I found some cute England fabric and thought it would be perfect for a quilt for Katie. Unfortunately, I never took a full picture of it. Next time I'm at her house, I'll see if I can grab a shot.
Friday, December 28, 2012
I Love England
Wednesday, December 26, 2012
Christmas 2012
We enjoyed a family Christmas this year and were grateful to share it with each other. Cookie decorating, skyping, and present opening were all included. Merry Christmas!
Thursday, December 13, 2012
Christmas Concert
We always love Christmas concerts in December. For our family, we just have to head to the high school to enjoy Christmas music.
Sunday, December 9, 2012
Merry Christmas
Every other year, the Arlington Stake transforms the building into a Creche Festival. Hundreds of nativities are gathered from members so they can be arranged and displayed. People sign up to come act as a live nativity. Choirs practice music so they can perform a Christmas concert. I signed up to play piano music for an hour of the event. Many cookies were made and eaten.
Thursday, November 15, 2012
Stanwood Library Show
I had the opportunity to show my work at the Stanwood Library. With a growing collection of small pieces from classes, it is easy to fill a few walls. These are the pieces I hung.
Monday, November 12, 2012
Jackson's Birthday
We enjoyed celebrating Jackson's birthday at Chatterbox, an Asian restaurant in Stanwood. We've never had a bad meal there. Everything is delicious. On this day, they surprised us and brought out a piece of cake just as we were leaving. So sweet!
Friday, October 19, 2012
Kitchen Remodel
We are almost done with the kitchen remodel. I'm so excited to get everything in place and actually use it. I love the quartz countertops. It's time to get the lighting installed and wheel in the refrigerator. I'm not too worried about the backsplash, but I'm thinking of something like penny tile. We'll see.
Sunday, September 30, 2012
Union Jack
Once I had three panels ready, I was able to stitch them together. But they are quite large and a little difficult to handle without tweaking the bias.
Saturday, September 8, 2012
Check on the Garden
When I'm busy, I prefer to go out into the garden. I love getting into the soil and pull weeds. I remember when I was little and wanted to earn money, my mom sent me outside to pull weeds, promising that she'd pay me a penny per weed. I earned $8.
Friday, September 7, 2012
Quilt on an actual Bed!
Thursday, September 6, 2012
Practice Block A
Friday, August 31, 2012
Fabric Shopping!
Opal Quilts
I was excited to hear that Opal's quilts were being shown at the Snowgoose bookstore downtown, so we went to see them in person. We also had a chance to look at books and I picked up "Wicked."
Tuesday, August 28, 2012
Slideshow Quilts
I love switching from difficult to easy patterns. It's fun to have many quilts in different stages of completion. Some days I walk downstairs and am in the mood to finish something. Other days I want to hand-stitch a binding or applique a bird.
Atkinson Designs created the Slide Show quilt pattern for those easy quilts.
Jack Attack!
It's time to start quilting some Jacks! Since Katie will be coming home from England in just two months, I'm joining a QAL over at http://lilysquilts.blogspot.com/ and would love company. Some of the coolest Jacks I've seen are in Kaffe or Westminster Fabric. Here is the Tutorial from Lily's Quilts: http://lilysquilts.blogspot.co.uk/2011/05/double-fat-jack-tutorial.html
Enjoy!
Kristi