Monday, Monday

What a Weekend!

50 years!  

Paul appeased me and we drove to the High School 

My Crimson and Gold Quilt.

All done

 I had to buy a red shirt to go with my Red shoes. Clicking my heels, to take me way back...

This was Friday

On the cool side of the Big Red Barn

Trying to get us all gathered was a task!!

Thankful for sister and spouses who took pictures 

A great turnout.

A few more locals showed up on Friday...

I was glad.

Pulled, Smoked BBQ Pork,  baked potatoes, baked beans, coleslaw, my Frogs Eye salad and Cookies galore. There was a cake. But we didn't cut into it.

Bad photo.

Auction time!!

It was so nice after it cooled off a bit.

My Quilt took in $350 at the Auction. 

I asked for a picture with the high bidder.

Kevin said sure.

Beautiful sky to the west.

Paul said it was time to leave 

Just one more photo with friends

Me, Tracy, ? Marsha, Donna, Joan, Cheryl, julie 

Saturday night photos.

By the lighted 5-0

2nd Ward Fiends 

Sonia Summerlin Butterfield 

Nina Leatham Jackson

And shorty me

Paul was so ready to go.

Joan took this one of Nida and I.

But first, I had to 'go before we Go'

These friends were just leaving so I took this

 last Picture with them.

Trish, Jan, julie, Joan and me

Let's meet up again in 5 years!

2030!!!

It's a Friyay Finish!

Her I am in my hometown 50 years after I graduated  from MLHS!

Tacking down the binding in the hotel.

I got it halfway done before we left this morning.

A Session in the Moses Lake Temple was on the agenda for us.

Last night was soo much fun.

It was loud and I got lots of big hugs. 

I only took one picture with my longtime friend.

Becky Dendy and I.

She said we had all our classes together in Jr High.

Hope to see more people tonight.

The Memorial wall had a few too many friends on it with pictures for most.

Memories flooded my mind of these Classmates gone too soon.

I am so glad we could come!

Wow-Wednesday

 Well, Well Well...

I ended up staying home from Tri-City Quilters Guild on Monday. 

My Old Town Mystery has been on the Q20

Way too long. 

Monday was the day to tackle the unpacking, fitting the Panto into the left over space in that row.

Then I got almost to the end of the next row and the needle broke. Oops!

Frustration!! What to do? I shut it down and 

went for a ride downtown. 

I bought 2 new bobbins so I could start the row and hopefully not run out.

Wrong! Almost to the end, the thread broke.

I got to the final row and held my breath.

It isn't perfect by any means but it's done 

and it's mine!

I trimmed it up and took it outside to get 

a good picture.

The binding will go on and be sewn while I'm at my high school reunion. 

So, on today's agenda! 

The Crimson and Gold Quilt. 

I hear there will be an Auction Saturday night.

I think that's where the classmates will bid.

Now, I'm nervous!

Wish me luck!

If I can get it quilted tomorrow, without troubles...

I will have two Quilts to bind. 

It's a smaller Quilt, so I will have time for 

my Hair appointment. 

I gotta pack my suitcase too.

And start the Frog Eye Salad.

Whacha Working On??

Monday - TC Quilt Guild Day

I am awake! 

I don't want to miss thet Tri-City Quilters Guild.

I didn't get the binding on the Quilt I brought home.

Time flew this month. 

Too much gardening and Temple Time. 

I am happy to see blooms on my Dahlia.

This one is hidden down in the leaves.

The Gladilolas bloomed and fell over while we were on our short Vacation. 

I have one week to wait and see what blooms

 in time to turn in at the Fair.

Then I have one day to Quilt my 

50th Reunion Quilt 

It needs one more Border.

Crimson and Gold Forever!

I got new Glasses.

I will get my hair trimmed on Wednesday. 

Thursday night the fun begins at Chicos!

Here we were at 40 years. 

Happy Monday!

FriYay already

It's FriYay and that means Vacation is over.

We had a few days with 5 of our Wyoming Grandchildren and their Parents in 

Spokane and CdA. 

Back to real life...

On a swing in Cour de Alane (sp) CdA 

Our Neice, Anita lives in Spokane Valley.

She met us in the packing lot at Mirabeau meadows

She came with Popsicles to share. 2nd cousin's met!

I braved the sandy Beach, waves lapping on 

my feet and legs. 

The sunscreen helped a little.

My lower legs are Sunburnt!

We drove to Moses Lake on the way home.

49 years since we met

We were babies on that 1st date at the Grant County Fair.

Me with my Nephew, Derlyn V.

His youngest showed her lamb in the

 Premie division. 

Good it wasn't a bigger lamb.

Best part, I got my Spaceburger!

And a couple to take home.

60 years of the Lady Lions making them at our Hometown Fair.

The only other thing we did was look at the Quilts.

I didn't know any of the makers.

The cake display was cute, so I took a picture.

Laundry is going, caught up on emails and 

did the Printing of downloads. 

Blogged, ✔️ 

Hope it's a good end of your week.

