The wall still looks skimpy to me but I did make and quilt two small quilts yesterday--prep for an upcoming job.
I do love having my ammo box step-stool at the ready--the wall is 8.5 feet tall and I can't reach the top edge without a big step stool--the ammo box came from my Marine Corps days:
Made and quilted in two days, ready now for binding to be prepared---these will be demo pieces:
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| 6" Swamp Angel blocks--ready for binding demo |
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| 3" Old Italian or X Blocks--ready for binding demo. The blocks were made quickly from Charm Squares. |
A few days last week I worked on my 6 month class: My Favorite Things, getting prepared for Session 3 in a couple weeks. My husbands' comment: "That's colorful"--about as excited as he gets:
Sunday, when the highs were in the upper 80's, not the 90's, we spent 3 hours walking around the Huntsville Botanical Garden. I had not been there in about 10 years--it has grown a lot and is a truly beautiful place. It was begun less than 30 years ago by those with a vision and people willing to donate a lot of money to make it happen. I will enjoy returning when the weather is cooler--something is going on there year-round.
Huntsville Botanical Garden I took lots of photos, here are just a few:
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| The Butterfly House |
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| Beautiful potted arrangement |
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| Lots for kids to do and play on--in the Children's Garden |
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| Part of the Dinosaur Garden |
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| One of the Water Gardens |
The rest of this week will be spent finishing the machine quilting on Spellbound--the class has been set for October 5, 2018, 10-4 at Huntsville Sew & Vac--the sample now has to get done:
Let's Quilt!
Barbara
I printed your instructions for the X-blocks when you posted them a while back. Really like that design. Still haven't stitched one, but I really want to.
ReplyDeleteThe garden looks like a great place to spend a few cool (well, not extremely hot) hours.
Your design wall is full of goodies. Thanks for the photos of the garden - so enjoyed them.
ReplyDeleteI love our Botanical Gardens! We get memberships every year -- and gift a family membership to the kids. There truly is something for every season!! :)
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