le jardin school house block number seven and quilters irish death

Always feels so good to have another block ready....Happy Sunday to all....xoxoxPam

my sister is done all 9 blocks waiting patiently for me to finish so that we can do embellishments together..

Nick found this at the local safeway....thought it was pretty funny plus he loves dark ales...The beer was originally developed by Jim Quilter then assistant brewmaster at Sierra Nevada as a 13.5% barleywine. Jim later moved on to Butte Creek, Mad River and Winthrop Brewery (now Old Schoolhouse) before opening Iron Horse Brewery in Ellensburg. Jim later sold Iron Horse and was working for the Bighorn Brewing (Ram) chain in Seattle when he passed away in 2009. Kudos to the present Iron Horse owners to give much deserved credit to Jim Quilter to this present fine beer. Raise a glass of this fine brew to Jim Quilter.

Friday's Fun

We had a much needed sew day ......Jenny and Kay and I got together today and sewed....and talked and ate....

I found this cool "give peace a chance" on Tallgrassprairiestudio's blog

Jenny is working on her ruler /patterns

another pattern variation

she has so many great ideas....

Kay was finishing up "cogwheels"

HAPPY FRIDAY TO ALL.... ~PAM ~

moving right along with Le Jardin block seven

I have been preparing block seven....each one is so special...

block 7 is the schoolhouse

love the heart boxes....still need to get the flower and leaves ready....

this quilt is all about patience for me...I am moving slowly but surely with this sweet quilt....I only get a chance to work on it when I am a passenger in the car or at applique group once a month.....

One day far in the future it will be done.....xoxoxo Pam

spoonflower and pinkchalk delivery....

the mailman delivered two packages this week...lucky me!!!

favorite solids month so far

couldn't resist this fabric....and I really am trying to behave!!!

how cool is this fabric right??? 1 yard = RGB color space chart with 3600 tiles

for more info on the color guide visit spoonflower.com/colorguide

hope everyone is enjoying the weekend....Nick is off to soccer and I am going to spend some time in my sewing room and out in the garden weeding and watering....so much to do ...never enough time.... ~ pam ~

BEST FAMILY REUNION EVER

We are home again .... we traveled to Pigeon Lake, Alberta, Canada for a family reunion...Ron and Joyce shared their lake home with us...Susan and Joyce shopped and planned for all the shared dinners....6 of 7 siblings were able to make it...we missed you Norrie!!

found this hanging in a tree at a rest stop near clearwater ,bc...sweet little knitted bluebird of happiness...

big horn sheep....in jasper

aprons for all

five of seven sibs

alberta roses smell so good

there were lots of children

and a beautiful lake

hosts with the mosts

this is my favorite nephew in law DAVE

sister susan found stairs

we had smores

2 fifth wheels...1 motor home...1tent trailer plus the lake house x  30 people = 1 great reunion

tiger torch fire specialist  Ron made  an awesome fire every night...

this one is for you susan

this is caribou country

meeting our newest family baby ava ....priceless

le jardin applique on the road....finished block # 6

and now we are home again....back to reality...back to work....but it is friday and there might be some dancing tonight!!!! xoxoxo  pam

unplugging

We are heading to Alberta for a family reunion in the morning....no quilting for a week ! No quilting ,  no blogging,and no computer...... I am so looking forward spending some time with my siblings and having a vacation!!!

Nick and I began our holiday last night by taking a stroll down at Juanita Beach....which is still closed but we enjoyed walking down the boardwalk and through the bird sanctuary ....saw my first ducklings....sooooo stinkin cute..... but they were too far away for a good shot.....

Looking forward to a small much needed break from the sewing room....even so I know I will miss it a bit....
Early Happy July 4th to all !! XOXOXOXO  Pam

four girls and four quilts

 Four special graduation quilts for four very special girls....
 Lily met these girls in kindergarten and here they are 13 years later ...The ceremonies and the parties  are over...each quilt has been given and so well received...
 I love making quilts and I love giving quilts cuz they are the best gift in the whole world !!!!!!
 I express myself so much better in quilts than I do in words!!!!

 Lily's quilt is made with anna marie horners innocent crush...my sisters and I were loosely inspired by a denyse schmidt quilt called not so charcoal...there is no pattern ....every block is different ...we had fun...
 more photos here

Lilvi's quilt is the well loved zigzag.... I think I have made 4 now!! Livi picked her colors....Kay helped me piece this one....here is  the tutorial from crazymomquilts blog............ and here is my very first blogpost and first zigzag here

 Savannah loves pink....and I love foundation strip piecing......I made my first tutorial and blogged about it here

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 Elizabeth's favorite color is blue and I decided to add a bit of green.... I love all 4 quilts but this is actually my favorite...and it was the easiest by far...I used bone solid by kona and had all these prints in my stash..... inspired by this cherryhouse post and blogged about here

missing Elizabeth in this shot....she came later to Lilvi's party and Savannah and Lily had to leave early to go to work....

   beautiful quilts for beautiful girls and I love how each quilt has a personality to match .....happy Monday to all....xoxoxox Pam