at catching cute poses.
This is how we went for walks. Kenny was leading the way and setting the pace.
That is the best picture I got of him all day.
Kenny listening to another dog over the fence barking.
Best stop action picture I took.

Kenny and Curtis after they got home. Kenny had been resting , almost asleep. When the boys walked in about 10:30 pm , Kenny was wide wake and full of energy.
It was a fun day and I am glad I got spend the day with Kenny.

Finished Quit Tops

I am working on the boards to my quilt frames. I am stapling fabric on to them so I can attach the quilt with pins instead of thumb tacks that drive me nuts.

This is the second quilt I finished.

This is the finished quilt top I finished first.I have also tried the back on to check for size and found that it is about 1/4th of a yard too short. I will have to do a patch project on the backs. That is where I am with these quilts as of today July 18, 2011. Happy sewing!

Staple project

Here is a picture of the stapling project that I have worked on tonight. I washed and ironed this white mid-weight fabric. I measured and cut it into strips, folded it in half and zigzagged the raw edges. I figured out the staple gun and used it to attach the fabric to the board. Now when I use them, I will be able to pin the quilt to the fabric and not have to push thumb tacks into the boards. I am doing this project in preparation to pin the twin quilts together to be quilted. I think it is very cool!

Inspiration

I went to a quilt show last weekend. It was rather small but had a lot of quilts to inspire me. I saw a couple of them that were quilted with the larger crochet cotton with stitches that were larger and evenly placed. That is what I want to do with the two tops I have ready now.

I have fabric to cut into strips and staple on the boards of my quilt frames. It is so that I can pin the quilts on instead of having to put them on with thumb tacks. i just can't push them in. Better get working on it. Pictures later. Happy sewing

The Spider

This is the coolest trick ever so that you don't have a lot of strings hanging off of your quilts or sewing projects. The small piece of fabric (pink and purple flowers) is where you start our sewing. when you are don with the seam, you just snip it off and all the long unruly threads go with it. I love using it on these quilts I have just finished.Now the next step is to get the fabric stapled to the boards of the quilting frames so I can pin baste all the layers together. Happy sewing!

I took a break from working on the quilts

The first weekend in April Jeff and I went to Laguna Beach and celebrated our 32nd wedding anniversary. It was fun and relaxing. The view from our room was opened up because they replaced all the wood railings and fence with plastic and glass. It was very nice.April 6 - 12 I went to Scott's house. We had a wonderful visit. We read stories and drew pictures. I think our favorite was going to the park. Sunday there was even a tornado watch. The bad weather went by to the north. I was able to teach Scott how to hem jeans. I thought that was pretty cool. I was there for Scott and Stacy's 13th wedding anniversary. I stayed home with the girls while they went out to dinner and a movie.

Marjorie and James came down for his spring break. They got here while I was gone to Scott's. When I got home, we worked on Marjorie's quilt and got it all sandwiched together. We found out the back was too short, so we got extra fabric. She took it home and has since put it on. I would put in a picture of the quilt but I promised her I would let her post about the quilt.

Here are a couple of cute pictures of Aaron and Sean during our trip to Utah for Grandma Hart's 88th birthday/Easter weekend.

I love the picture of Jeff and Curtis saving seats waiting for the graduation to start. Two seconds later Curtis jumped up to make sure everyone got together for the graduation.
Here is Jeffrey playing with Kenny dog in the car. He is so cute.

I hope this post comes out alright. I am still learning to work this blogger. Next I am going to try posting a video.