Lots more books I love.

Beryl Markham
"West With the Night" beautifully narrated by Julie Harris
Growing up in British East Africa Very Good so far

More for the book list,

Diane Setterfield
"The Thirteenth Tale"
Audio book narrated by Lynn Redgrave--sucked me in to a very intriguing tale.
Will be a favorite for a long time.

Elizabeth Gilbert
"Eat, Pray, Love"
very introspective, mixed feelings re author - maybe a spoiled little girl?
"Committeed"
Study on the definition of marriage ---

Currently reading - Western!
Max Brand
Destry Rides Again
(somewhat interesting - sophisticaated descriptive phrases)

Robert Parker
Family Honor-Sunny Randall Series
(sassy female detective - not too bad)

Amy Tan
The Bone Setter's Daughter
(I like this one) mother daughter relationships and
customs of growing up in China early 1900's

The Joy Luck Club by same author was an earlier read.

Books I have read.

Mitch Albom
The Five People You Meet in Heaven
Have a Little Faith

Women of Paragon Springs Series, By Irene Bennett Brown
Long Road Turning
Blue Horizons
No Other Place
Reap the South Wind

Haven by Irene Bennett Brown


Outlander Series by Diana Gabaldohn (twice through!)
Outlander
Dragon Fly In Amber
Voyager
The Fiery Cross
Drums of Autumn
A Breath Of Snow and Ashes
An Echo in the Bone

Hellfire

Nicholas Sparks
The Last Song
Three Weeks with My Brother
The Guardian
Nights in Rodanthe
Message in a Bottler
The Wedding
The Note
A Walk to Remember
Dear John
True Believer
At First Sight


Jodi Picoult
House Rules
My Sister's Keeper


Debbie Macomber
Cedar Cove Series


Janette Oke
Love Comes Softly Series
Seasons of the Heart Series


John Jakes
North and South Triology
Love and War
Heaven and Hell

The Kent Family Chronicles
The Bastard
The Rebel
The Seekers
5 more titles

The Crown Family Chronicles
Homeland


Ken Follett
Pillars of the Earth
World Without End
Fall of Giants




Stephen Ambrose
Undaunted Courage


Sara Gruen
Water for Elephants


Barbara Delinsky
While My Sister Sleeps
Not My Daughter

Robert Parker
Appaloosa
Brimstone


Sara Donati
Into the Wilderness


Khaled Hosseni
The Kite Runner
A Thousand Splendid Suns

Back on track

Home again and back to quilting. Frame set up, ready to go.

Molly's TShirt Quilt 66 X 66, picked up backing at Mary Jo's fpr 3.59 per yard.
Emailed pillowcase gram to check availability of Printed Teasures for label.

Scrappy square quilt I saw on Alycia quilts. Three different blocks Total of 99.
1. Plain white squares, and white was good choice, cut 4.5" make 20
2. four patch, all dark/medium, use 2.5 strips to make random blocks Make 49
3.and combo of white and dark with 4 HST's with the dark all to the inside and white showing all around. Kinda like a dark diamond inside the white. cut 2 7/8 make 30
4. Setting blocks, 22 dark 2 patch, 18 all white 2.5 X 4.5 patches, and 4 white 2.5 X 2.5

first border was one fabric, medium, then
second border appeared to be continual dark/medium 4 patches.

Basically there is a "white" block and a dark block alternating in the whole quilt. it is just that 1/2 the "white" blocks are the HST's.
Row one is 5 dark two patches and 4 all white 2X 4 patches alternating. there is 2X2 of a white block on each end!
Row two is 4 four patches and 5 diamond blocks alternating with 1/2 dark four patch on each end.
Row 3 is 5 four patches and 4 white full blocks alternating with 1/2 of a white block on each end
Row 4 repeat #2
continue alternating to end with a row 2 and then another row 1

Clear as Mud???

patches could be 4 " finished and use 2.5 strips to make 4 patches

Santa's Got the Goods Holiday theme.

Modern looking Christmas lap size 51 X 51 quilt. Purchased kit 2 years ago at Batik's shop in Wytheville, Virginia. On sale of course. We stopped Nov. 29 and it was their birthday sale that weekend. What luck, it was almost my birthday too.

Finished it this summer and will donate to FAW Auction.

Colonial Cheater Panel - FAW Auction

Practice Panel for custom quilting. Turned out nice. It is 48 X 48 and going to the FAW Church Auction on Monday, October 12, 2009

Library Raffle Quilt

I donated this 4PsP to my local library as a fund raiser. Tickets will be sold beginning in October 2009 and drawing to be held May 2010 at the time of the Tulip Festival. Mindy is currently a Board Member and Anneke is a frequent visitor.

Fabrics used: About 12 yards total!! Floral focus fabric is Empress Gardens by Hoffman, backing is by Karen Coombs from Blank Quilting.

Quilting: Over 1200 yards of Aurifil gold quilting thread!! Panto is Feathered Floral Frolic by JoAnn Gruber. Hand guided, no SLR.

Measurements: 84 X 100 after quilting.

Batting: Quilters Dream Select

Work in Progress---

More SP4P

Fun fishy 4psp chosen by Becky Faulkner for her Florida home. This was my gift to her as a thank you for putting my "things" in her perpetual garage sale this summer

More of 4PSP.

Spring 2009 First Quilt - completed this year is this Four Patch Stacked Posey with wild colors of lime green and shocking pink. Learned this pattern while in Florida at the Pioneer Creek Park Quilters Group. Lee was our instructor. Wild pink flowers was The King's Gardens by Jason Yenter for In the Beginning Fabrics. 2005 Dimples pink fabric for backing. Quilted with a double layer of Hobbs 80/20. Block sizes, Sashings, Corner stones cute yellow polka dots.
Finished to:

Panto, Feathered Floral Frolic by Jo Ann Gruber, completed it and given to GD #5.

Tuesday, July 28, 2009 GD#2 Gramp and I left for a visit to the western states in our truck with tents and sleeping bags along. First stop, 500 miles, to Bloomington IN to watch GD#3 compete in a swimming competition. We had a lovely meal at Olive Garden, and now I feel miserable. 2 and 3 went swimming now we are getting ready to play cards.

Monday, July 26, 2009 Enjoyed Dan's 80th BD party yesterday. Huge event, tons of food, Shirley is wound up in a good way, all their family was there and her sister Gladys was also 80.

Packing to leave tomorrow. Making travel plans on computer, not sure about Skywalk possibilities. No answer on listed phone numbers, on tribal lands, tours only way to get there, etc.

Audiobook, Brimstone, Robert B Parker sequel to Appaloosa. Not exactly a classic! Old time western in southwestern TX characters Virgil Cole and Everett Hitch.

Just finished reading "A Walk to Remember" Nicholas Sparks audiobook read by author. He never disappoints. Beautiful story of awakening and enduring devotion.

Pillowcase for Dan Richards 80th birthday. Novelty fabric 3/4 yard, contrast strip 2 inch wof, band 10.5 inch wof. Classy message and 1/2 hour to make. Cost about $10.

With a need to organize myself, I wish to record sewing/quilting notes, travel notes, a reading list along with family pictures and anecdotes. This blog is essentially for me -- as my memory is transient at best!!

Saturday, July 25, 2009

Sewing notes: Pillowcase gifts. Purchase 3/4 yard appropriate novelty fabric, add 2 inch contrasting band and 10.5 inch (or 1/3 yard) finish band with embroidered message. These cost about $10 and stitch up in 1/2 hour. Picture of Golfers pillow given to Dan Richards on his 80Th Birthday, Sunday, July 26, 2009.