Georgia's Poppy

 I enjoyed appliqueing this red poppy by O'Carol Designs. You can fuse applique this piece, but I decided to turn the edges under and then quilt it to death. The black stamens are fused since they are so fussy. All red and black batiks.

A Trip to BYU Women's Conference

I got to visit with family and friends in Provo last week during BYU Women's Conference. I was able to stay with Jerri and her family. Here is Jacob and his ice cream:

And I got to spend lots of time with Katie. We hit Macaroni Grille for the first time, and loved it. We also went grocery shopping and located the model for the Smart Car. Get in, Katie!

Then we went to see Mary in Mapleton. I tried to get some good pics, but my camera was on the fritz. It's fun to see Mary and Katie together; they are so similar!

Reroofing!

We are lucky enough to be reroofing during the week of Spring Break. All of us have been up there tearing of the shakes and nails. I've repaired a couple pairs of jeans, and Calvin has been the back-up foreman when the parents were working. Those skylights better not leak anymore!

Marnie's Play

 Marnie participated as one of the Three Little Pigs at Stanwood Elementary School. She practiced all week with her class and performed on the weekend. Missoula Children's Theater comes through town once a year to give children the opportunity to perform. She was a fabulous piglet.

Stratavarious

 When it comes to strata, I love to make it and use it. This quilt is from a quilt book called Stratavarious Quilts. Once you create strata, you can cut them into pieces and use them any way you like. Color theory works hard here. Can you name the scheme?

Stanwood Fights the Flood

The geography of the city is such that if the Stillaguamish River crests 532, the city will fill like a goldfish bowl. So major efforts were made to sandbag certain areas to prevent a catastrophe. With an abnormal amount of snowfall, followed by a Hawaiian Express (warm air and rain), we quickly ran into huge amounts of water. The river overflowed it's banks and flooding began on the south side of town. We were protecting the city on the north side. Here is what we saw enroute to town to fill sandbags.

An Early Anniversary Present

As our 20th Anniversary arrives on the day the digital television revolution does, we get TV reminders daily that there are only so many days until February 17th. Well, to stave off the pressure, we went and bought ourselves a new bed to replace the 19-year-old one. Here are the children saying goodbye to the old one.