Category Archives: Vacation

Returning!

Posted on October 18, 2009 | 2 Comments

I’ve not been ignoring everyone, I’ve been gone…again! I just returned yesterday from a few days in Washington. We spent some more time searching the areas we are thinking about moving to. So I had a chance to spend a few days with my son, visit a little with my sister and her family, and spend some time in some real fall weather! Yes it rained some when we were there, but I got to actually experience some fall!! Yes, leaves and all!

Fall Leaves

Now these pictures were through the windshield of the car, and there are a few reflections, but we had so much area to cover, and I didn’t want to miss the opportunity to catch the changing leaves.

More Fall Leaves

This area is just beautiful! It is between Woodland and Battle Ground Washington. It was a nice break, since it was 97 degrees when we landed in Phoenix on Saturday! When will summer end?!

Anyhow, before I left I did get some sewing done…

Pink Bunny

This is a fleece bunny that a co-worker commissioned me to make for her to give at a baby shower she is going to. And I made this…

I have had this in mind for awhile. This is a part of a burlap coffee bag that I cut a portion of the front print out, and sewed some borders out of cotton pillow ticking. I backed the burlap with some unbleached muslin, and then did an overlock stitch on all of the inner seams to keep the burlap from raveling. This is going into my online shops at Etsy and Artfire. I think that is came out pretty good, and I will be doing a little more exploring ways to use the burlap coffee sacks.

I just received my package from a swap that I am doing, but I will show that to you when I get my package out. I’m currently working on that, and it’s coming out great! I’m so excited about it!

And today, I also did machine quilting and added the binding to this…

It’s been setting on my sewing table waiting to be quilted. I still need to hand sew the binding on the back, but it’s waiting by the sofa for me, ready to go!

I hope to be able to start catching up on my projects waiting for completion. I have several small quilts waiting to be quilted, and several projects for my Etsy and Artfire shops that need attention. No more trips are planned until spring, so….

Thanks so much for stopping by. I promise that I will be here a little more often, and stopping by to see all of you as well! I miss reading all my blogs that I follow! Take care, and have a wonderful Monday!

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Posted in Artfire Shop, Etsy, Family, Sewing, Vacation

Tagged coffee sacks, pillows, Quilting

BC Crafters, Gardeners and a Quilter!

Posted on September 1, 2009 | 2 Comments

I want to share these pictures with you, of a group of talented crafters, bakers, painters and quilters that sell items at the Bella Coola Farmers Market. The market is very small, most of the vacationers are gone now. There were a few wildfires that were started with lightning strikes, a couple of weeks before I went up. So most of the vacationers left.

My mothers usually has a table at the market where she sells their honey, some garden produce, sweets that she bakes and items that she sews. She didn’t participate when we were there, but she thought that we would enjoy seeing the place she is always talking about spending her time from late spring until early fall.

This is Wilma. She is the local quilter that also teaches classes commissions quilts for vacationers (and locals if they wish) and sells fabric on occasion. Her she is chatting with my mother and father (he is behind mom!)

Here are a few of her smaller wall hangings.

Here she has a table full of quilted postcards. She told me that she has made about 500 this summer! You can see the outdoor theme must be a good seller here.

This is a table runner that she made by weaving fabric together and then quilting over it, and doing some bargello piecing.

Here is a Sunbonnet Sue baby quilt and a dolphin quilt made by Brenda, who was one of Wilma’s students.

Here are a couple more of Brenda’s quilts.

There were lots of knitted and crocheted baby items,

Some beautiful hand carved wood boxes,

Here’s a closer look at the work….

Some paintings (there are a lot of artists in the area!)…

Some homemade jam, and lots of baked goods! You can also find fresh eggs here. There wasn’t much of the fresh produce left by the time that we arrived. Apparently it goes fast!

Since the area only has about 4,000 residents, during the summer months, I thought that it was wonderful that the locals have a place to show their talents off, and bring people together.

I find it so inspiring to be able to talk to others see what they are doing. There are so many talented people everywhere.

It was such a pleasure to be able to visit with everyone here and photograph their work!

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Posted in Crafts, Family, Vacation

Tagged Bella Coola, Crafts, farmers market, quilts

Home Again

Posted on August 31, 2009 | 1 Comment

It seems like I’ve been gone such a long time, yet it flew by so fast! Thank you so much for all of your lovely comments and well wishes on my one year blogiversary! I will answer each of you individually, although it may take me a couple of days. There is so much to catch up on. And as I have promised, I will be drawing a name for my fabric giveaway tonight, and posting the winner tomorrow morning!

I thought that I would share a few of the pictures that I took up in British Columbia. It was a little cool (to those of us in the desert!), but a refreshing change for me. Of course, it was wonderful to see my parents! I also found a quilter there, and had an opportunity to talk to her, and take some pictures of her work. I’ll share those with you later this week.

Several of the pictures that I will be sharing were taken from the plane window.