So Much Going On!

Marsha here.  Yes, yes, we are gearing up for our quilt show in September.  However, P & C went on another camping trip.  They invited Willa and I to come along.  We went hiking on the Payette National Forest in the western area of Idaho.  

Here is Willa hiking along Hornet Creek.

Here we are taking a break.  It was beautiful up there!

More quilting posts to come.  Bye for now.

Kuna Days Parade, Today!

 

Jane here!  We had so much fun at the Kuna Days Parade today.  It started out breezy and overcast which made it less hot in the waiting for the parade to get started.  About half-way through, Gracie fell over.  Marsha managed to help her up, so she could wave some more to the crowd.  We were all a bit wind-blown by the time it was over.  It was a great crowd this year.  

The parade theme is "Under Western Skies", so we all wore our bandanas.  We put Kirsten's down-on-the-farm quilt on this side of our float.  That is Gracie in the middle.

L-R:  Kirsten, Edna, and me (Jane)  The amazing thing is how noisy it was this year, as we were followed by 15 motorcycle riders with very loud engines. 

Jane's Second Tribute to Gwen Marston Quilt

Kirsten here.  Jane has completed another tribute quilt in honor of Gwen Marston.  One of the many quilting things Gwen did, was collecting old/antique blocks then making quilts with them or in the style of them.  Jane has a pile of these hand-pieced nine-patch blocks.  She has no idea how old they are or who actually did them.  She got them from Vesta, but she is not sure Vesta did them or if she collected them from someone else.  That is just the thing; we get blocks from people who have passed away, or we get them at quilt shows or yard sales.

Here is Jane's latest completed quilt.  She is really good at piecing, the blocks, on-point.  She just got the binding on it on Sunday.  We had a little back-yard BBQ, so she was able to show it off to the gang.   

Edna Completes Her Tribute Quilt!

I have been working hard on my liberated nine-patch quilt with the amazing reds and aquas. 

I had to not look at it for a week, though, so I could stand back and view it with fresh eyes.  After working intensely on a project, it is good to put it out of sight for a while so you can appreciate it more.  I call it aging.    [to see the details closer up, click on the photo]

Kirsten Goes RVing with Friends

I went with C & P for a week at Lake Walcott State Park in Idaho.  It was really nice and relaxing.  We did some hiking around Minidoka Dam and I picked some currants.  Did you know they have native pelicans in Idaho?  You can see many of them at Lake Walcott, which is a bird sanctuary.

 

We enjoyed watching the pelicans floating down the river, below the dam.  They would float down, then fly back upstream and float down again.  They like sitting on rocks in the river, with the cormorants.

I didn't have a bucket, so they all got to go into my mouth! Yummy!

At the boat ramp, on the north side of the Snake River, there were viewing binoculars so we could see the pelicans and cormorants closer up, as they bobbed in the river.

We also went to the Historical Museum in Rupert.  They had an amazing doll house and of course, I found a really cool quilt!

Remember, if you click on a photo, it will enlarge so you can see the details better.

But of course, we went to The Gathering Place in Rupert.  This is where all the best quilting fabrics are!

We, also, visited the very small town of Minidoka, which was founded in 1904.  

Another GweFre Tribute Quilt Has Been Completed!

Marsha got hers done and brought it over to show Jane and I.  Kirsten here.  I am excited about the progress we are all making.  Edna and Jane report that their quilt tops are done and just need to be quilted!

Marsha outdid herself on this one!  She used square-in-a-square, liberated log cabins, liberated stars and liberated nine-patch, with liberated b&w borders.  

This is me, showing off my new shoulder bag, that Mary's friend, AJ, made for me.  It also has a matching clutch purse and a smaller bag inside.  Mary has amazing crafty friends.  Also, the fabric is from JoAnn, which closed all their stores this year, so this is a historic shoulder bag that I will always cherish.

Everyone is Being Creative!

I think we decided on this "Gwen and Freddy Challenge" a little close to our upcoming show in September.  But if we each make at least one, we will have something inspirational to display in memory of these great quilters and teachers. Kirsten and Edna have made Gwen and Freddy quilts before, so we have those for the show.  We are hoping to have ten.  Jane is working on her second one.   

Edna e-mailed me a photo of what she has got going on her design wall.  Edna said she is making a bunch of liberated nine-patch blocks and on-point squares in squares.  I am really liking those bright nine-patch blocks!

Of course, Marsha hangs out with me.  Here is what she has on her design wall.  She is making lots of liberated stars, liberated log cabins, and square-in-a-square blocks for her quilt.  It is going to be interesting to see all the different quilts!  We are certainly off to a great start.