Pillowcases Dresses and More

As I am preparing to go to Uganda I dug deep into the dresses you made for my last mission trip. 

I know I mentioned the schools we went to were so large it was hard to give them out. 

We are working with a Ugandan  nonprofit one of the days. This non profit helps vulnerable women and children. I'll know more about it and be able to share more when I return. I will give them dresses and let them distribute them when needed. These are the 25 dresses I am bringing. Maybe you recognize one you made! 

Isn't this pocket adorable?! Love that stitch!

I've been organizing my fabric! Yay! it will make sewing/quilting/finding fabric so much more efficient. More organizing= less sewing

Hubs and I got away for a quick overnighter backpacking trip. 

He'll be holding down the fort while I'm in Africa

It was really nice but lots of mosquitoes!

I hope you are having a lovely week. 

 

Antique Quilt Blocks & More

My heart is so full of gratitude! Thank you sweet friend for these amazing blocks!

I've got some good close ups of these amazing fabrics. I'd say they are right around 1880-1910. 

The claret "snowflakes' are one of my favorite prints!

I think they are ocean waves blocks to be set like this. (I'm not entirely positive and I haven't investigated that yet)

Do I see champagne glasses and bubbles????

All hand sewn. 

On another note I had an outing with girlfriends.

I snapped this photo at 1AM when the moon was close to full. 

Then we hiked from that lake to a glacier lake!

And came across this big fella on the trail. 

We had a lovely view of Three Fingered Jack, a shield volcano. You can read about it HERE if you are interested.

I had a lovely Zoom meeting this week with a guild- it has been a fine summer week for sure! I hope yours is going great too.

 

Shenandoah Stars

Thanks for the good feedback on my joyful Friday post. That was fun!

This quilt has been put on hold long enough! I had it machine quilted and it just wasn't what I hoped for, so I removed it then hem-hawed around trying to figure out how to quilt it.

I moved forward and started doing some large cross hatching, not minding where the stitches fall. 

I've always liked an all-over pattern so I'll trust myself I'll like it when it is complete. 

The fan stitching lines should come out after washing when the quilt is completed.

My friend Michelle, has been traveling for about a month so we met halfway and caught up while hiking and camping.

How beautiful it was! 

Only after I started to take our food down that I thought you may be interested. We tie our food up and if we are in a populous bear area (or more remote) we will also add any lotion or anything smelly to our food bag. (no food in tent ever!) We find a high branch to throw our rope over and with a carabineer we attach our food bags and hoist it into the air, then tie our rope off on a nearby rock or tree. This method also keeps rodents from trying to get to your food as well. 

If you are hiking/camping in a heavy bear area you may be required to carry a bear canister or a campsite will have a bear locker where everyone stores there food, etc. overnight.  

Public service announcement of the day! Hahaha

Have a great week!

 

String Quilt From Class

Laura, from the North Idaho Quilters Guild finished her quilt from class! Yay! I love it! She took random size strips and center pieces and made liberated log cabin blocks! Isn't it wonderful?!

The day after my birthday my daughter and I went on a wildflower hike on the Columbia River. 

It was amazing!

She even brought presents for me to open when we stopped for a snack! And she offered to bring it all back down in her pack too! `She is the best for sure!

Cory and I backpacked for a one nighter! It was beautiful but at 5500' elevation it was pretty chilly after the sun went down. 

That's it for now. If you are traveling this holiday weekend please be safe!

Lori

 

Friday Fun!

This post is all over the place! 

I did a Youtube video on the dresses- I have 148 of them! Whoop! Whoop! I may not bring them all on this trip as Peru is on the schedule and will bring some there.  Thank you all so much for your generosity!

Thank you for purchasing books! I have more and will keep the link on my blog sidebar. Check them out HERE if you missed it the first time. 

Someone mentioned local people in need. I do see that and am currently volunteering for a non profit in my town. I feel like with inflation people will be needing even more help in the coming months. Maybe you aren't affected by it, but we sure see it in my small town. Thankfully there are some great resources available. I recently told my BIL and son to not donate men's clothes to the thrift store but to give them to me! 

I am registered to make a quick trip to Houston for the show! Let me know if you will be there! I may extend my trip by one day so I can see more people. 

Last weekend we got away to Mt Hood.  Our plans changed a little, but we like to be flexible. 

This was our view from the first night. This is Burnt Lake with Mt Hood in the background. The alpenglow was picture perfect! 

What does alpenglow mean?

: a reddish glow seen near sunset or sunrise on the summits of mountains.

I have this beautiful quilt that is in 2 halves because the center had been folded too long. 

Isn't is spectacular?!

So much to love about this quilt. 

This is about the only fall decorating I've done. maybe this weekend I'll do more. I'm trying to extend summer as much as I can. The weather sure is fall-like. 

Have an amazing weekend friends!

 

Friday Update

 First off I want to apologize for asking you all to come to the Panel Pinterest board and then not approving you! I didn't think I had it set up correctly, but for those of you that requested, you are approved! Feel free to add any panels or panel quilts that you'd like to share with us. Not all of the ones I've saved there are considered panels, but hopefully they will inspire you!

You can find it HERE and collaborate if you'd like.

I'm going to get back to my little George Washington panel quilt soon. 

I've been dealing with shoulder pain for going on 5 months now. I'm a side sleeper so it has been affecting my sleeping. (not to mention a blow up pad in a tent! lol) So, I tried massage to get it worked out, then saw a specialist in active release techniques, and it actually got worse. Went to the PA at my clinic and she referred me to an orthopedic who gave me a cortisone shot yesterday! I am hoping that is the ticket to getting it better and back on the road to restful nights and being able to style the left side of my hair with my right arm! lololol 

At least once a year Cory and I like to go out backpacking together to some epic place. This year was the Steens Mountain Wilderness in SE Oregon. Amazing and incredible are my descriptive words. 

Little Blitzen Gorge where we backpacked into.

We got a little rain day hiking. At least it wasn't cold, just wet.

Little Blitzen River. They call it wild and scenic and it sure was!

We passed 4 horse riders at the TH and we saw nobody else for 3 days!

I posted 2 short videos on YouTube- one of the gorge from the opposite end of where we hiked in (6,200' elevation) and the other short video is of the wild horses! I loved seeing them! Check it out HERE if you'd like. (I hope this works now!)

You all have a lovely weekend. 

Upcoming in May

I love reminders so here is what's coming up on Humble Quilts!

• May 10th- May Basket class via Zoom 10AM-noon and interview with Jody Sanders, the editor of American patchwork and Quilting magazine.
• May 15th the swap quilts need to be in the mail. 

• May 30th antique block challenge due. I'll have a linky party but feel free to send me photos of your antique block and your quilt creation. 
• May 31st- Historic quilt panel challenge will officially begin

I have started another antique quilt block challenge. The block above looks more wonky in the photo than it actually is.

Our spring has been hit or miss as far as weather, but I'm trying to get outdoors as often as possible.

Last week I went to Spring Basin Wilderness area to see the cactus blooming, They are so beautiful and have a very short blooming season. 

Historic Antelope school circa 1924

Some friends and I made it out for another overnighter this past weekend. This time near the Yakima River. 

Lest you think it's always upright hiking! lol (Wow! I'm getting gray!) 

Let's have a great week!