Spent most of August making shop samples for QuiltCorner Studio and
a gift for a special friend who had a dream of opening a quilt studio
and who opened her heart to share that dream with me and
let me tag along for the adventure!!!
A Place for Everything Bag for a Special Friend!!
Pattern from byAnnie
Fabric by Tula Pink - Floral Reef
Inside features a zip mesh pocket and an elastic mesh pocket
The Pages!
So fun to make and add some of Tula’s Reef Vinyl!
Lots of pockets and lots of zippers!!!
The biggest surprise was seeing my bag featured on the byAnnie Instagram page!!!
Onto Shop Samples:
The Hemingway Pouch
by Center Street Quilts
A cute fun and easy zip bag to make!!
Definately looks more complicated than it is!!
The Double Pocket Folder
by Minki Kim
Another fun project...if you make it - just remember
to keep track of the direction the zippered pockets should go!
Ask me how I know!!!
The pocket on the right is backwards!
Did not realize it until the project was done - and
I was NOT going to take it apart!!!!
My sister sent me a quilt to quilt on my New Q20 sit down long arm!!
Had fun planning out my quilting designs,
And drawing them onto the quilt
Quilted and Blocked!
Some of the quilting up close, nothing too fancy
As it was a bit of a Rush job!!
Westpond Cottage Retreat!
So nice to get away and sew for four days with my Quilty Besties!!
The room always looks great before we dive into the creative process!
Giuliana’s Dog Bone quilt was made for a raffle, it came out so cute -
Will definitely have to take a few chances on this one!!
(great Mother / daughter team!) (We made sure to color coordinate!!)
The retreat afforded me the time to finish a few quilts
September was a busy month for my lectures and workshops!
Lindsey Woolsey Quilt Guild of Attleboro
Had me come in to teach my “Spiffy Bindings” Workshop!
Wonderful group of ladies!
Last year the Bayberry Quilt Guild invited me to do
My “Journey” lecture which features 25 of my quilts,
Plus a Sashiko workshop…
This year!
They invited me Back …
(ALWAYS a treat when a guild invites you back!)
For my “Spiffy Bindings” Lecture and companion workshop!
The gals at the workshop were “Into It”!!!
The space was great and my equipment worked like a charm!
Hubby and I did a little traveling on our way to a wedding in Erie PA!
A quick one night and day trip to Niagara Falls!
It’s one of the few things on my travel bucket list,
And it did not disappoint…
Well - let me clarify the American side we viewed
at night and it was nice.
Walking across the bridge
The Canadian side … was… MAGNIFICANT!
From the views to the food and the Border Agents -
All so welcoming and friendly!
Do you see Quilt Patterns here?
Or is it just me???
All dressed up for the wedding!
\Backyard Beauties:
Flowers of late summer:
October was the month hubby and I have been waiting six months for!
Our EPIC trip to the Southwest!!!
Starting out in Golden Colorado and
Sunrise at Red Rock!!
So beautiful - the gradation of colors in the sky was amazing!
A little Gold Panning in Grandby CO
And a stop at part of The Continental Divide
The Rocky Mountain Quilt Museum was a pleasant surprise!
It reminded me of the Lowell Quilt Museum -
Small but Packed with wonderful quilts!
A few of my favorites on display!
Heading over to Fairplay CO
Previously known as South Park City in the old gold mining days
(Where the tv show was based on!)
Hubby got a chance to dig in the dirt and he actually found
Some nice gold flakes! While he was panning in the stream I
stayed in the comfy AirB&B and painted and stitched!!!
While he was in the stream I happen to look up and noticed this big boy.
The first picture is what I saw - moose walking towards hubby
the second photo was what my hubby videoed while hiding behind a bush!
The moose had then gone down into the stream and was pacing
And snorting about 10-15 feet from him … scaring the living daylights out of him!
Oh … it was rutting season … so all the more reason for him to hide in the bushes!!!
After that eventful day we had a beautiful sunset,
The sky cleared enough for us to see the Milky Way!!
Heading to Santa Fe the landscape was just incredible!
The Mountains, beautiful yellow Aspen trees and
ENDLESS roads … miles and miles of roads!!!
We did a one day quick tour of Santa Fe New Mexico...
First stop was the Loretto Chapel that features
“The Miracle Stairway”
A 20 foot staircase that stands completely without a traditional central pole,
newel post, or visible external supports.
Next up San Miguel Church originally built in the early 1600’s
If you’re a Game of Thrones fan (like me!)
These may remind you of the entry into Vase Dothrak!
After Albuquerque we traveled up to Durango
The Albuquerque Balloon Festival
The morning started with a drone show,
Then the “Box” went up - these are the four balloons that go up
First to test the winds. We were very lucky - the day before, the ascension
Was cancelled due to high winds and the day after ascension was postponed
For an hour and a half!
Our day was PERFECT!
Once it was determined that high winds were not an issue …
The balloons began filling and
Up, Up and away they went!!
We saw almost 500 balloons ascend into the skies!
Absolutely Amazing!
And stayed at the historic Strater Hotel,
A Victorian style hotel which opened in 1887 during the Gilded Age!
And right down the street was a Quilt Shop!!!
SO of course it needed checking out!!
Four Corners was next … I’m glad we went,
At Monument Vally we stayed in a cabin for one night
The Aspens on the mountain side were so beautiful,
And we found a waterfall!
But No gold!!
Four Corners was next … I’m glad we went,
But I found it a bit underwhelming
Heading towards Monument Vally….
Do you recognize this road from the movie Forrest Gump??
Had to wear my “Practicing to Jog” t-shirt!!!
Over looking this stunning scenery.
Hubby enjoyed a beverage on the cabin deck
But it was the sunrise that was just unbelievable!
The next day we traveled towards Glen Canyon Dam and Horseshoe Bend…
But on the way we stopped at a gas station and found a rock
Formations similar to Antelope Canyon!
Glen Canyon Dam
Horseshoe Bend!!
Frighteningly Amazing!!
Got as close to the edge as I dared then lean over just a bit
To snap this photo!!
After leaving the Glen Canyon area we headed towards the Grand Canyon
But took another quick little side trip to what turned out to be one of the
Highlights of the trip!
Dinosaur Tracks!
Connie - a native Navajo who grew up playing on the tracks
Gave a most informative tour of all the tracks.
The day was topped off with a rainbow!!
The Grand Canyon!
The day was overcast, cold, very windy
And complete awe inspiring!
We can up close to an Elk and a Raven!!
We had a quick zip over to the Little Painted Dessert
Enjoying more stunning colors
At Meteor Crater was a Must!
Over to Prescott Arizona … and more gold panning fun!!
“Standing on the Corner of Winslow Arizona”
Did you sing??!!
Lunch at a cute diner in Kingman
Onto Las Vegas and Ceaser’s Palace!
The view from our hotel room…Too bad it wasn’t warm enough to use the pool!!!
We had tickets to see The Wizard of Oz at the Sphere!
The show was in 4D!!!
During the tornado scene there was wind and leaves blowing thru the audience,
The best part was when Dorothy and the Scarecrow were in the
Apple orchard and nerf apples started falling from the ceiling!!!
So Fun!!!
Bye Ceaser!
Denver to Las Vegas…
Two people, One rental car, 20 days, Five states, 2,500+ miles
We survived and still love each other!!!
Wonder where we will go next???
Have a great Quilty Day and enjoy the process!
Janet
