Two Former Quilts

Both these quilts are twin size, and I decided to post them just because. These are two of my favorites that I quilted in the past. I just get the evergreen tree quilt out in the winter, and made it about ten years ago. I love the flannel backing on it - so cozy. This quilt is patchwork, not qpplique. The other one is one that I didn't piece - I bought the quilt top from some ladies set up outside a Walmart in Leitchfield, Ky when I was working for Nintendo. They were selling quilt tops, and I liked this one, and it's remained one of my favorites.

Tomorrow I intend to sandwich together the "doll quilt" with the batting and backing and start quilting on it, and I'm making good progress on the applique of the garden quilt. I've seen several other quilts I'd like to make, and I'd like to start hooking another rug. Gosh, so many projects, so little time, so little money. So much fun.

Just Wondering

I was just wondering - Do you think balloon boy is related to bubble boy?

Bobbys Fantasy Football League

Okay, I just can't resist. When Julie and Bobby got into the same fantasy football league, I can't tell you how many times I heard about Julie picking bad players for her team, how surprised Bobby was that Julie didn't do a better job, that she picked with her heart and not with her head. Well, this week it was Bobby vs. Julie, and you got it. Julie Won. Bobby e'mailed Julie this morning to congratulate her, but I hope she shows him no mercy. He told me last night that she might beat him, and I asked him, "and how's that going to make you feel after giving her such a hard time?" He put his thumb and index finger together, and said, "about this big." Come on Julie. Don't be a good sport. Rub it in big time.

These are three pictures from Halloween at the zoo. Jill in the stroller is taken when we're just entering...such enthusiasm! And Erin sure can strike a pose! That was earlier in the day before the actual Halloween at the Zoo started, when we were just seeing the animals. And of course, Erin was a dragon, as you can plainly see.

I'll play around with this and either stand her right side up and delete this paragraph, or...you may be reading this paragraph...time will tell.

Halloween at the Zoo

Halloween Parade

When I saw the American flag approaching in the parade, my first thoughts were that the parade was going to be a little more upscale this year. As you can see from the guy in white, I had been too quick with my assumptions. Anyway, Mark and I stood in the drizzle at Highland Avenue & Bardstown Road and enjoyed the parade, and it did seem to have more businesses involved this year. There was a good crowd- nothing to compete with the Zombie invasion, however. I love Bardstown Road. It's so...well, Bardstown Roadish. Sort of got that Derby feel all the time, but sometimes with a touch of zombie or Halloween or Christmas or Irish or whatever.

This afternoon we're going to the Halloween Party at the Zoo with Erin and Jill, Mark and Kim, so there's a chance we'll have pictures to post.

Quilt Progression

These are two pictures of six flower blocks that I have pieced together so far, and I may get the other six pieced onto it this weekend. Maybe...it's a slow process. The blocks are pieced together with nine different red fabrics cut on the diagonal, and a green fabric block that was used in the stems. So far, so good. And then I'll start appliqueing the flowers for the border. I'm beginning to think I'll live to see this quilt completed, and hopefully a few more. Each of these blocks is fourteen and a half by fourteen and a half. So plus the sashing and the border, it will be about 79 inches or so by 79 inches or so.