Monday Mail and Progress

Got my Designer Mystery Block for August.

Thanks Fat Quarter Shop.

My Christmas in July QAL is caught up.

This is the Toys and Joys Block.

I added Hats to make the Sleigh runners look right.

Fixed the Reineer knee, I like it better.

All 4 weeks completed.

Finishing Directions come on Tuesday. 

I am sew glad I could stitch Friday night.

Happy Monday Bloggy friends 💙 

It's a FriYay

The day didn't start as planned.

I told DH I was going down to sew a Sleigh.

That's the 4th part of the Fat Quarter Shop Christmas Mystery QAL 

"Up on the Housetop"

Still haven't made it downstairs to sew.

He had an appointment so he was gone while I finished eating breakfast. 

When He returned he mowed part of the lawn and started throwing stuff away. 

It was my box of letters from our Mission...

I yelled, "NO"

Had to retrieve the History.

He threw out a bunch of Liahonas yesterday. 

Then I got a text that my new Glasses came.

So off for a drive I went. 

Texted this to my DD#2

I was parked by STASH. 

Had to do some 'Fabric Fondling'

A bit of pretty Purple Tula and Tilda would cheer me up, right?

Nope had to find the Bright's parking spot

 in the back, got my Dole Whip and a 

Chocolate Truffle. 

Hope your FriYay went better than mine. 

Wow-Wednesday

I have a Quilt Flimsy!

Sew day at Powered by Fabric was a success.

The design wall in the Back room was a good place to get a full on Picture.

I'm debating putting it in the Walla Walla Valley Quilt Festival in September.

I already have 3 entered.

I love the Illusion created with these simple blocks

I saw there was a downloadable icon for the 

"Up on the Housetop QAL

Yesterday was the last Block. 

Finishing instructions will come next week..

On Monday I stitched the Week 3 part.

"Reindeer Games"

The tiny flying geese were tricky. 

I need to fix his front leg. The knee needs some more tiny hsts or flippy corners.

I did the extra hsts for the Antlers.

I like it better.

Whatcha Working on this Wednesday?

I have a Sleigh Block to stitch.

Here's my first Gladilola bloom for this year.

It is too early for the Fair again. Darn it!

Monday Monday!

 I spent Saturday stitching the rows together, then sewing all the rows. I pinned each seam and I have a TA DA to share this morning.

Checking to fit our Queen sized bed. 

I know there's clutter on the end tables.

On the living room floor.

The colors changed a bit between.

My Purple Stash never deplete.

I will always have Purples. 

Maybe just smaller pieces.

This didn't make a dent in the Stash. I'll use up some big prints for the Borders and Backing.

I love that I changed that Center Square. 

It is an optical illusion with White on the Outside going Sideways and purple going Up and down in the center.

So glad to sew the day away!

Busy week ahead.

Hubby has 3 appointments today. 

He said he has no pain, just weakness 

in the right leg.

It's August FriYay!

I had a heck of a time figuring out how to put this mess of 4- Patches together.

At Powered by Fabric on Wednesday that's

 all I got to work on.

I came Home and laid it out.

There was some Frogging that had to happen to make them turn in the same direction. 

I think I like it so far...

I had to stop when the clock struck Midnight. 

I pinned the unsewn squares so I'm ready to stitch them on each row.

 I need to cut some more White parts

for the edges. They will be trimmed.

Eddie says to cut them an inch bigger on one side.

So, I will cut 4.5" x 5" pieces.

I won't lose the 1/4" seam that way.

Then I can choose borders.

I think I will do a 3 strip border then Scallop it.

That center Square is not staying. 

I have an extra Butterfly square that can go there.

More Ripping to do before I sew the rows together. 

Using up my Purple Stash!

The four Patches are mostly Scrappy, so laying it out was the only way to distibute them around. 

I needed to find a Tan piece like this.

It's for the Reindeer in Week 3 of 

"Up on the Housetop" QAL 

I thought I  had a piece in my stash somewhere. 

Into the tote-filled room I dug.

DH came down looking for me and helped me get out of the room by handing me totes to stack back in a different order. I found a few totes of Christmas  projects to find a Tan close to this.

I looked at Stash, but they didn't have that Bolt with the fabrics line Pine & Berry.

This might Work, if it is wide enough to

 cut the many pieces.

I get to use the whole set of Alphabitties and a few of the Double letter set I already have! Yea.

But first I need to sew those rows I laid out...

I was too tired to pin all these blocks together so they are still on the Design floor.

I was extra ache-y on Thursday at the Temple.

Quilt Yoga is hard on this old person.

This is the other corner- Stacked and 

ready to stitch

And pinned!

See that Extra Butterfly square pinned to where

 it needs to go?

After I get going today I can Sew.

DH has 2 appointments. 

He went to the 1st one alone while I get going.

I was up before my Phone alarm rang. 

It was a PopTart morning.

Remember these?

The inspiration for a Wedding Quilt made in 2018.

I was busy that year!!

Happy August!