July 28, 2012
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Lanet's quilt and a picnic
I finally got caught up with my work to be able to do Lanet's quilt top. I had made Ben a froggie one; Sue's has fairies so I decided to make this one with kittens. Their Mommy is a real cat lover so when I saw a quilt with these kittens in a quilt magazine in the library I knew this was it. I bought the (Panels) blocks online but no way was I going to buy any of the other stuff it required so I got busy raiding my stash and this is the results:
Actually I am very pleased with it. Now the chore of quilting it. 
This afternoon we spent having a picnic at Jump River wayside with Kurt and Marilyn Shores' family. Their daughter Dalila just turned 14 and her wish was to have a picnic together so she could be with Lavina. Of course, this suited Jonny really well as their Benji is one of his best friends. The children played in the water while we adults visited. A very pleasant afternoon was enjoyed by every one of us.
Kurt and Marilyn 
Kendra, Dalila, Lavina
Benjamin
Jacob
Angela (see "Tears of the Rain" by Ruthann Stelfox
Moriah Sue
Caleb
Anna
Kendra
Vernon and Kurt
Playing with the pumpWell, have a good weekend, folks.
Comments (2)
Isn't it fun to have a stash to pull from when it comes to quilting? I like to look at it as tubes of paint for an artist. They need paint, we need fabric! The only thing is they can mix paint and get many colors but we just need a BIG stash! The quilt is darling.
You are so right...it is our palette. I once made a quilt top in Guatemala and I hung it up in the house and stood feasting my eyes...It was then that I realized that my quilts were art, not just pieces of fabric sewn together. I have never been the same since.
And by the way, I do have a BIG stash. I think I will never be able to use it all up.