Round the Bend

 I bought a book for using wedge templates at Sisters last year. It was a challenge for me to design a quilt out of circles. I'm not that great at math, and man, it was definitely required.

I found that the Temecula quilt shop that I visited with my mother had moved to Stanwood. What are the odds? She had many of these grey fabrics.

Pay no attention to the basted thread running around the edges of each circle. It was there for needle turn applique and I will remove it when it's on the longarm.

I submitted this one to Sisters and when I found it, two young women were having their picture taken in front of it. That made my heart happy.

One more note: Making this quilt was made exceptionally hard due to the cover fabric I used on my ironing board.

Baby Ruth

 We visited the gravesite for Baby Ruth Willard this week in Sugar City, Idaho. Technically, she was Paul's great aunt. She only lived for 2 years, so they never met. Paul's aunt Ruth was named for her. She lives in the Nampa area near Howard. She took it upon herself to buy this beautiful stone marker. The cemetery itself is a tiny plot in a very small city.

Trip to Rexburg

 We went to Rexburg with Marnie for a little trip to see everyone. Marnie wanted to meet the bassoon professor and check out the music department. I wanted to see Bonnie.

Marnie was sold when she saw this little bassoon hanging outside the music advisor's office.