July... the Month that Came... and Went!

I was just thinking about entering in a couple of quilts

into our county fair.

It is held over Labor Day weekend.

I couldn't really think of anything I have made 

recently.

And then an idea hit me!

I could look at my blog!

Obviously, a very neglected blog.

I was discouraged to see that I haven't even made one

post for the month of July!

So, let me take care of that!

The month started off with my Uncle passing away.

He was 92 and a larger than life, happy and

 compassionate human being!

I am sure that the earth itself mourns this loss.

I made a trip to Portland for the services but also

had a little simple sight 

seeing included in the trip.

I even had a selfie with Henry Huggins!

This is the Beverly Cleary Elementary School.

She is from Portland and is 102 right now. 

The books name the streets in this neighborhood...

and the park has Bronze statues of not only Henry, but Ramona 

and Ribsy too!

And a little indulgence was needed...

at Holly Hill Quilt Shoppe!

I am so thrilled to have been 

able to step foot 

in this adorable quilt shop!

And I found some fabric to adopt!

That week ended too quickly.

I have been back home catching up...

including time with these gran littles!

I have been receiving my Bees Knees Quilting Bee

blocks in the mail! 

They are all looking so cute!

The pattern is from the Snapshots Quilt Along by Fat Quarter Shop.

You can find a link here.

And I caught up on a long overdue block for 

one of the Bees!

I made this fun quilt over this last week too.

I used the Charm School book by Lella Boutique.

The pattern is Chandelier. 

I think I'm going to make just about every

 single pattern in Vanessa's book!

It's like Simply Retro. 

Just a great project book!!!

I have also been helping still at the local quilt shop...

spending some lunch hours there from my other job.

Squeezing in time at night etc. trying to keep caught up on the 

books and ordering... all the not so fun stuff!

The owner, and my friend,

 is still in the hospital...

and this is the start

 of her 4th month and her battle continues.

Bless her heart. 

No wonder the month has slipped by...

oh, and I did find a few quilts to register for the County Fair!

I will save those for another post!

Thank you so much for taking the time to visit me here!

And Summer Sewing Begins!

The time was now or never... so over the weekend I dug into my red

white and blue stash and made a couple of little 

Temecula Quilt Company projects.

I have been wanting to making these since last year... 

and I am so happy that I got them done!

I got them done before July too!!!

Another little project

was some place mats made from fabric panels.

I am trying to lend a hand  with some book keeping and 

ordering etc for our local quilt shop. The owner has

been in the hospital... what was suppose to be for 3 weeks has 

now been well over 2 months.

Tomorrow kicks of the Row by Row

On the Go for 2017... 

and I ordered these license plates

for the event! We also created a cute

vertical row for the RxR.

Since our town is located just before the south 

entrance to Yosemite... it seemed 

like this year's theme was perfect for us!

I also made a new summer sling bag using my

favorite pattern! I still love the old purse... especially since

the lace trim on it was hand made and purchased in Italy.

This year I simplified the purse and just used 

the fishy fabric... perfect for the lake! 

Here is my entry table... decorated for the 4th!

Happy first day of summer!

Jelly Roll Railway with the Fat Quarter Shop

Today is 

F riday

which means

F un day

and by fun... I mean

F at Quarter Shop 

kind of fun!

Today they are sharing the Jelly Roll Railway!

This is a 

F ast

which means

F un 

pattern.. 

that you can enjoy playing

with... all you need is a couple dozen 

jelly roll strips!

And see what you can make!

I was ever so kindly

asked to play along today... 

and I thought I certainly

would!

I gave my new group 

of low-volume fabrics

a try.

Fat Quarter Shop  has a few little groups of low-volume fabrics

that you might like!

I made my Jelly Roll Railway...

I actually used fat quarters and just cut twice the number of 

strip sets needed. 

An easy adjustment!

But then 

I decided I wasn't done playing.

I decided to use my Orange Peel templates from 

Fat Quarter Shop to add a few flower petals

to the quilt.

I also decided on two different background 

fabrics... just to mix it up a little! 

And there you have it!

I think that I need to dig into my holiday fabric and

make another version for a cozy Christmas quilt!

This is Lori Holt's Cozy Christmas Rolie Polie...

which happens to have 25 strips in the roll.

Isn't that just perfect!?!

Please go to Jolly Jabber and download the pattern on

You Tube!

 You know you always need a fun and quick 

quilt project! 

Connie from Freemotion by the River

Tina from One Little Pooh

Cara from Cara Quilts

me/Sinta from Pink Pincushion

Denise from Pieced Brain

Shruti from 13 Woodhouse Road

Jacque from Lilypad Quilting

Melissa from Happy Quilting

Melanie from Mostly Crafty

Stephanie from Modern Sewciety

Sherri from A Quilting Life

Patty from Elm Street QuiltsTricia from Notes of Sincerity

Vickie from Spun Sugar Quilt

Kristen from 3 in the Nest

but hop over and check out these blogs first!

Blue and White

This is a beautiful line of fabric 

that I love right now. 

It seems like Laura and Polly really excel in designing

 blue and cream

along with red

 and sometimes 

even a little bit of yellow 

for a nice 

surprise!

(all photos by Brent Kane)

I couldn't help but buy their new book

Blue and White

"Living with Textiles You Love"

It's a beautiful book...

the pages are filled with rooms filled

with quilts and rugs

that you will drool over!

and as relaxing as the book is to flip through...

it is filled with sweet 

inspiration!

Not to mention,

rooms you want to move

into...

maybe even just for a weekend?!

I hope you look for a copy for yourself.

It's their best book yet!

These two quilts

are particular 

favorites of mine.

I think this is the best version of a log cabin quilt that

I have ever seen.

These two women have been a huge influence 

in my quilting life. 

Martingale Publishing did a wonderful job 

putting this publication together to showcase their talent!