I've been MIA

Guess I have been missing- not much time for sewing but I did get my quilt on the frame and started hand quilting it. I think it will be on the frame for some time. This week is the Corn Palace festival. Tanya Tucker has a show tonight and other entertainment all week. Main street is set up for young people with rides and games. There is free entertainment . The Corn Palace is a large building used for shows, basketball games and other things all year. The inside and outside is decorated with corn and other grains and is a tourist attraction. In Sept. there is a 3 day polka fest with people coming from all of the US to dance.
This morning our youngest grandchild stopped for breakfast on her way to college. Probably won't see her again until Christmas.
Hope you all are having nice fall weather and missing all the storms. My garden is starting to dry up but have had lots of produce from it.

Birdie block 8

Another block finished - 4 more to go. Also we had a demo at quilt guild of a simple block so I made one to see if I liked it. Haven't decided yet but it would be a good way to use scraps . The gal that did it used 30's fabrics and it was really pretty. Hope you are all having a great day.

More Hibiscus

Good morning- finally - a beautiful morning here. We even turned the AC off last night and gave it a rest. Since I am not getting much sewing accomplished I thought I would show you more of my flowers. The large flowers are actually burgundy colored but show up red. The only bad thing is they don't last long.

I am still marking my quilt- I am using some of the Crayola washable markers- people say they wash out. I tried a sample and they did so I am going to try them- can't find anything else that shows on some of my fabric.

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.