I'm remembering that some years no snow falls on our island. When the light hits it, the snow is beautiful, and hopefully disappears by the afternoon. However, these are three consecutive days. I'm ready to be free of it.
Thursday, February 22, 2018
Saturday, February 17, 2018
Kitsap Quilt Show
With the Kitsap Quilt Show in Silverdale and an opportunity to see Jen Bay (and drop off quilts), we took the ferry to Kingston and drove south through Poulsbo to the Kitsap Fairgrounds. Marnie and I enjoyed the quilt show while Paul drove around. Then we met up with Jen, enjoyed some teriyaki and headed to the Naval Undersea Museum.
Trip to the Naval Undersea Museum
Commanded by Lt Comdr. John B. Mooney Jr., Trieste II conducted dives in the vicinity of the loss site of Thresher – operations commenced by the first Trieste the year before. She recovered bits of wreckage, positively fixing the remains as that of the lost Thresher, in September 1964.
Even though the Navy no longer operates manned submersibles, they continue to be used worldwide for support of oceanographic research. Gone but not forgotten, the Trieste and Trieste II are museum pieces in Washington, D.C., and Keyport, Washington.
Thursday, February 15, 2018
Philip Arrives
Marnie and Paul and I arrived at the Edmonds hospital where Marnie and Jack were born to see the arrival of Philip. Pam was just about to deliver. At the last moment, Pam asked us to go get her mother who was staying at the apartment with a sleeping Bonnie. Pam's mother had come from Brazil to help her with this new baby.
On the Machine
I have two quilts to show you that have recently been on the machine. My friend Jen Bay made this cute states quilt and I thought it would be fun to quilt the names of the states.
Tuesday, February 13, 2018
Working with Silk
I saw some beautiful silk at a shop in Bellevue and had to buy it. When sewing with silk, I use iron-on interfacing to stabilize it. Even dupioni silk can unravel like the dickens and make your life miserable.
Thursday, February 1, 2018
Bag Class
Quilting Mayhem has been holding a class for this huge bag. I'm not experienced with the use of rivets and hardware, so this has been fun. Plus, it's in Snohomish, so I can swing by and see Katie. It has immense pockets and lots of stabilizers.