this one is for BARB xoxo

our good friend barb has moved from her long time family home in redmond to live close to her son in gig harbor xo gina got the idea to make her a going away quilt...using this signature block

these blocks came together from friends near and far ... xo

i met barb in 1995 at the " going to pieces " quilt group at redmond pacific fabric store...[no longer there but now meets at the bellevue store]  barb had recently joined the group too ...barb bought a long arm soon after ...she made many quilts and many friends along the way...even inspired me to buy a long arm...

the blocks were  pieced by many...and put together by judy, carey and patty...the backing was done by susan...quilting by me [loop the loop by barbara becker from digitech]...label by gina...binding by kay ...gotta love how many friends came together on this one

and last night we gave her this special memory quilt made with so much love by so many ... it was her first time receiving a finished quilt !  we love barb! and we are so happy that she plans on visiting often xo xoxo

    happy wednesday xo pam

grampa's birthday and some fairy magic on the stairs xo

we drove to vancouver yesterday to celebrate grampa nat's 80 th birthday...we had a wonderful lunch at seasons in the park xo

so LOVE family photos xoxo

all five of ours were able to join us...so SPECIAL ~ everything has to line up just right for this to happen xo

nick and i did the stairs today...what a beautiful fall day xo

complete w some fairy door magic... xo inspired by ~ if you believe the world could use more magic  the tiny door project

if you look close ...

there are quite a few in our neighbourhood xo

                                happy sunday xo pam

in the sewing room...and our kitchen xo

finished up lindy's lovely moda quilt w loop the loop by barbara becker from digitech ~ love it xo

finished up lindy's jelly roll quilt w a new panto ~ cool beans by apricot moon ~ perfect for this retro look xo

and i finished up vada's xmas jelly roll w bows by dave hudson from digitech...i love this zigzag pattern and this sweet fabric

and tiffany made the sweetest little baby quilt ...i used dancing daisy by timeless treasure

i love this grey/green combo on the back xo

 i found these mini forelle pears at safeway ~ they are half the size of a regular pear...waiting patiently for them to ripen...

dinner with pam ...thank you nick xo

love my job xoxo
 heading out to the airport to pick up lily tonight ~ so HAPPY our youngest will be  home this week  for a visit xo pam

i BELieVE iN thE COloUR WhEEL iS dONe

i love this quilt and it is ALL mine

had a beautiful fall day to photograph it too xo

finishing it up on canadian thanksgiving was a BONUS

color slab love it all started here

more info here

so happy with the recycled duvet on the back too xoxoxo

happy tuesday!!

i have a super busy week ahead of me and lily will be home for a visit in 3 more sleeps! xo pam

MQX PORTLAND

drove from seattle  to the machine quilters trade show in portland this week with my sister

we stayed at the red lion right across the street from the convention center

we rode the light rail three times...

sisters are quite brave together xo

and we ate at the famous food trucks with judy xo

we shopped a bit...visited the famous powel book store ...had pizza ...

went into a city target for the first time

downtown is very old and beautiful

with so much color xo

the convention center is pretty amazing

we took a dot to dot kind of class w angela walters ~ she is so fun

afterwards i asked her to"get down" so we could see her quilting in the photo and she did xo

lots to see at the show....i bought my superior threads and anne bright pantos and got a bolt of batting from wanda [best customer service ever] at heartbeat quilting and then we toured the juried quilt show...

this was a favorite ~ i am such a tree lover xo

also impressed that this was done on a home machine xo

and this is another favorite

w a well deserved ribbon

big blue was a hit w me

we have come a long way with quilting baby xo

another one that is done on a regular sewing machine ~ AMAZING

WOW WOW and WOW

these were just a few of my favorites...there were many wonderful quilts in this juried show...check out the MQX winners here and more here 

had such a fast and furiously good week with my quilting sister...only thing missing was our other quilting sister...

        boo hoo ~ so sad to goodbye at the airport today xo
        happy saturday ....  xo pam

one for me

started quilting  i believe in the color wheel 

i decided on cathedral windows and i am LOVING it xo

definitely going with this awesome stripe for the binding xo

sister had landed...today we shop ...tomorrow we head to portland for  MQX .

happy tuesday ! xo pam

zoom zoom zoom

  finished up my sister's big beautiful monster quilt...i did a 2 1/2 grid and wonder if it is a bit underquilted? looking forward to seeing it after it has been washed ...xo

i LOVE the back

a lot xoxo

    went to my first smqg meeting last night with 2 friends...i have been wanting to join in for a long time...looking forward to making some time for this...
tonight i am going to the dave chappelle show with my daughter...last minute invite ~ i said YES
on sunday nick and i are going to see half moon run at the crocodile...our friend's son dylan is in the band xo
and on monday my sister arrives for a visit and we will be driving down  to portland for MQX  mid week ~
and in between i have a few  customer quilts to finish ~ whew ~ life is so good..
i just have to remember to breathe and be in all those wonderful moments xoxo

happy thursday xo pam