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Thursday, March 27, 2008
Dragon Fly Wedding Quilt
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Sunday, March 23, 2008
Happy Easter from the Farm
Saturday, March 22, 2008
Happy Handwork & Orchids
Happy Handworks is having a yarn giveaway see her blog for details. Cinnamon Girl asked as we comment to tell her what our favorite flower is. When I lived in Washington my favorite flower was lilac. Now that I'm in Hawaii it has to be orchids hands down. Orchids are so colorful and dramatic. The ones above are in my garden and let's face it Miss Kauai wouldn't look the same holding a tulip lei!
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Friday, March 21, 2008
It's Almost Easter
Wednesday, March 19, 2008
Surprise in the Mail
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The mail came today and I was so surprised I received a booklet for the Relay for Life Quilt Raffle for the City of Cheney, Wash. You wonder why Cheney? Doesn't she live in Hawaii. We vacation in Cheney and we were remodeling our Cheney Town Cottage. That's my husband on the roof. My job was to catch the falling shingles. Well, back to the quilt part of this post. The Garden Gate Quilt Shop in Cheney was giving fabric kits for a leaf block for a raffle quilt. I'm always looking for an excuse not to catch shingles so I opted to sew a block for the quilt. Isn't that what vacations are for? I'm so pleased at the results of the quilt and dedication of the quilters in the Cheney area to the Relay for Life.
Thursday, March 13, 2008
Palouse Kids
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I'm a genealogy buff so I love old pictures of the family. Top picture is Ruth playing by the banks of Palouse River. Other photo is of my father-in-law soon to be 86 (in the buggy) and his sister on the family farm in Hooper, Washington. The town was known as Palouse Falls when these pictures were taken around 1922.
Wednesday, March 12, 2008
Kauai Quilt Show
Monday, March 10, 2008
Miss Honolulu
Yesterday was another quilting Sunday. I started a wedding quilt for the daughter of a friend, she was my flower girl at my wedding, how time flies. I used the Kaffe Fassett book for inspiration and since it must be done by March 29th I'll be sewing late at night. Did I mention that Kaffe Fassett is coming to Kauai? Next February he will be escorting a quilting group to Hawaii. I love his designs. This needlepoint is his Miss Honolulu hibiscus that my mother-in-law did.
Monday, March 3, 2008
Colorful Weekend
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Garage sale shopping this weekend I spotted this colorful grouping of neon green cafe chairs. I didn't buy the chairs, but I bought the vintage Watt oven ware bowls. I have found that older off-sized bowls are useful in marking quilting circles and scalloped borders. Living on Kauai means almost every weekend is full of bright happy colors.
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