Here it is, the last day of June, and I'm left scratching my head wondering if anything significant was accomplished this month amidst the days of high temperatures and humidity that has left us lethargic at best.
We started the month with one of the largest floods we've seen since we've lived in this house. My attempt at photos of the worst of it was a big fail, all too blurry to show anything significant. The creek was probably nearing 100 feet beyond the bank and into our far back yard, and deposited a lot of crud, small trees, large limbs, etc. to be cleared. Mostly accomplished at this point.
The rainy days as well as the heat and humidity left me with more than the usual days of summer sewing time. So, there is one small finish, a wheel chair/nursing home size quilt for our ministry efforts.
Yet another hollow star quilt that used up all the blocks that didn't seem to fit with the first and second quilts. The first is yet to be finished since I'm hand quilting that one, though it should end up being a July finish.
A lot of "vintage" fabrics appeared in this small quilt. Serpentine stitch to the rescue for quick quilting! It finished at 36x45 inches.
While I was outside I attempted to photograph some of our flowering plants, limited success there but here are a couple of the better ones.
We've had beautiful blooms so far this spring/summer, so far the intense heat hasn't diminished the flowering, though the hard thunderstorms do take a toll on the taller plants. Thankfully hubby has built tubing rings to hold the peony plants upright as much as possible which has really helped a lot.
One last bit of quilty fun, I've continued to work on the small bin of "Kaffe to Cranston" brights, here is the third attempt at emptying the bin, a finished flimsy and now pinned for machine quilting. About 66x74 inches.
And would you believe, that little bin is still over half full! Of course you would! After I put together a binding, I think the remainder will be processed into 2-1/2 inch squares or strips and taken to the quilt ministry. I'm tired of looking at them at this point.
Many reasons for this month to be done and dusted, and I've already switched my calendar over to July in anticipation of some brighter, lighter days!
Til next time, happy quilting!
2 comments:
Lovely quilts! I esp love the stars. And your flowers are gorgeous, so lush and colorful.
Too bad about the flooding. Did you have a helper or two for the clean up? I can't imagine moving trees and tree limbs.
enjoy your bright sunny July---and August. I hope the hummingbirds visit this year?
love
lizzy
Happy to know that the flood didn't get into your basement. Sorry to know you were stuck with clearing the debris. Love your Hollow Star quilt. The Kaffee quilt has an interesting pattern. I could copy that for our baby quilt kits. Hmm. You're inspiring me. I hear you when you say you are tired of looking at those prints. I have a few like that too. Hope July bring some cooler weather at your place. We went from 40C to 15C in the space of 24 hours. Now that was a little bit on the chilly side. Enjoy! ;^)
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