customer time , some hr improv , special company and a special bd

finished linda's quilt with hall of mirrors by apricot moon....love this pattern on a zigzag

and kay's redwork finished up beautiful w harbour waves by patricia ritter

i used the same pattern on diane's sailboat for her soon to be grandson ... so so cute xo

and i squeezed in a bit of time prepping this applique block for my improv quilt

totally inspired by our shower curtain

and we had a great weekend visit with these canadian girls ~ we go back a long ways...i have known lorraine since 1988...we met at a playgroup in vancouver when sara was little and isaac was newborn ~ between the 2 of us we had 10 babies ~ her 6 me 4......also i took my first quilt class with her in 1990 ,  i have not stopped quilting since then and she has not quilted since xo

and we celebrated sara's 29th bd....zoom zoom goes the time xo

happy wednesday xo pam

liberty plan and some more burp cloths xo

i have been cutting into my special liberty stash...i am making the very special spool quilt from liberty love with my  monthly liberty bundle from duckadilly

and with the little bit left i have a plan...thanks kay xo

and it goes something like this xo

and i made more of the perfect handmade [if you don't have a lot of time] baby gift burp cloths ~ i really wanted to make a quilt for my friend's first grandbaby xo

so  i added a sweet little store bought fleece blanket instead ~ don't judge me xo

 happy wednesday xo pam

a new apron

i love this kokka fabric very much

i treated myself to a quarter yard about a year ago and then i stashed it

so yesterday when i saw jeni from in color order had a #simplefatquarterapron tutorial i knew i had  the PERFECT fabric for a new work apron ~ thanks jeni , i love it and it was a super easy project

happy wednesday xo pam

summertime and the living is busy xo

it has been a very full summer with camping , company , family picnic , and helping daughter # one  paint and move into her new condo and  having daughter # two home for awhile ... but now life is calming down a bit and there will be sewing again ....

we LOVE camping with wini ~ always wishing we could go more xo

so nice to have these two here for a visit xo

we had our second annual spanish banks cole family picnic  ~ we missed you sam! xo

so nice to have this girl home for awhile xo

i did manage to finish the binding on this little project pieced with jenny's qcr ruler ~ i freemotion quilted this gangster style [no rulers]  totally inspired by jenny's beautiful quilting xo

i spent some time with jenny yesterday for judy's longarm summer bbq and she gave me a copy of her book ~ i am so proud and happy to say jenny is my friend ~ it has been great to see jenny and her sister  helen continue to grow and succeed with their hard work and creative visions ~ there is lots more coming !!   xo

it is beautifully done by laundauer publishing and i think modern millie is my new favorite...one day  i will make a whole jenny QCR quilt xo

and i was so happy to be a part of my oldest daughter's happy week....she moved into her first condo...we helped paint and i got to make some pretty cute curtains ~ both fabrics from ikea and both from my stash ~ YAH!

this ikea heart fabric [bought a few years ago] was perfect for her small kitchen window xo

i bought this cute duvet cover at ikea a few years ago too thinking it would make a great quilt back...but i was pretty happy when she chose it for her living room curtains...it was super easy to modify ~ some things are meant to be!

and i did manage to spend some time with customer quilting...i machine quilted fran's sweet bluebird park quilt with honeycomb by dave hudson

  happy sunday xo pam

and it is august already xo

our most important news of the week was welcoming lily home and having our good friends visit xo

i am so happy to have my pie maker home safe and sound ~ we loved her peach/mango pie

and month four from duckadilly arrived this week ~ i love how my liberty stash has grown...i am looking forward to playing with all of it xo

i got diane's pretty eggplant batik quilt done with merrily heart by anne bright

and nancy's sweet  beatrix potter was finished with some light freemotion

and i tried a very slick binding to the back method on this little house warming gift  ~  how to face a binding from silly boodilly ~ thanks victoria xo

and i discovered  a super easy nine patch method that i found here on pinterest thank you barb xo

i have scheduled a light month for customer machine quilting in august and i am so looking forward to some personal sewing and a few short road trips xo pam