June OMG project on the wall

I had planned to get MANY building

sections done from this pattern for

my June One Month Goal.

Well...that was the plan....

Then life happened!

I did get some hand applique done

The trees all have trunks

around the lake and gazebo.

I also got the house basics

finished. Not shown:

three trees, the walkway,

some rocks and another bush.

The original pattern is all pieced.

I tried a couple of blocks and did not

like how they were looking,

so I redrafted everything

for applique.

You can arrange the buildings

a little different from the pattern,

which is fun. 

I am following a Winter theme

village with snow like fabric

and dark starry sky fabric.

I knew it wouldn't be finished,

but I had hoped to get more done this 

month beyond the 3 plus blocks.

Linking up to 

Elm Street Quilts-One Month Goal" June

Small Quilts and Doll Quilts-Design Wall Monday

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I like #9

I like Summer!

No...I love Summer!

I like the warm-hot weather.

I like Camping.

Now that I am getting older, I

especially like camping in a Cabin

(Pelican Cabin at Henrys Lake, Idaho)

I like cooking out on an open fire

The food always taste better. 

I like S'mores

I like being near and/or in water in the Summer

I grew up by the Pacific Ocean, 

but now

I live in the Mountain West very close

to the Great Salt Lake.

I like Fireworks.

Locally, we can set off fireworks twice

during the Summer. Once for 

4th of July Independence Day and the

other time for Utah State Pioneer Day.

Both times are in July, so we get to

view exploding colors many times.

Our local cities and towns also have

their celebrations, so more fireworks!

I think I like Summer best because of my Husband.

He is a teacher, so during the Summer,

for about 8 weeks, I have him around

the house on a daily basis!

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Design Wall Monday

Happy Monday!

On my design wall today....

I have my star BOM from K and H Quilt Shoppe

The last block will be given out in July.

I will be finishing the quilt to be donated 

for the annual Safe Harbor auction. It

will be matched with a small white

Philippines stick tree, decorated in white and gold.

I have been knitting quite a bit lately. I am

knitting this shawl for a Christmas gift

It is the Alix's Lace Prayer shawl

by Debbie Macomber. It is available for

free from Ravelry.

I am hoping to finish our my art quilt that

will be shown this October at 

Eccles Community Art Center in Ogden, Utah.

I am not ready to show a completed 

photo yet....finished quilt to come....

Join other quilters over at 

Small Quilts and Doll Quilts
and Love Laugh Quilt

to see some wonderful projects!

I like Art Museum

I like Art Museum.

As a small child, my family traveled

through various countries of Europe.

I remember many hours stuck in a

small car traveling. I remember trying

strange foods. I most fondly remember

going to Art Galleries and Museum.

This week, while the Husband was at

a conference, I revisited the Art

Museum on the BYU Campus (Utah)

I like this permanent piece made from
colored wire that reflects color
from the skylight above it

As you walk around it, the

colors change with the viewers angle

I saw a great exhibit presented in

black and white photos concerning

the changing Tribes of the World,

by Dana Gluckstein

The beauty, and sometimes sadness.

was definitely captured by the

photographer.

There was also an exhibit by

Nina Katchadourian called "Curiouser"

She is a new artist to me and I like her work.

The above image is one of a series of photos

she took in an airplane bathroom

while on a 14 hour flight across the World.

She only used a paper towel for a

headdress, a paper toilet seat for

collar and a blanket for a backdrop.

She called it Flemish portraits.

Her exhibit was fun and silly and

a little on the crazy side. 

I purchased cards with this image

for my family for their annual

Nativity gift for Christmas 2018.

Other Museums I like that we are

able to attend here in the Mountain

West are the 

Brigham Art Museum (Utah)

They currently have the annual International

Quilt show on display.

The photo above is a quilt by
Barbara Barrick McKie of the USA

We also like to travel to the 

Museum of Idaho

located in Idaho Falls.

