Beach Quilting

It's been a busy summer - quilting, traveling, quilting, working, quilting and, believe it or not, mowing the grass!

I just got back from a visit to see my parents in Maryland.  As a part of this visit, we went to Rehoboth Beach to stay with my sister and her family for a few days.  In addition to playing in the surf on the beach (I'm the fun aunt that goes into the water with my niece, Diane!), we were regaled with evening concerts.  Diane has improved so much in the past year - it was truly an enjoyable time of music.  Keep it up, kiddo!

My sister, Mary, and niece, Diane, playing for the family during the evening concert.

 I borrowed Kathy's Accuquilt to make a kit of the tumbler blocks to take with me.  My niece, Diane, was able to lay out the blocks that were cut and she assembled them into a lap quilt sized top.  I brought that home with me so that she'll be able to quilt it when she next visits - hopefully some time in the coming year.

Here's the basic quilt.  I tried to use fun fabrics in cutting the blocks.  Diane laid them out with help from her Dad.  It's a colorful quilt top...still needs a border but we have the material picked out for that as well as the binding.  Now all it needs is for Diane to make a trip to Columbus to add the border and do the quilting.  I'm pulling for the winter break she has - think she'll come to Columbus then??

While at the beach, we also went to Funland - a Rehoboth Beach tradition.  Diane got me to go on the Sea Dragon (never again - I'm becoming a wimp in my old age!) and the Haunted Mansion ride.  Just look at the fun we had!

We knew they were taking pictures and Diane had planned all sorts of different poses we could use.  Trouble was, they took the picture some place we weren't expecting it to happen - what a reaction!

Of course, there's the obligatory family photo.  Here it is!  Diane with her parents and grandparents.  Good looking bunch and a fun group to spend a few days with at the beach.

 So...a fun time was had by all.  Now we need to get Diane to Indiana to finish this latest quilt!

Cheers!

Margaret

Baby Books

I mentioned the baby book material I found at the Quilters Hall of Fame Celebration 2012.  It was too much to resist - had to make them!  They are cute but since I don't have any friends that are expecting babies (none that I know of anyway), they may end up at the Quilters Boutique at the Guild's upcoming show.  Put our October 6-7th show on your calendar!  Donner Center at 22nd and Sycamore Streets, Columbus, Indiana!  Y'all come!

Interesting that they are two different sizes.  

The Veggie Tales story is about the creation of the earth.

Not sure of the point of the Pillow Pals story but the colors are bright and the pictures are lots of fun.

 The other quilting tool I inherited recently is a pin picker-upper.  I'm sure that's not the name of it but Dad had two of them so I snagged one.  There have been times when pins fell beneath my longarm and I had to get down on hands and knees to retrieve them.  With this handy magnet on a pole, just wave it over the pins and ... Zap!  they get picked up.

I'm sure this is available at your favorite hardware store - magnet on a stick!

Cheers!

Margaret