Catch -Up On a Friday....oops Thursday

I was at my daughters house in Portland for several nights last week. I'm glad I'm close enough to be of some help.

She picked up some things from her apartment and was wondering if she could make placemats. (or something!)

She had this sweet sashiko piece in the pile. I think she took a class from a local shop several years ago. 

I brought her machine that I've been storing at my house. Her apartment is a small studio with little storage, but her partner's place is larger and it is conveniently located near stores and restaurants that she can walk to since her car was totaled in the crash. I put a shout out on the Humble Quilts facebook group and they helped me right away with the bobbin. It was sewing when I left! YAY!

I see this amazing blooming beauty from the rooftop garden area. 

Fall is certainly in the air. 

Portland, Oregon has fallen far but it is considered the rose city, I think this is nice to see when down town. 

There is an abundance of sweet little parks downtown as well.

And even forests!

On my way home I was reminded that better days are ahead. Recovery is slow but she is improving day by day. 

Anish is her partner and this is from a movie he helped produce! YAY! Between covid, the writer's strike and budget constraints, Rebel Ridge was finally released to Netflix!

It was fun to send him our perspective. 

He is away prepping for another film but managed to make it to the screening in CA. He is on the far right.

Rene's birthday is coming soon and she is staying at his place while he is across the country working (believe me, we are very grateful for work) but if you'd like to send her a birthday card snail mail I think that would brighten her days! She is trying to get back to work but it is a slow process healing from a bad concussion. Feel free to send me an email at humblequilts@gmail.com and I'll send you her mailing address. Thanks a bunch!

The quiltalong is coming along ever so slowly! I may bind it, share it, then finish the hand quilting. 

Much love to you all

 

When Quilts Come Home

I had this adorable mostly madder partial quilt top in my Etsy store and sold it recently to Betsy Chutchian. Here is her message to me after the top arrived including the photo below.

Top arrived! Thank you Lori. Do you remember where you bought the top? I have a long row of the very same quilt. I saw your section and had to have it. The funny part is I took my part to Terry Thompson’s fabric camp in the 1990’s. She pulled out what looks to be your section. I crept up behind her and held up my row. When she glanced over, the look on our faces was priceless, can’t find that photo. I bought mine in Fort Worth, Texas from a Colorado antique dealer and hers was purchased in Kansas. Small world. Both parts are shown in Gone to Texas for Crowfoot chapter. I’d love to know where you bought the top, or anything else you might know if it’s history. Thanks again! Betsy

From the Gone to Texas book. 

Isn't that wonderful?!

I purchased this partial top from collector Lynn Evans Miller before the pop-up shop. I believe she used to live in MO but now she resides in Arizona. Did she purchase it from Terry Thompson? I guess it is possible.

From Betsy:

There one more bit to the story…at that fabric camp, Terry jokingly said whoever dies first, should have it written, that part should go to the other. We both laughed and commented on it for many years through a number of fabric camps and quilt markets. She had such great knowledge of quilt and fabric history. Of course, please blog about it. It’s always been a great story, now better, that the quilt found me. How random? Or just meant to be??

Lori says: Meant to be for sure!

Here are a few photos of the fabric since I know we all enjoy seeing close ups.

Midnight Sewing and Fun on Monday!

I stacked my "Etsy" store on one side of the spare bedroom as my sister and her grandson Zack were coming for a visit. I jokingly told him, "No quilting in the middle of the night!" (Note the bag of fabric rolls in the foreground)

The next morning he came down with these two, one was a conversation print with pencils! What are these? Can I have one? haha I asked my sister later what she thought he would do with it and she replied, "probably make a parachute" He cracked me up!

He loves Elsa. 

Some of what I've been up to:

Just finished a fundraiser online auction for Faith Seeds Guatemala. It was a success! These children are worth the effort!

I have a trip on the schedule to take with my daughter and thought I'd better get busy  getting my legs back into hiking shape. (Since the accident we may have to reschedule) :(

I did an 11 miler RT to Demaris Lake, Trailhead near Sisters. 

I arrived really early and only saw a 4 people on the trail. It was great. 

Went to an outdoor concert in Bend. WOW! Beach Boys were better than I anticipated. 

Nights in the high desert cool down. My puffy jacket was overkill, but sometimes you don't know how cold it will be when the sun sets. 

Cory, Elsa and I hiked a short overnighter to Upper Twin Lakes on Mount Hood. 

We are scheduled to do a longer backpack later this month adn wanted to test Elsa, as her age is catching up with her. She did great. 

We made it to another concert and this one was so much fun too!

Friday night before the concert we met the kids for dinner. It was really nice and was good to see Rene laughing and smiling. It was the best I've seen her in 5 weeks. I'm hoping she has turned a corner in her recovery. 

I've been making numerous trips into Portland, helping with paperwork, just chilling with her while her partner is away on an extended business. I'll be going back in as this week we meet with a lawyer to see how they may be able to help. 

The Humble Quilt quiltalong may be a tad later then usual, but I am at the quilting stage! It is called "Homestead". 

Let's all have a terrific week!

My First Quilt

Leanne Parsons from Devoted Quilter did a "First Quilt Interview" 

Gosh, it is always fun to look back and think about your first quilt experience!

You can see the interview here:

 https://www.devotedquilter.com/2024/08/my-first-quilt-with-lori-dejarnatt.html

Here is my first quilt, sewn in a class with Jean Wells at the Stitchin' Post in Sisters, Oregon!

I always start my trunk shows with this quilt. 

This was my experience with Jean Wells in a nutshell!

I hope I emulate that when I'm teaching!

I hope you had a great week!