One of the latest quilts I have been working on is a joint effort with a quilting buddy. We are making a quilt for Sensory Critters, which will be donated to the Autism Speaks spring 2009 silent auction. Our local quilt shop gave us a discount on the fabric for the quilt. And a local long-arm quilter did the spiral quilting at a discount price as well. I’ll show a picture of the whole quilt once I complete the binding. But here are two teasers.
Such a busy day. A friend was holding a craft day at the lodge at StillWater Retreat. She asked us to bring a salad to share for lunch and she provided desserts.Then for the evening meal she provided homemade soups and breads. I had a doctor’s appt so had to leave soon after lunch. Then I grocery shopped for the concessions for my daughters’ volleyball game that was earlier tonight. Got home and the girls helped me prepare the food. After the games, I headed back out to the retreat and worked on the second of two coordinating twin quilts. I got home soon after midnight and should have gone to bed. But with the fam all sound asleep I’ve been playing around on the internet with no interruptions 
visiting blogs and hopping around. It was a long day, a nice day – minus the prednisone injection into my right ear – through the eardrum! Ouch! I’ll save that story for another post.
Check out this website and test your Color IQ. I found this link on Soul Humming‘s blog. I thought it was fun, but a bit hard. I got a score of 12, with 0 being the best you can receive. 0 – 99 is the range. Hmmmm, I guess that is ok. If you check it out and take the test, please let me know how you do. Dear Soul Humming scored a ’0′! Way to go Kelly!
I received my lovely set of row houses in the mail September 8th from Lenna’s swap. Houses are from Vickie Jones who made an ever-so-clever Winnie the Pooh tree house, Joanie Hoffman created a cottage in purples and pinks, Lisa Mallette (Studiorose) created the sunbathing beauty, Teri Calia (catnip designs) created A Taylors House – the lovely gold one, and Janice Perkin created the tall thin dream house. Thank you ladies! I love them all.
Row House Swap
Today I will ship my Shades of Sunshine quilties to Lenna for the swap. Here is the second design I created. You can see the first design here. I made three of each design. Four will go to ladies participating in the swap, one is for Lenna and one is for little ol’ me. I hope everyone receiving them likes them. I think I’m putting too much pressure on myself by not getting them completed earlier and in the mail in a more timely manor!
Here is what I did today. I attended the West Central Garden and Home Tour with two friends. We saw such lovely homes and gardens in a neighbor that was established starting in the 1830s. This is something we have talked about doing for at least three years but never took the time to buy the tickets, put dates on the calendar, and actually go. But this year – we made it! Thanks to Mary who planned the outing for her Birthday today! It was interesting to see how all these older homes were decorated – from minimal to modern art. One home owner, an artist, was painting canvases out on his deck! And ohhhh the gardens! What a beautiful day!
brochure cover
Here are two little quilties and I did indeed use one of the photos my son took while in Sweden. But first, I want to explain that during supper tonight our conversation was about all the wonderful native plants we saw today on our walk at Arrowhead Marsh. A prairie/marsh area being restored in upper state Indiana by Little River Wetlands. This conversation with its twists and turns lead to the fact that the picture of the sunflower I used in the quilties was taken at the Carl LInnaeus garden in Uppsala, Sweden. Carl (1707-1778) is the father of modern taxonomy for both animals and plants and my son toured his gardens while in Sweden. How cool is that!? I just liked the picture! But now I know a little of the history behind it! – or how plants got their scientific names.
I was just visiting Belinda’s blog Crazy Art Girl, and she has a link to this give-a-way. Check this out:
http://vintagecate.typepad.com/a_charmed_life/
The editor of Studios is celebrating the publication of the next issue! Read carefully and leave a comment on her blog to enter. If you post a link on your blog you get a second chance to win the tote full of wonderful crafting goodies!
I’m looking through pictures my son took while in Sweden this summer. And they have me thinking of the next swap, Shades of Sunshine, I must get busy on as it is due later this month.
