Christmas 2014 Loris Quilt

Loris quilt was  started Jan 6 at the Family party.. We went to the bins and started pulling colors based on the 'spiragraph motif"

many many strips strings were cut from  odd stash and sewed to the octagon,  much  like an old fashioned  pineapple pattern.

       ...................and it grew...

a border was made.. and added....

 I quilted sitting next to the river in Rockwell.. at  Beeds Lake in Hampton.. at a park  in Kansas.. at a park in Illinois.. going down the road in the Rv.. while staying up all night a ta  ugly park in Okla.. in Texas..

.. each motif from the fornt was quilted in a different variation.. like snowflakes  !

 I finished it while at the  RV park in Tx.

 old phone book ages were cut and spaced so I could do the border nicely...

... each motif slightly different...

hand quilted king size mostly done on the hoop while traveling.  It was  gifted to Lori for Christmas 2014.  I got it back to make the round of the  County Fairs where it recvd several ribbons.

Major update ! 2014

 I'm backkkkkkkk  !

Its time to up date this... bring it all forward.. after all the painting in early 2014.. and too many  blizzards we packed up the RV during one brief thaw and headed to Tom Sawyer Rv Park in Memphis.. We found spring there!

Tim parked us right near the river. We could watch big barges, tug boats,,  paddle boats with the music and smoke stacks.. and wave at them too ! all while I set up my machine and relaxed in the sun shine.

 We stayed about 3 weeks with stops in Paducah and Columbia taking our time coming and going. I really liked Paducah shops.. a dangerous place LOL.

 upon arriving home it was time to get down to business with  quilting this top and reading for the Fairs.

 I attended both the North Ia Fair and the Franklin County Fair. winning ribbons at each.

the Ladies really examined Kelsey's  Christmas Star top closely while judging.

 One of the categories is best Hand quilted with a $50 prize and name on the plaque.. I won that again  2013 &  2014.

 We parked near the stream at Rockwell for 2 weeks in July. The fireworks there are great.

 I think if you click this it will enlarge and the critics be readable... ???

 We made the decision to spend the winter in TX like my parents did  in July.. I was expecting a 3 mo trip..  When Tim made the reservations he signed us up for 7 months,,,,,,,,,  and we started packing  to leave Sept 28....

Febuary & March !

  Its been a  very busy couple months ! We hibernated, We nested,  We settled in !

  Even with the snowing every 3 days. We were content to be hibernating.  I just open the door to let a bit  of sun shine in when  it was given to us. After the big job of painting  this  space, , It was time to  cut  some of the projects wandering  the mind... 

  At the family Christmas Lori picked out this print and we dug thru several boxes to  gather more colors. This will be assembled into large pineapple with the medallion centers and  strips around  the octagon.......

        I cant wait to get going on this one !!!!

  We 've had snow nearly every week.. the pile by the garage is taller than me. The path up to the deck gate is just that, a path !

   The spoiled puppies like walking Tim to the mail box n back.

  another of the projects wandering my mind..  I have colors in  box 'fermenting' for this one.  Then along comes the Sochi Olympics, and there is  my design !! all done in bright diamond shapes, the colors have movement.  I have the plan of taking many greens, springy green, margarita green,  Kelly green. mixed with  garden flowers, of coral, purples, yellows..  fading up into blues. sky blue, cloudy blue,  sun shiny gardens,, wild flowers............. and then this  tiny pic in the sale flyer showed up,  dissect that into  diamonds, and squint........... Its still in the ol head... but its drafted now, and the colors are in a box....  Its calling me ! can you tell ???

 .... always a project or 2 .... or 3....4...... and  shorts that need hemming so they don't look  quite as old & dutchy as I feel some days...; )  ................

 . and we've planted more seeds.... sooner or later summer will come !

  First I need to get the Paying$$ jobs done.

 My 'Stack The Deck' quilt is home form the MacNieder Museum just in time to  provide springy color in the front room.

 

 And Treys quilt is finally getting done

 

 

 

  Treys quilt was a gift for Christmas given in Jan,  with quilting promised in Feb during Olympics. and finally done mid March, loll He may recieve it before summer  yet!

 . I got out and attended the local Guild. They made new market bags. This is done up with fabrics from Australia.....  acquired from a long ago chat room  group  xo

....and then one night I had ants in the pants and changed the room around......again...

                                              Henry came to check it out !

  so here we are  nearing the end of March already, I'm   busy getting red stars done for commission job, then onto Lori's quilt,  cutting projects to toss in the RV, a quilt show weekend to prepare for.  Then I'm thinking we are off to wander in the RV. .... bring on the warmer weather !!!!