Guild Quilt Show

Our guild quilt show is next week-end so we have all been busy getting ready- thought I would show you a picture of our ad. It glares a little but you can still read it. Hope you are all having a good Labor Day week-end. We were going to the State Fair but decided its too darn hot.

I'm Baaack

  And really haven't been any place. Finished up the things I need to take to the COF retreat and started cleaning my sewing room. Not much headway but I can see the whole tabletop ( probably not for long.) I have a UFO by the sewing machine ready to be worked on.  I did a block exchange a couple years ago and decided to make placemats. I suppose I will find a few other surprises before I get finished cleaning : )
  Weather is hot again 102º today and more of the same for tomorrow. No rain in sight. Crops in this area are pretty well done for. Ethanol plants are shutting down because of the shortage of corn.
  Hope you all are having good sewing days. Back to cleaning. BB

August BOM

Finished my block of the month- haven't had much time for sewing as my garden is still producing and I am busy canning and freezing. Everyone thinks we will have a cold snowy winter since we had a hot dry summer. Hope they are wrong.

Lots of tomatoes

Haven't been on for a while and here is why. We are having a terrible drought but we water our garden. The only thing producing are our tomatoes. The cucmbers and beans have lots of flowers but thats it. I  am canning and freezing and yesterday made some "HOT" salsa.

  Getting my 2 challenges finished and then have to do my Aug. BOM. Hope you are all keeping cool.

Birdie block quilt

CBQ showed you a peek  of this quilt after she quilted it for me. I did Little Miss Shabbys embroidery patterns. They were a free BOM patterns on her blog. All the fabrics other than the blocks and the darker blue border and binding are vintage sheets. The back is also a sheet. Should wear forever. CBQ did a really nice job quilting.

  Just had a cataract removed  so now I can see much better. Hope you are having a good sewing day.

Hibiscus Flowers

Thought I would show you  my pretty flowers- I have been watering them a lot so even tho our lawn is brown my flowers are nice.  I wish they would last longer.

And the winner is.....

Sharon from Arkansas- my DH just drew your name from a dish. Congratulations!! Send me your address and I will get it in the mail next week. BB