I love these peonies almost as much as I love our roses. They are so big and fluffy and what a pretty colour. We have lots of passersby stopping to look at how lovely they are.
Monday, 25 June 2012
Friday, 22 June 2012
Our Fun Free Motion Embroidery Class
What fun our little quilting group has. We call ourselves the Nine Patchers ... don't know why because there are more than 9 of us ... anyway ... Nadine very kindly offered to teach us free motion embroidery on Wednesday and it really was a lot of fun!
Nadine was so patient and helpful ... good thing as we have the "odd" person in our group that needs a little more help than others!!!! LOL
This is the free motion flower that Nadine was attempting to teach us!
Thanks so much again, Nadine! You're da bomb! ;-)
What a lovely smile, Carolyn! |
NADINE ... Our Teacher Extroadinaire!! Such patience!! LOL |
OK ... the hole on that needle IS pretty small !!! |
Photo of most of us ... Pam is still trying the find the hole on the needle and Leslie is still scrounging! |
Someone else who didn't come with the right supplies .... Kathie, Kathie! |
Look at the concentration on Doe's face! She even yelled at me when I tried to ask a question!! LOL |
Leslie's happy ... why wouldn't she be ... she is all set to go after borrowing all the supplies for our class! LOL |
Pam needing help ... not sure if she found the hole in the needle or what! |
What a happy student you are, Kathie! |
I don't even wanna repeat what she was yelling! |
She got everyone's attention though! LOL |
Wednesday, 20 June 2012
Tuesday, 19 June 2012
Happy Birthday Darling Emma
Sunday, 17 June 2012
Did We Really Go to Cabo?????
It seems so long ago, when in actual fact it was only 2 weeks ago that we arrived back home freom beautiful Cabo. The weather "dipped" to 84 degrees one day, but the rest of the time it was sunny and hot and ranged between 90-94 degrees with no humidity! What a wonderful climate!
We stayed in the Riu Santa Fe in Cabo San Lucas and had an amazing oceanview suite!
A wonderful holiday with a wonderful man!
We stayed in the Riu Santa Fe in Cabo San Lucas and had an amazing oceanview suite!
A wonderful holiday with a wonderful man!
View from our suite |
Mexican Day |
Keeping in touch with the folks back home! |
One of the many swimming pools |
The colour ... everywhere beautiful flowers! |
So clean! |
What a beautiful resort! |
One of the lobbys |
Look at the beach and that gorgeous water! |
The Arc and Lover's Beach |
My Next BIG Project
Isn't she a beauty?
Not only is this a gorgeous quilt - designed by Kathy Nakajima of Toyko and featured as part of Quilters Newsletter magazine as their cover collection - but it has a very special meaning for me.
It has been made by my very dear friend Maria. She calls it her "Tomorrow Quilt." Maria was the recipient of a kidney transplant many years ago and each year she makes a large quilt to say "thanks" even though efforts to find the donor have proved fruitless! This was her quilt this year. Maria entered this beautiful masterpiece into our Langley Quilters' Guild Quilt Show in May and won not only Best bed size quilt in the show but ran away in votes for Viewer's Choice!!!! All the flowers were hand appliqued!
I have been lucky enough to find the pattern (2007), I have my fabric all bought and my foundation patterns have been copied!
Thank you my dear Maria for being such an inspiration to me!
YEA!
A message our little Emma left for me on the board while she was here (love the spelling!)
Emma is our family's up and coming quilter extroadinaire! Only 9 years old and she has already made several quilts and sews like a pro!
God willing, I will be alive when the day comes to see her sitting next to me at our guild gatherings! How wonderful would that be - and how proud would this Nana feel! ;-)
Emma is our family's up and coming quilter extroadinaire! Only 9 years old and she has already made several quilts and sews like a pro!
God willing, I will be alive when the day comes to see her sitting next to me at our guild gatherings! How wonderful would that be - and how proud would this Nana feel! ;-)
Our Grandson is Growing Up!
Our grandson went to his first dance on Friday ... WOW ... am I really that old????
Is it me just being a proud Nana ... but isn't he a dead ringer for Justin Bieber? He sings like him too ... he has the voice of an angel ! Nana and Poppa are mighty proud of our young man! ;-)
Is it me just being a proud Nana ... but isn't he a dead ringer for Justin Bieber? He sings like him too ... he has the voice of an angel ! Nana and Poppa are mighty proud of our young man! ;-)
New Kitty Toy
Being indoor cats, our kitties are always on the lookout for new and interesting things to get into around the house.
This was a simple tunnel I made for them a couple of days ago. They are always chasing each other through it. It is as much fun to watch them as it is for them playing in it! ;-)
This was a simple tunnel I made for them a couple of days ago. They are always chasing each other through it. It is as much fun to watch them as it is for them playing in it! ;-)
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