Sew'n Wild Oaks Was In Session

Hello Everyone,

 

Your twice monthly quilt show is brought to you by my Sew'n Wild Oaks girls who meet the 2nd and 4th Tuesday of the month at In Between Stitches.

 

Their work is impeccable and creative.

 

Many, many UFO's are being worked on and finished during class.

 

 Here is Suzanne's Madrigal quilt.

Wendy's wedding quilt is coming together nicely.

This pillow is made from 136 prairie points!

Candle mat by Jeanne.

Pat made this beauty from flannel.  It is so much fun to decorate with seasonal quilts.

 

 Barbara B. is designing something new!

Oopsie!

 Ah....better.

Valery is finishing up her Bird Walk quilt.

Lynnette is adding a lot of blocks to her Grammy Squares quilt.

Lynnette Perkins was determined to get this UFO together during class.

Irene's Journey's End is coming together so beautifully.

 

Debby brought in a small version of Lil' Orphan Scrappy to show me.  She is donating this quilt to a worthy cause.

 

My girls constantly amaze me with their productivity. It is an absolute delight to spend the entire day with all of them.  What fun!

 

Soon,

Lynn 

We Can Do It!

 

Hello Everyone,

 

I lied to you.  I said I would post the winner of my Zinnie's Choice pattern on Friday.  Here it is Sunday and I'm finally getting around to selecting the winner.

 



Jess came over before his baseball game today.  I gave him the range of numbers to select from, and he chose #20, who is Susie!

 

Susie said, "Mazey, Mazey, Mazey. What are we going to do with you? I guess you like all of Lynn's quilts. You have excellent taste! I like them all too! Happy Birthday, America!

 



He may be all smiles before the game, but on the field he is a fierce competitor.  He is keeping the runner on 3rd base with a threatening stare down.  We have baseball this afternoon, in the extreme heat of the day.

 

We spent our morning at the Junior Livestock Auction at the County Fair.  This is Harleigh with Clover.

This is Harleigh with Crimson.  Both pigs did well for Harleigh and added a nice chunk of change to her college fund.  We sat through the auction and clapped for 163 pigs and their 4H or FFA companions.

We also clapped for the chickens and the bunnies.  I thought this young man had a sense of humor with the way he displayed his chickens.  If the chickens only knew.....

During all of the activities over the past few days, we were able to pack and ship 365 POUNDS of Sew'n Wild Oaks patterns to a large catalog company.  By the middle of the week, I didn't know if it was going to be possible to get all of the patterns stuffed in the plastic sleeves in time. Family to the rescue. We all adopted the "We Can Do It" attitude.  The last nine boxes will ship out tomorrow.

 

Now I'm ready to go to the baseball game and take a nap. Do you think the boss lady will notice if I fall asleep on the job tomorrow at the quilt shop?  I promise I'll try not to snore!

Soon,
Lynn

Country Sunshine Progress

Hello Everyone,

 

I have been focused on Country Sunshine over the past few days.  My diligence paid off with a lot of progress on this beauty.  I love this quilt and that makes it a joy to work on and finish.

 

All of the blocks are made and ready to be sewn together into the quilt.  This picture shows you just half of the quilt.

The fabrics are from Rachel Remember by Betsy Chutchian for Moda.  The fabrics combine beautifully together.  As a designer, this makes my job so easy.

Here's the anatomy of the block on my block layout sheet.  There are over 80 pieces of fabric, and this keeps me organized.  Each pattern will contain one of these sheets.  This one is missing four rectangles on the sides.  I discovered that when I began laying out the fabrics.  Yes, this block takes time to make, but it's not that hard.

Today is a travel day for me so I won't be able to work on my quilt.  Insert sad face here.  Our grandson is playing baseball tonight and we don't want to miss seeing him play.  Insert happy face here! 

Also, I have to pick up part of my monumental pattern order from the printer, and start stuffing the patterns into their plastic sleeves and ship them off. 

We also need to get back home to say goodbye to our granddaughter's pigs, Crimson and Clover, at the County Fair.

A petite and very shapely Clover, placed 3rd in her class during showmanship.

A robust Crimson placed 4th in his class during showmanship.

Many early mornings beginning at 4:30am can wear a person out.  Harleigh is a member and officer in FFA (Future Farmers of America).  In my opinion, this is one of the best programs the high school has to offer.  She learns so much about responsibility and has exhibited so much personal growth and developed leadership skills.  She has been involved in the Cradle to Grave program through FFA and 4H.  She has delivered scores of piglets, fed and cared for them for months, bought two of her own, and will now see them off to market this weekend.  It will be a sad yet rewarding day for her and the culmination of months of hard work and commitment.  After Sunday she can get caught up on her sleep for a few weeks, then the program starts all over again!

Soon,
Lynn

P.S. Don't forget to get your name in the drawing for a copy of my Zinnie's Choice pattern.  See my post on July 4th to enter the drawing.