Summer Fun

 Not much sewing has been happening around here in the summer--too busy swimming, riding, working outside, etc.  All of those things are wonderful, but when it rains I do scoot up to sewing world and stitch a little of this and a little of that. So, a little plus a little does not equal a lot, but here's what I've been up to.

I finished my great granny squared but haven't decided on a backing or anything else.  I'm pleased with it and the navy background.

I made a couple of zippy bags to take with me to camp. I love the foxes on this one.

And the dress form on this one.  Don't ask me what lines each fabric is from, because I'm hopeless at keeping track of that sort of thing.  I tend to buy when fabric is on sale and pick up fat quarters of whatever catches my eye.

I took the bags with me to hold all the bits and bobs needed while going from one music class to another.  I went to CAMMAC (Canadian Amateur Musicians Camp) for early music week and had a wonderful time.  I was either singing or playing my recorder all day long.  Great food and great company too!

This was my month to receive blocks from my Canadian Wee Bee, so here are most of them up on the design wall (otherwise known as a plastic tablecloth!)  Don't they all look happy and cheerful!  Now I need to think how to put them all together.  I really enjoy making very different types of blocks each month, but this month I am behind!

I am linking up to The Needle and Thread Network today, so go take a look.

Pink and Green

It's hard to sew and quilt when it's sunny and HOT outside.  I admit it, I'm a foul weather quilter! But really, I can't garden, ride, swim, hike, mow lawns, etc when there's snow on the ground.  And next week I'm heading off to music camp at CAMMAC, so life is busy.

But, I realize that I have a "blast from the past" quilt that I've never blogged about.  When I retired, I was very excited to get back to sewing, something that got lost in the never-ending round of children and work.  I had always wanted to quilt, but didn't have the time, room whatever excuse there was, but really, I think it was just lacking the mental energy.  I'm sure you all know what I mean. So my first week of liberation I took to the internet and was blown away by the creativity and excitement of fabric lines and bloggers.  What joy it was to see it all.  I lucked onto Elizabeth Hartmann's blog Oh Fransson, and found a quiltalong.  It was perfect to get me going.

So here it is, my pink and green sampler quilt.

I think I made every mistake there was to make, from buying fabric that wasn't good quality to doing matchstick quilting, but it still speaks to me of how happy I was to be DOING it, actually quilting!  It now lives on my mother's bed at the nursing home and she strokes it and admires the bright colours.

And because yesterday was Canada Day and it was glorious, here's the rest of my family (both kids home--yippee!) enjoying Caesars on the porch after an afternoon at the pond.  Hope you all had a wonderful day!