Grandma time and Crowther Siblings Pics

I love the time we can spend with our 8 Year Old Grandchildren.

We went to Wyoming to be with Rebekah and took her to eat at her choice of restaurants.

JAK's was yummy. she got the Cheesy Fries and a corn Dog. 

The milkshakes are famous.

Hers was M & M. I got a Corn Dog too. Paul got a Pulled Pork sandwich.

Then we drove the 30+ miles to Afton to get Pictures of her at their Temple.

The flowers were beautiful there.

We saw 3 other children dressed in white getting pictures by the sign.

The following day she was Baptized and confirmed by her father, Brant

Always happy to get a picture with the newest Member of the Church.

She got a few new necklaces!

Her Grandma Teresa gave the only talk.

She talked about how Sunflowers follow the light and when it's dark, 

they turn towards another sunflower.

She challenged us to be SON-Followers and follow Christ.

She gave Rebekah a Sunflower necklace is to remind her.

This past week we took her cousin, Katie to Lunch in Tri-cities.

She chose OUTBACK, because they had Mac n Cheese.

She was very talkative and had to take some home in a to-go box.

Of course we had to get a Spotted-Dog Sundae for dessert.

Then we went to pick out her Journal and the nice ladies at 

Fountain Books put her name on it.

 Then we went up the road to the Columbia River Temple for pictures.

I remembered my Selfie Stick so we could both be in the picture.

OOps, I cut Moroni off on the top. 

Just a few more years and she can go inside.

She'll be Baptized in November in Kennewick.

We had a Busy weekend but the highlight was going up to meet with Paul's Siblings.

Always a great time to get pictures of all of us and the Original 5.

I hope I can get my Mormon Trail Quilt put on a Frame this week.

I don't have a big enough hoop to do the hand Quilting.

I do have frames and stands and Clamps. 

I had to go and buy big thumbtacks at Hobby Lobby.

Time is getting short to finish before we go back for Jeff & Chey's wedding.

Grandma's Quilting Camp 2021

Grandma's Quilting Camp 2021

It was fast and intense. Just 2 1/2 days/2 Overnights/3 Granddaughters!
We had to squeeze into the fast approaching, up coming School Schedule.

We missed having Lydia come this year.

It was Abby's 1st time to come and learn to Quilt.

She joined the Tiara Time Club. (her sisters forgot to bring their Tiaras)

New Quilting Grandma Camp Shirts (with Glitter) created by Grandma and her NEW Cricut.

I am so glad I learned how to use the Cricut on my Mission at the Mormon Trail Center.

Grandma made the choice to use Precuts and the Granddaughters each chose a different one.

Elizabeth Chose a Layer cake (10"squares)

Olivia chose a Jelly Roll (2 1/2" strips)

Abby chose a Charm Pack (2 were used, 5 " Squares)

Then, they chose coordinating and a background fabrics for their quilts.

It was a smart idea and saved a lot of cutting time.

Elizabeth did have to cut her layer cake into 2 1/2" strips to make the Flying Geese Blocks.

The older Granddaughters used the Companion Angle, Easy Angle & Essential Triangle Tool,  

to make the Flying Geese, Technique that they were given this year.

I choose a new Technique to use and give them a jumping off point.

 We played on EQ to find a block and create a sample Quilt idea.

What happens next is Magical.

How many Flying Geese can be made??

Olivia put the Pedal to the Metal and made over 200 of them.

She had to leave after the first full day.

Her parting words..." I'm not sure how soon my Quilt will get done with School starting."

She will need to come back for the sashing and/or Border fabrics.

Her block ideas are still formulating.

For her 1st Quilt, a 4-Patch Block was chosen.

The Pre-cut 5" squares made her 1st block turn out almost Perfect!

Just check out that center seam match.

She learned to keep the pieces close to the "fence" for a 1/4" seam.

Re-stitching and using the Seam Ripper, Iron, measuring tape and Gypsy Cutter were

 a few of the skills she learned.

The reward of a Chocolate KISS didn't hurt either.

All of her 4-Patch Blocks on the Design Wall.

She got them all sewn together and the top and bottom Borders sewn on. 

I think she felt very accomplished that night as she went to sleep.

This morning all she needed to do was measure and cut the final Borders and sew them on.

We measured the top in the Center and top and Bottom, surprisingly all the numbers matched!
It was a challenge to balance the Tiara and concentrate on her stitching.

Here is her TA-DA over the Porch Picture.

She met the goal! Her Quilt top is completed.

She said, "The border is the 'Fence' around my Flower Garden!"

Patience was needed and frequent breaks to go on a walk and Helping Grandpa.

Pictures of the Older Sisters Quilts have to wait...

August Activities

August is here and it is Hot, Hot, Hot!

And the skies are Smokey!

No relief from the heat and the smoke. 

We have to get the outside chores done in the cooler part of the day.

Painting was chosen to work on to stay inside and enjoy the air conditioning 

that is much cooler in the basement.

I wanted to do the painting of the Doors.

Dressed in my paint shirt and jeans from when we painted the Picnic Tables last Summer.

I used the Ceiling paint on Saturday to paint the Doors and trim.

It made a good Primer coat. I didn't like the finish.

Paul went back to get another can of a darker paint.

Dirt color, lol It's called Midtown.

The door of the coat closet upstairs needed a coat of paint.

All the years of taping the Christmas Cards on it pulled the paint off.

I said "Lets see if we like the center panel dark."

I had paint left on the roller and in the tray so I was using it up.

Inside of the Bathroom door, 

I used the brush only to finish using up the rest of the paint in the tray.

Some of the doors in the house have the doors darker. 

Others are just a shade darker than the walls.

My mind is going,.. do I like the Brush or the Roller?

Maybe we will paint the Master Bedroom a totally different color?

Cheap thrills since I had all last week to myself  while Paul was at Girl's Camp.

We learned so much with the Schaubs at the Trail Center.

 Now, all the paint in the house looks bad. Trim and doors are the worst.

This followed me home...

I've wanted a Cricut ever since President Johnson gave me the job of learning 

how to use the one at the Trail Center.  

I designed a LOGO for President Bennett and made T-shirts for all of us who wanted one. 

The  2 Track Symposium is coming right up this month.

CELEBRATE is the Theme.

It's the 175th Anniversary of the Latter-Day Saint Pioneers crossed the plains of Iowa.

The Trail Center Sisters dressed up in the Pioneer Dresses for Pioneer Day last month.

I love and miss them all so, so much.

I signed up for another Virtual Tour today.

 Sunday I got this Photo in my Messages.

Anne Benson Brown went to visit at the Trail Center and took a picture with 

my Mission President and his beautiful wife, Pat.

More evidence that my Heavenly Father knows my heart.

Hopefully next Blog will have something more Quilty.