Two Quilts

It is such a beautiful day in SD that I decided to air out one quilt and wash the other. Both are hand quilted. I used the blue water soluble pencil on the red-blue one and it seems like th color always comes back so I put it in the washer with cold water and didn't agitate it but spun it out and hung it outside to dry. ( Sure hope the birds don't see them) Our youngest will be 50 on Monday and he will get one as a gift. They are both about the same size but hanging different.

You can also see our brown lawn- we decided to let the grass go dormant and use the water in the garden and on the flowers. We have 2 rain barrels we use mostly for flowers.

Pretty Flower

Took this picture in my garden. Thought it was pretty. I didn't plant it and have been watching it grow since spring. The birds must have brought it.

A few blocks from Sylvia's Bridal Samlper

Haven't been on my blog much lately. Lots going on. Am getting cucumbers and tomatoes from my garden-today I made a gallon of refrigerator pickles and had fresh green beans for lunch. Also picking enough tomatoes to eat. Went to a beautiful wedding over the week-end and visited our DS and DIL for a couple days. It is still hot here but maybe we are getting used to it- our lawn is drying up but we are watering the garden. Here are some blocks from SBS.

Caught Up ( Birdie Blocks)

I did finally catch up. Here is my July block. Am also working in my sewing room trying to organize. I decided to cut lots of squares so when I am sitting in my easy chair in the evening I can keep my hands busy. I am going to make yoyo's and also embroider- at least until I get a quilt marked and ready to hand quilt. We have had a death in the family and also a wedding. Lots of birthday parties and anniversaries so have been kept busy. Not much time for sewing. Hope you all are keeping cool- difficult here. Our thermometer is showing 107.1 now and very humid.

looky what the mailman brought!!

Look at the beautiful fat quarters I won from a giveaway on the averagequilter blog. Thank you very much Margaret- I love them

Two more finished

Finally finished a couple more Birdie blocks. Haven't gotten much else done except gardening and things are really growing here. Warm weather and lots of rain. Hope you all are having good sewing days.

Birdie # 4 finished

And I am working on 5. Don't think I will have 5 and 6 finished by July 1. It is HOT in South Dakota. 102 deg. the last time I looked. AC is working overtime. Hope we don't have a power failure. Thursday is the day some of our friends meet for coffee at McD's and there were 2 bus loads of kids in there from TN. plus lots of tourists. Too many for their AC.

I went to the Mill End store in Sx. Falls yesterday and really love that store- only had a few minutes to pick up something I wanted. I need 1/2 day there. They have such a variety and good prices. Seems like everytime we get to SF we have Doctor appointments.

Hope you all are having a good day.