2026 Kuna Days Parade

We went out for the Kuna Days Parade again.  We like to hang out, sometimes, with the Peacemakers of Idaho quilt group of Kuna.  We all wore red, white, and blue, or something near that, and decked the float up with quilts of the same.

Fortunately, the smoke has settled down a little, so it was not so hard to breathe today.  We were number 27, (out of 90 entries in the parade) so we finished earlier than normal and got to head home.  We are planning a luncheon out with some of our favorite quilters, since we were all hot and sweaty, we decided to do lunch at a later date. 

Some Of Us Multi-task!

Happy summer!  Astrid here.  Marsha, Willa, and I have just been chillin' together this summer.  Between going out to our wading pool and being inside with the AC, we have managed to keep ourselves busy.  I am making myself a new pinafore dress and have been making blocks for a new quilt.

I am working on a liberated wedding ring quilt.  I was inspired by Gwen Marston's wedding ring quilts.  I started with some proper granny fabrics, then added a few contemporary fabrics that were a little lighter in tone.  I think it is balancing out rather well.

I am almost finished with my dress.  I just need to sew the straps on and add a hook-n-eye at the waist, in the back.  I already finished the button-hole and a button, last night, to fasten it on the back.  I had to practice my button-holes and my machine was not being helpful.

Willa took the photos of me while I was working on my dress.  She is becoming quite the little photographer.

Jane has Completed a Liberated Shu-fly Quilt!

Jane here.  I've been working on a liberated quilt with shu-fly blocks.  I used red for a background, like Freddy Moran would do.  I just used scraps to make it, and did a cheaty binding that I hand-stitched on the front with some thick thread that has little bits of pink now and then.

I placed the blocks on-point.  I quilted it myself.  On to the next project!

Adventures of Gracie!

I, Gracie, went on a road trip with C, to visit Kirsten and M in Arizona.  We stopped at the Nevada state line and took a photo.  We drove on to McGill where we visited an antique shop and did some exploring.

We spent the night in Ely and drove on, to Kingman, Arizona, the next day.  We did a little thrift store shopping for drapes for M and Kirsten's new place.  We also, drove to Glendale and visited K.  Kirsten and I had lots of fun exploring (with C and M) Route 66 places in Kingman and not too far from Kingman.

One day we went to Bullhead City.  Those photos are next.  The 'Welcome to Arizona' sign was at the river between Bullhead City, AZ, and Laughlin, NV.  We got my photo there, because we did not stop at the sign just south of Vegas, when we first came into Arizona.  We went to three quilt shops in Bullhead City, but C only got photos of me at two of them.  

Kirsten and I at the Colorado River.

Kirsten and I on this gigantic turtle!  Route 66 has all kinds of oversized art.

This is the quilt shop where I got some of the fabric that I put in my Sunny Delight quilt!  It came in other colorways, and now I wish I had not been so restrained. Anyway, we went back to Kingman for a short rest then headed north on Route 66, to Antares, where the big green head is!

Me and the "Guardian of Route 66."  

This is "Giganticus Headicus" and me!  While we were here, I got a couple of cool buttons for my plaid radical hat.

Apparently, one does not see too many of these anymore.

Before I knew it our fun time was coming to an end.  C and I headed back to Idaho.  We stopped this time, at the AZ/NV border. (I have cool pins on my hat now!)

Hoover Dam is at the border.  We visited the overlook!  You can see the dam in the background.

C took my photo at the Idaho border.  I'm wearing my new outfit, I got at First Friday in Kingman.  We had a wonderful adventure!

Gracie's Sunny Delight Quilt

Hello!  Jane here.  It is my turn to update "our" blog.  We have all been doing a little quilting, but some of us have been doing some traveling.  I have not been traveling.  Gracie just got back from Arizona, but she has been putting the final touches on her recent project.

I took this photo of Gracie as she was hand-stitching the binding on her quilt.  She used some amazing fabric/color choices in this one!

Here she is posing with her latest masterpiece.  She has named it "Sunny Delight".  Until one of us need to use the design wall, again, we are leaving the quilt up there.  

Kirsten's Adventures Part 4: In Which We Finally Make it to Arizona!

On March 5th, we made it to Arizona.  We drove on through Tucson, without stopping.  We arrived at K's house, in Glendale, later that evening.  We hung-out with K for a day, then went to Kingman, on Saturday, to scope out the house rental situation and a general layout of the area.

We found one of the two best things in town, but naturally it was closed on the one day we were there.

We found the quilt shop, too!  And it was actually open!  Yay!!  We were able to get one of our "F" fixes:  fabric!

I wanted to buy one of their amazing sewing machines, but the lady, there, said they were not for sale.  Sad panda.  First, no fudge, and now, no sewing machine.

Later that afternoon, we headed back to Glendale.  It is a three-hour drive.  We made a side trip to Bagdad.  It was a bigger little town than we expected.  They had a great city park with a huge dumper from one of those earthmover trucks.  Bagdad is a mining town!  They had a nice supermarket where we got some snacks, then headed on to K's house.  We stayed awhile at K's place.  C caught a flight back to Boise, on Monday, because she had a class to teach later that week.  I am staying on with M.  She and I went back to Kingman and found a house to rent.  It took us about month, but we are all moved in now!  M has been working on organizing the garage.  We are finding interesting things around Kingman!  This is not really the end of the adventure, but the beginning!

Traditional Four-Patch

Edna here.  So far this year, some of us have taken some amazing trips!  I did my trip in January, then right after I got back, Kirsten left on a huge trip.  She flew to Ft Walton Beach, FL, and traveled across the country to Kingman, AZ, where she now resides with M.  Now, Gracie has taken off, with C, and they have gone on a road trip to Kingman.  They are taking the rest of Kirsten's belongings down to her.  Gracie says she and Kirsten are having a great time discovering things on Route 66, including quilt shops!

Meanwhile, I have completed a traditional four-patch quilt with soft muted colors on a cream background.  After our Gwe-Fre frenzy last year, I decided to do something less bold.  It was easy and lots of fun!