Fabulous Friday

For today: 

Looking Out My Window: Sun, Surf, and Sunshine and add a little sunburn.

My Weekend Plans Include: taking the road to Hana.  It's a 50+ mile road trip with beautiful beaches, waterfalls, and twisty roads. 

I’m Reading: The Happiness Project by Gretchen Rubin.  I probably don't need the book here in this beautiful place.

Movie Marquee: No, movies this weekend.  I'm living a movie.

Something Quiltie:  I brought my A to Zzzz embroidery.  I've even worked on it a bit.

One of My Favorite Things:  Spending time with my best friend.  That would be you, Ed. But add the Mai Tai's.

I’m Thinking About: Never coming home.  Sell the house, girls, and send the $$.  We should be able to stay another week!

What’s For Dinner:  Mama's Fish House, a resturant highly recommended by everyone. Can't wait.

A Favorite Photo:  

Beach Sunset

Until Next Time- Aloha, Kyle

Getting Ready

We are heading to Hawaii

to celebrate our birthdays.

I have already reached my milestone birthday, 

and Ed's B-day is in Feb.

So why not go celebrate in November.

Ed is always full of surprises.

He was getting ready.

Announcement:

I am going to shave off my beard!

Now I am ready!

I did shave my legs.

I guess I'm ready too.

Until Next Time-Kyle

November Show and Tell

I love going through my collection

of quilts.

Here are a few that look more like "Fall".

"Castle Keep"

1985

I use to call this quilt my "gymnastic quilt".

It's hand pieced and hand quilted.

 I did a lot of the piecing while I watched

Elizabeth at gymnastic class when she was 4!

The fabric is a Jenny Beyers line and she designed the 

pattern as well.

 I "fussy cut" the fabric to create the kaleidoscope pattern

in the middle of each star.

I don't know how I got so much done back then...

a 4 year old and 1 year old twins.

This quilt was so much fun to

find, swap and use plaids.

One of my quilt groups, "Material Girls"

did a plaid exchange and 

this is what I made.

Bear Raids, Kyle's Stash

1996

All kinds of combinations were made

and even sewed "slightly off grain"

The Bear Paw pattern is one of my favorites.

Here's the label and the back.

There are bear paws appliqued across the back just for fun.

This quilt was also done with friends 

and a fabric exchange.

"Stars Galore"

1997

The stars were done with fusible applique and then 

stitched around the edges using black thread to give a 

more primitive look.

The background fabric was a Moda marble

that we referred to as "paper bag brown."
I quilted it with a big stitch and

still enjoy looking at all the different 

fabrics I used.

This last quilt is one of the oldest one I have in my collection.

I have taken classes by Barbara Brackman

and Eileen Jahnke Trestain, both women who

are experts on dating fabrics and they have 

both critiqued and dated this quilt.

1875-1900

a Nine Patch Variation set on point

Don't you love the cheddar?

It's hand quilted with both white and cheddar thread.

The binding is a small gold print called 

"California Gold" popular during the gold rush days. (1849)

The turquoise prints were popular during the 1840's.

There's also some wonderful madder browns

It's in wonderful shape.

I should be so lucky when I'm about

130 years old!

Until Next Time-Kyle