They currently have an exhibit on

Steampunk that I would like to go view.

In the past, we have seen The Bodies

and the Pirates exhibit there...very well done.

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Slow Sunday Stitch

For my Slow Sunday Stitch today,

I will be adding some embroidery

stitching to my art piece.

I am showing (hopefully)

two art pieces at my local

Art Gallery in October.

I am using a batik for the base

(fabric on the right in photo)

with some applique from colored

color catcher sheets

(used in your washer to catch

excess dye or color from fabric)

Above are some of the color catcher

sheets I will be using in this project.

I gave sheets to friends and they

returned them after doing laundry.

I am stepping out of my comfort zone

creating this wall hanging…..

What are you slow stitching today?

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to see some more great projects

I like #7

I like books!

Good old fashion books with paper

pages and dog eared corners.

I grew up in a home where reading

was highly valued. My parents would

buy paperbacks and each put their

initials on the front page once 

they had read it.

I have found memories of reading 

late into the night, by flashlight, 

Adventures and Mysteries. My

house received the Reader's Digest

condensed books every few months...

it was a contest to see who got to

the book first!

When I had my own kids, I 

encouraged them to read. I would

buy them flashlights, so they could

read late into the night. I did

the same thing for my Grandkids.

Some of my favorite books:

1.The Giver by Lois Lowry

A World where you do not have choice.

You do the job you are assigned....

You raise a child given to you and that

is the only child you will be allowed...

You suppress you feelings and emotions.

One boy changes all that....

I found this book when my oldest child

was in Elementary School.

2.The Hiding Place by Corrie Ten Boom

I read the  book in 7th Grade and later saw

the movie. At 12 years old, I could not imagine

the horrible World Corrie and her sister lived in

and yet, they both forgave their enemies and

found the good in all people.

3.The Eagle has Landed

I read it as a Readers Digest

condensed book as a teenager.

I later saw the movie starring

Donald Sutherland. 

I love the female lead character who,

in her loneliness, is fooled by Sutherland

trickery, but in the end, she is strong

and saves her family and Country.

I know there are many more books I could

list, but I will stop right here.

I have inherited many books from

my family. They bring  back fond memories.

My Grandmother use to write notes of her

thoughts or feelings in her favorite books.

I love reading those notes still.....

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Monday!

Happy Monday all!

Let the creating beginning...

This weeks goals:

I will get the May BOM done

Each month, I have finished the block within a

couple of days of picking it up at the store.

This month, I am so behind in sewing and

it is due this Friday. 

I will finish organizing my October project:

I am showing two art quilts in a local gallery

in October and need to organize all the bits

and pieces that will be added at the end.

I plan to use these fabrics in the October too.

It will be an under the Ocean piece,

complete with mermaid.

The above fabrics are mermaid tail,

ocean and coral.

It is the first official Monday of

Summer break in our house.

(Husband is a teacher)

I told him I need to have a

couple of hours a day in the Studio.

He agreed that would make for

a nicer Summer for all of us (ha ha)

What are you creating?

Join us at 

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and

Love Laugh Quilt

to see what everyone is sewing this week.

Need to change this to Monday....

Slow Sunday Stitch

Today, after Church, I plan to stay 

inside and stitch the day away.

I went to my Husbands family 

reunion yesterday in a beautiful

park full of Cottonwood Trees.

Today, Allergies times Infinity!

I will be working on my Christmas

banner....I am SO close to finishing it...

What are you stitching today?

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creative folks across the Globe.

June UFO 2018

My June UFO project will be

the Pieceful Village

I want to applique a few more

blocks to my Winter village.

The original pattern is pieced blocks,

but I redrafted it into applique.

I know I will not get the entire quilt top

put together, but I hope to get it

closer to finishing.

This is the oldest project I have

on my UFO list this year.

Time to finish it up!

I am linking up to 

Elm Street Quilts

June UFO list.