Thyme to Quilt

Wednesday, November 3, 2010

September/October...Wait...where did they go??!

Oh how quickly time slips by! A lot has happened. A luncheon craft day with friends. Here is the treat table. Notice how we are trying to be healthy.

And the craft, we painted 2"x12" boards then applied a cute vinyl pumpkin that our friend created. Sooo cute! Look how cute the one with the bright orange pumpkin is!

I came home and added a little dark stain to mine.

A few weeks earlier we made a fall display. We first painted the wood different fall colors, then applied the vinyl letters. We painted the wood right over the letters. Let it dry and peeled off the vinyl. This is what happened. For the leaf, I put down a vinyl leaf 'stencil' and painted the opening green.

Halloween! Our darling 4 year old granddaughter and 4 month old grandson.

Our so cute 2 year old grandson.

The cute little bunch!

In October we took my parents and went to Missouri and Nauvoo for a vacation. Saw a lot of sky.

Looking toward the Nauvoo temple.

Course I took pictures of the vintage quilts! Love the rug also.

A peek of the Mississippi river at sunset.

My aunt and uncle are serving a church mission there. A pic of them and the parents.

Some lovely things we saw...

Saw LOTS of Canadian geese.

Love this corner kitchen.

Beautiful sampler!

Lovely tiny log cabin quilt. I think the center sqare was 1/2".

So...September and October happened with a wonderful trip, surgery on my knee, (torn meniscus), crafts, trees changing their colors and of course, friends 'n' family fun. I so love the fall. My very favorite time of the year!

What is your favorite season?

Monday, September 20, 2010

Baby Gifts

I went to a baby shower last week and made burp cloths, a diaper/wipes holder,and a self binding blanket. First time making the self binding blankets. A little hard with the silky dot fabric. Practice makes perfect so I definitely need to make some more.

Mediterranean Salad

I love this salad! Fresh garden tomatoes, sprinkled with Kosher salt, layered with fresh mozzarella cheese and basil. Drizzle balsamic vinegar and olive oil. YUM!

Tuesday, September 14, 2010

Friends

A few of my friends and I get together to make 'things'. We've made cards, books, flowers, quilts, food, jewelry, and yesterday made coin purses.

These are two I made. The frame is glued on instead of sewing the metal frame on. A little tricky trying to keep the glue where it belongs.

I must like dots.

Some of the flowers we made.

One of our lunches. We evolved into bringing treats and now have a lunch.

Yummy lime slush.

Homemade pizza. Whole wheat crust. So good.

Do you have this problem when trying to take a pic with you in it? You know, reaching the camera out in front of you. I don't know how people do that successfully!

Aww a little better. I conveniently almost cut myself off...up in the top right corner.

More homemade pizza.

This is cream cheese with homemade pepper jelly poured on top. Served with rice crackers. Yum!

Wednesday, August 25, 2010

Oregon

Went on a vacation with some friends to Oregon. What a wonderful time we had! This is Haystack rock

Yummmm, Tillamook ice cream...no I didn't finish it but I was pretty close. Blackberry Pie, Caramel Pecan crunch, Strawberry Cheesecake. Dumped it for cheese tasting!