Humble Quilts

Friday, August 9, 2013

Alzheimer's Art Quilt Initiative

Friends of Humble Quilts have AAQI little quilts for sale. I'd be thrilled if you'd take a look and possibly purchase one or more. Thank you!!

You can find Shirley's here:
http://www.alzquilts.org/14789.html- SOLD!

And Jean's here:

http://www.alzquilts.org/14954.html-SOLD!

http://www.alzquilts.org/14955.html-SOLD

http://www.alzquilts.org/14956.html

http://www.alzquilts.org/14957.html-SOLD

Here's a recent photo of my mom after her hair appointment and wearing her new birthday blouse. I took her for a drive to Bend yesterday to retrieve my car that was in the shop (one hour one way). She enjoyed it but what a hoot!! She thought the Enterprise rental car woman was my good friend and gave her a hug when we left. She shook the guys hand at the body shop like "It's been great doing business with you." You have to have a sense of humor when dealing with Alzheimer's that's for sure.

I saw this gorgeous sunflower in front of someone's house this morning and I couldn't resist taking a photo. It shouts SUMMER to me. I hope you are enjoying your week.

PS. If you hover over any photos on my blog in the upper left will be a pin-it icon. It makes it super simple to pin it to your boards at Pinterest.

Wednesday, August 7, 2013

Under The Big Top

I only needed to put a simple border on this but I've been busy enjoying summer.

I am thrilled to get it on though. I had two choices and the floral was a little unpredictable so that's the one I decided to go with.

There is nothing predictable about this quilt. Just a lot of fun! (and half square triangles!)

Here's a close up of the border floral. I'm thinking about an all over machine quilting pattern. The pattern is the show in this quilt.

January 2010 several of us starting swapping hst in 2 sizes for this quilt. Good things cannot be rushed.

Monday, August 5, 2013

Prayers For Sale Book & Quilt Club

Quiltworks also has groups exhibit their quilts and this month was the Cover to Cover Quilters from Portland. Most of the time I have tried to read the book but have never liked them and never finished them. The book they read and made a quilt inspired by was "Prayers for Sale". After seeing the quits and reading the blurb beside them I want to read the book now. I think that is the sign of a great cover to cover quilt show!

Adored the grassy quilting.

My favorite.

Aspens

If you were too close it was hard to tell what this was.

These last two quilts photos were taken at the Deschutes County Fair on Saturday. We went for the Kansas concert, but I had to stop by and see the quilts that were entered. I was so disappointed.

For a county with a population of 160,000 there were TWO quilts worthy of a photo!

I guess people are just not entering much in the county fairs any more. Times are changing..

Friday, August 2, 2013

Amazing First Friday at Quiltworks

Sarah Kaufman was the featured quilter and her work was amazing! I do declare her the queen of the Folded Log Cabin Quilts.

Her work is modern but very traditional at the same time. What a wonderful creative woman. I've put in a few of the labels so you can see more about the quilts and her inspiration.