Thursday, June 23, 2011

On the Move

   My husband's 101 year old Grandfather passed away last week, so we are on the move. The funeral was in Great Bend, Kansas where we were greeted by 104 degree temps and 50 mile an hour winds. That is a typical summer day in Great Bend.  From there we headed out for our vacation, so no posts for a while.
  Happy Summer

Sunday, June 12, 2011

More Spring Flowers


Above is one of my last iris. I especially like the ruffles and the colors.  Above and on the right is a bud  the climbing rose Dawn. Due to the deer eating it these past years is has taken a while to get it to grow enough to cover one side of our arbor in the back. It now covers one side while the rose on the left covers the other.

The next few photos are of my rose on our trellis that  is over the gate that goes into our back yard. I am not sure of the name of this rose but it could be William Baffin??



 Here is a view of our pond. All the arching leaves in front are daylilies which will bloom in June. To the left are some of my Siberian Iris. The part of the pond that is behind the daylilies is covered with water lily pads and flowers.

 Above is my last peony of the year.

On the left is a close up of some of my Ostrich ferns that are planted by our back fence. This one escaped to the other side of the fence. I like how the sun is hitting the fern.

This is some more of my Ostrich ferns that escaped under the fence.


I like the color combination of the purple smoke bush and the yellow yarrow. The yarrow color is brighter than what the photo shows.

Friday, June 10, 2011

May Block of the Month

 This is the finished May Block of the Month from Sue Spargo. Two of the new stitches we learned were woven wheel roses or spider web roses and the drizzle stitch.  The spider web roses were added onto the light blue circles. I then added bullion stitches around the edges of the circles. I think they make the circles look like flowers. Around the center velvet are drizzle stitches in lime green Valdani thread. These were very fun to make, are three dimensional, and they make a very fun accent that is unique. Around  the leaves on the top is the Palestrina stitch. It consists of tiny knots and makes a nice outline stitch. I added per Sue's suggestion, two rows of wrapped back stitch on the orange flower. To make the wrapped back stitch just make the back stitch as usual and then wrap these stitches with thread that either matchs or contrasts the back stitch thread.  The small dots were punched out with a Fiskers 1/4" hole punch. I think they add a lot to the block. The stem is a ribbon. Bullion stitches with Silken Pearl 'Green Leaves' from The Thread Gatherer were made around the aqua flower center.

Monday, June 6, 2011

Still Here

I haven't posted for a few days as I have been getting together an idea for my husband's cousin's baby quilt. I WENT TO THE QUILT STORE. Since my foot surgery on March 30th, I have not been able to go to the quilt store. It was too much walking. Now I have recovered enough to go and it was fun. I got the idea for the baby quilt in American Patchwork and Quilting magazine. You put yoyos of different sizes all over the quilt. Some can be alone while others may be stacked on top of each other. I will put a ruffle around the quilt since it will be a girl (their third) and put it together envelope style. I needed something to work on in the car on the way to Colorado for vacation and this will be perfect for working on it in the car. Since I am still not up to full speed, I doubt I will be able to drive much or not at all.  We will do it in two days, much easier. I used my Fiesta wear plates for the 4 different size circles( about 1",2",3" and 4"). I think I will quilt it first (thanks for the idea Linda) and then appliuqe the yoyos onto the top. The fabric is a really cute line with lots of matching colors and designs to choose from. I will post a photo of the fabric soon.