weekend adventures at larrabee and madison and a very old quilt

had a beautiful summer weekend filled with family, sunshine and good food !!

we drove  beautiful chuckanut drive and went on a hike

hiked the service road up up up...

of course there was planking ....julie's very first time....

safe easy planking....

do you see the almost  happy face ?

came down on the walking trails

planking on planks

our first and probably last double plank

mr. cole's ear at fragrance lake

sister julie wishing we had remembered to tell her that there could be swimming....

and a turtle

and the most amazing viewpoint

had dinner in edison on the way home.....our favorite shop was closed for the day but look what nested above their front door!!

next day was a picnic at madison park

mr. cole w his very tall sons

we had a nice shady spot on the grass

miss lily w the old quilt that i found years ago at a garage sale ....think i paid $30 for it...i washed it very carefully and put it away until now...i decided that it is our family picnic blanket..to be used and loved ! and look how good it looks!!!

julie and i are off for another adventure today....we are driving to portland for a night or two....looking forward to a small getaway..... happy monday to all ~ pam ~ xoxoxoxo

color possibilities are endless

OK I am making one more graduation quilt... it is the 6th one.... I have really enjoyed making all of them....lap quilts are such an easy size to work with AND the best part is having a worthy excuse to play with the  fabric and design that have inspired me recently.... it is also the best way in the whole world to show my love!!
This new project was inspired by pippa  her sidewalk quilt was featured on moderndayquilts [on my faves] and I was instantly attracted...she is one very creative girl with solids!!

the hard part was choosing my color ways because possibilities are endless

at first i was attracted to soft but decided to save that idea for a baby q

then i loved these 4 colors together but decided against that too....

hours later and a bit frustrated...i added black, orange, red and dark brown

now i am happy

i love these colors together

i am still playing w placement and i might make more blocks.....more to come soon...

this is my first all solid quilt....I love trying out new ideas and I thank everybody in blogland for sharing their creative goodness!!!  ~Pam~

i think i am just happy....

i have been in love w vintage sheets for awhile now....inspired by jeni at incolororder ...she is pretty much an expert in vintage ! it makes me smile that "vintage" is the sixty and seventies though !!!

this vintage sheet, orange flannel and striped fabric made the perfect trio

quilted w sunny day by gali design

love love this stripe binding

i pieced the backing w a strip of the sheet...

this wholecloth quilt is so HAPPY !

had a bit of fun w raw applique as well....

such a pretty floral....had an old sears label w 50/50 poly cotton

this is one happy, sunny ,

and cheerful quilt!!

i think i am just happy....

i found this sheet at the thriftstore for $2.50 prewashed it w oxyclean....used superior so fine on quilt top and superior bottomline in my bobbin... the sheet was 50 cotton 50 poly so i was a bit nervous about possible tension problems....especially because there is a lot of advice NOT to use sheets for quilting...i was very lucky and had no problems at all....xoxoxo  Pam

pink chalk special delivery...

i love the solid of the month club ! if you r interested there is a pink chalk link on my side bar....

love this months special delivery....could be quilt challenge right here.....

this is what 7 months of belonging to the solids club looks like if you are a fabric hoarder.....

looks so so gooooood....

and this is the start of my fun weekend project...hope to have an easy project all done by tomorrow.....

                                        happy saturday......... xoxoox  pam

i heart rhubarb stepping stones and some beginner planking

rhubarb stepping stones are so easy to make and look so gooood in the garden ....this is my third time and they have worked real well every time. my sister susan made these for the first time years ago and gave me the directions...of course i couldn't find those the other nite when we were making them with jim and carrie BUT if you google you get lots of help...i used this link and also found a delicious recipe for rhubarb crisp!

jim is cutting the wire and carrie and nick are mixing it up

here carrie is hamming it up

afterwards jim was very tired...jk we were planking for fun....click on planking and check it out for a good laugh...it is a new craze!!!

carrie planked before dinner

nick planked earlier at bridal trails

i planked too... in fact i want to plank more..... but back to the rhubarb...

keep them wet for several days before flipping them over....

i use my longarm sewing tools to help pick out the rhubarb leaf

heh everybody look how good they look.....rhubarb has the very best veins....

we made 10 stones with 2 bags of cement ...the ones on the left are turned and cleaned....AND we had such a fun nite with our friends....

these stones have been in our lovely garden for years

~ hope it is a good good friday for everyone!!  xoxoxo pam ~

the peace quilt is all done

I have finished the 5th grad quilt....this one is for hannah....had so much fun with this fast easy peasy quilt...I found the pattern here at tallgrassprairiestudio....thanks Jacquie !

loved having this one on my design wall..i am going to miss it ...

machine quilted w dave hudson's jacob's ladder...LOVE this panto, i have it in a few sizes

this is one cozy quilt

used left over flannel

makes me feel so GOOD to "use up"

tried Helen's tag label...love it  ...thanks Helen...find her tutorial here

gotta love mondays...the fresh start of a brand new week.... xoxox pam