A Ghastlie Halloween

Adrienne fell in love with the "ghastlie" fabric line, and begged just right, or else I like it too. So she bought the fabric and I pieced this together for her. I think I get to keep the scraps? And Dawn surprised me by quilting this tablerunner I had pieced last winter. Yeah!
(Don't look here if your name is Adrienne, because this is for your new baby.) I think it turned out pretty well, and I just sewed the strips on through all the layers, and voila! it was quilted.
And this I made for myself, not that I like Halloween that much, but I liked these fabric strips in the grab bag I bought in Salt Lake. Again, a quilt-as-you-go.
And the biggest Halloween day surprise was that we (finally) received our mission call. Most of you know, we will be returning to Nauvoo next summer. Looking forward to that!

I Love Fall

Vickie acquired tickets to the Women's Conference, so Dawn and I went with her, and we had a great day. Lunch at Maddox, hit a couple of fabric stores, a wonderful conference, and dinner at Spaghetti Factory. What more could we want? And then Dawn and Vickie captured chickens, so that I could take them to a new Idaho home. They are so brave!
So I made a little chicken wall quilt, with my new purchases, in honor of the occasion.
The Elder's came for dinner tonight, so of course, I had to make dessert. I must stop making desserts one of these days. But I have been wanting to try this Apple Cranberry Torte. I must say it turned out very well. At least, we all ate it up!
Would you like a piece?

Family Reunion

Adrienne planned the family reunion for the second weekend in August, at her house. We had a good time. Here are our "triplets".Lots of little ones, having so much fun. The weather was good.
And the talent show was awesome.
Adrienne planned wonderful food, with a little help from her friends.
They look like they get along just fine!
Thanks, Adrienne.......

Parents

Greg's Dad passed away on Aug. 28. Here are the four brothers ready for the funeral. And some of the cousins. They sang "My Heavenly Father Loves Me" during the services.
The military rites were very touching.
Earlier this summer, Mom and I took a little trip to SLC, and while there, stopped to see her brother, Ned. He was very pleased to see us.
Mom with some of the great-grandkids, at my house.

July 24th

I was the chairman to organize the community 24th of July Celebration. I delegated everything, so it wasn't a bad job. We fed everyone Navajo tacos, had chili and dessert contests, and lots of activities. The horse ride was popular. Avery looks like a real cow-girl! Later in the day, we went to Dawn's where we had a mini-family reunion, since lots of out-of-towners were in town! These boys look like trouble, but really there was no trouble.
Lots of kids, and lots of good food.
More kids, with an emphasis on boys!
Back to Braden, playing Nauvoo games at the community celebration.

Summer Things Catch-up

Jamie had me come to her Relief Society in June and teach a class about quilting. There were some very enthusiastic and fun ladies there, happy to learn what I could teach them. Caleb went with me, and we had lunch, and then a treat, hanging out with Nick for a while. We had a good day.
Greg likes to dress up like a bee-keeper and check on his beehive.
Rhya had a great birthday party in August. She is getting so big!

Two Baby Quilts and a Headboard

I was inspired to make one of these strip quilts, plus I needed a boy quilt on hand. You never know. And here is the headboard that Greg put up, and finished bedroom. I like it! But I am thinking of adding a bit of bright color somewhere. Right now it is calm and peaceful and neat. It makes me happy. I even love to make the bed.

These quilts are so fun and fast that I think I am addicted. So I made another one for humanitarian needs.

Mom Mary, Grandma Inman

My mom has been hanging around this week, so we tried to take a picture of the great-grandkids who were here for Sunday dinner. Seven boys, one girl, this is the best I could do.

One Big Quilt!

This is one big quilt! I made the top from nickels (five inch squares exchanged with a group) several years ago, and decided to have it quilted. If you save up your piano teaching money for long enough, you can afford that once in a while. It is very scrappy, and very big. Machine quilted by LeAnn.
And then this little cherry tablerunner is part machine- part hand-quilted. cute, huh?

Happy Easter

Greg bought this little entry way piece of furniture for me, just cause I asked. It is small so it fits nicely. The top is marble. Come hang your hat!

See for Yourself

This is the signature quilt we made for Dad, so that he knows that he is loved. Each one in the family signed a block, I pieced them together, and Dawn quilted it with minkee on the back. (I think it made his recovery from cancer surgery so much easier!)I left this quilt with the quilter (Delene) while we were in Nauvoo, and when I got back it was magically done! I love it.
This was made from a charm square packet, so easy, and I just machine tacked each intersection for the quilting. I wonder who will get this one?

Quilts, What Else?

I have decided to use this space to record the quilts I am working on, as well as a few other events. It took me a while to get back into sewing after coming home from Nauvoo, with the holidays and all.
This is a table mat I made to demonstrate curved piecing. During the winter's cold evenings I hand-quilted it, and then bound it with bias binding.

We also had a project to paint and re-carpet our bedroom this winter. So of course I needed a new quilt for my own bed. That doesn't happen very often. This simple pattern was easy to piece, and it looks good on the bed. Dawn quilted it for me, and I love it.

Watch for more additions...................