July has been a less than productive month for me, at least as far as quilting and blogging go. We relocated to the cooler mountain air at the end of June, and my daughter and granddaughter soon joined us. At first, there was a ton of spring cleaning to do, both in the cabin and in my perennial garden. Most of you know that I am an early riser and in the wee hours of the morning is when I get most of my quilting done, as well as read and comment on the blogs I like to peruse. It seems my granddaughter is also an early riser; so instead of sewing, I spent my mornings reading books, playing games and watching her discover chasing grasshoppers in the field. Needless to say, I feel July was idyllic, even if my projects are way behind!
During nap time, my daughter and I did manage to piece the center of Izzy's I Spy quilt.
I love the hexagon shape that my daughter decided on for setting them! Such a fresh take on the quilt. A solid border is the next thing to go on.
Now that I have settled back into my normal rhythm of life, I have made a little progress on those WIPs.
I have started piecing the sunshine blocks for my Pennies from Heaven quilt.
You may notice that it is smaller than the original. I know myself and the only way this one will ever make it to the finish line is if I make a scaled down version. Besides, it will be perfect on the wall in the cabin.
Now, the rest of this post is non-quilt related, but I like to share a few pictures of our adventures for those who like to see what we have been up to.
My daughter also helped me identify and catalog a few more wildflowers,
This week I am madly appliqueing the vine on my It's a Grand Old Flag. It was supposed to be done this month. If I work real hard, I should have the cotton applique done by the end of the week and will be back with pictures. I need to get it done so I can get back to working on Snowbound in the month of August. Many of my quilting friends are expecting to see it when I return to TOWQS in fall.
Hopefully, I will also find some time to catch up on a few blogs so I can see what everyone else has been up to this month. Can you believe it is almost August!!!
