Look what I got today!!

One of my friends in Wisconsin makes caramels and she is kind enough to share them with me! Peggy is amazing and I can't wait to dig in!!

Mini quilt show

I met Lori of Humble Quilts today in Bend. Our first stop was at the newest quilt shop where they always have a little quilt show going on.

This month's show displayed quilts that were part of an interesting challenge which they called "2+1". They chose two colors (grey and neon green) which had to be used along with one other color. All the quilts were so different! And so creative!! 

I think my favorite was the one with the carrots; the trees were a close second.

There were some other quilts on display and I loved the log cabin one.

Lori and I then had a great lunch together!

Will's quilts, Part II

Look at Will's fabulous quilts again.
Can you tell that she hand pieces many of them??
The basket quilt, which has rick-rack for handles, is hand pieced!

And she is extremely resourceful in her use of fabrics.
So many of her fabrics are truly recycled: they come from clothing she finds in all kinds of places; the adorable 9-patch has a great floral sashing that she told me came from drapes she came across!
The navy/red quilt is made from linen!
She's truly amazing!

Be sure to read the comments on my past post. Will herself added some great information.

Love to you all,
Randy

Great inspiration from Will

I had lunch with my friend Will last week and had the chance to see the quilts she's recently made since our last visit. She is so inspiring, not to mention that she's one of the sweetest women I've been lucky enough to come to know!

I hope you enjoy this little quilt show!

My "couldn't resist" something

Isn't this a beauty??!!

Couldn't resist

About a month ago, I saw an ad for a little something that I just couldn't resist.

So I will be posting pictures of my new gift to myself in the next couple of days.

Any ideas???
Hint: bigger than a breadbox!! :-)

Hope you're not stressing over the holidays!

Love to you all,
Randy

PS:  I'm also visiting a surprise quilter later today!! Can't wait to see her and show you some pictures!

I'm still here

I'm terribly sorry that I've been so quiet. It's hard to believe that it's been so long.

We had all the kids (and the two darlings) for the full week of Thanksgiving, which meant it took me days to recover.

I've done very little sewing, unfortunately.

I will post a picture of what I've been working on: a little flannel quilt for the nights that Ryan and I sit outside watching the stars!!

Today was a momentous day for me:
I had to put my 15 yr old chocolate lab to sleep. Jake was getting so old and frail that it was going to be inevitable. I have never had to do this before and I had wonderful support from my friends.  It's wonderful to share our lives with our pets but so sad that their lives aren't long.

I hope everyone is enjoying a happy and relaxed holiday season.

Much love to you,
Randy