Church Banner

I was able to see the church fall banner that several members and me made for the side of the altar this past Sunday. It is a 12 ft banner with falling leaves on it. It was alot of work but looked great on the side of the altar.

Camping trip to Bullards State Park Bandon OR

Last week, we went camping at Bullards State Park in Bandon,OR for 3 nights (Monday-Thursday). There were several storms coming in over the weekend and Monday. We got to see the best storm watching with rain,wind and HUGE WAVES along the coast. Wayne, Dad and Maddie came in the pick-up camper and drove the VUE. I took my time getting to Bandon by stopping at the Factory Outlets in Lincoln City, Fred Meyer in Newport and Florence and 3 quilt stores. I stopped at the Quilters Cove in Newport and Wenz-daze Quilters Emporium in Florence. I went shopping at Forget Me Knots in Bandon. I found a cute beach materical in Florence and Bandon. We stayed in the campground with me in a yurt and the guys in the pickup camper by the yurt. Monday night we had a wind,rain, and thunderstorm come in at 11:00pm. You could hear the storm coming with lighting and thunder in a distance. It was very intense when it hit us with alot of rain,wind and huge crashing lightning and thunder that felt like it would hit you. It was nice to hear a warm yurt to sit in and eat our meals. We went over to the south jetty to watch the waves which were 20-25 ft high. Tuesday, we went to the beach and saw huge waves throwing HUGE LOGS around the beach. It was amazing. We went to see Sunset Beach State Park, Shore Acres State Park and huge rocks with seal lions and seals on them. You could hear them. We had a great campfire that night. Wednesday, the guys/Maddie went fishing on the Coquille River and I went shopping in Bandon and working on my binding on my fall quilt wall hanging. Dad caught a coho salmon 25" long and 15-16lbs. It was a naive salmon so couldn't keep it. We went out to eat in Bandon that night. We headed home on Thursday with me leaving early at 7:45 and guys later. We had a wonderful time camping and see a wild storm on the coast.

Happy 10-10-10

This is a special day because it is 10/10/2010. It has been a rainy weekend with mild temps. I love the fall weather with leaves turning different colors, pumpkins, crispy/rainy weather, hot apple cider and fall food. Last week I helped finish make a 12 ft fall banner for the church. This my first time working with some ladies from church making a 2 banners for the side of the altar. It is light tan in the front with a dark brown on the back. We cut leaves to place on it. I put the 2 banners together which was alot of work and time. Long story short I wouldn't do it again(disorganized and lack of communication). I will try to get a picture of it this week.
I have enjoyed 10-10-10 because I was put on call this morning which is my 1st day back to work after over 8 weeks off for surgery. I was canceled the rest of the shift so started a wall hanging called Pumpkin Harvest. I made a table topper last week with fall leaves. I started a small wall hanging with several leaves. I will work on sewing the veins on the leaves.
Wayne's Dad is coming Wednesday for 3 weeks. It will be nice to have him here.

Northwest Quilt Expo/Wallowa State Park

I went to the Northwest Quilt Expo in Portland on Sept 25. I really enjoyed the show and the featured artist was Jean Wells. I got to the show early so was able to see all the quilts before it got crowded. There were 250-300 quilts with alot of great vendors. I got 2 patterns designed by June Jaeger called Quail Family and The Pictorial Northwest. She is the sister of Jean Wells. Superior Threads was there so got several spools of thread.
The next day we headed over to the far Northeast corner of the state to go camping at Wallowa State Park/Wallowa Lake/Josesph. It is a beautiful area of Oregon that we have never seen but heard alot about it. We went to 3 different quilt shops which were Pendleton QuiltWorks, Becky's Fabric in Lewiston,ID and Cattle Country Quilts in Joseph,OR which was my favorite. It was a cute shop with alot more fabric/patterns then the other 2 stores. I got a pattern that I have been looking for ages called Bali Sunrise and 2 fabrics on sale. Joseph is a cute town with alot of shops, resturants and beautiful bronze statues on main street. We had a great time camping and seeing this beautiful area called the "Switerland of Oregon". I love the barns in this area which are featured in several Country/Country Extra magazine.

Happy Fall

It has been awhile since my last blog and Sept is almost over. I'm glad fall season is here. It is one of my favorite times of the year. It has been 7 weeks since my hip surgery. I did get a another quilt to done in August. I brought the pattern and 8 fat quaters in Houston for the 2008 International Quilt Show. The pattern is called Follow the Leader and fabric from Pincushion Boutique Davis, CA. The fabric was a batik with blue, green and purple. I will get on the quilt machine next month. Paige and I went to EES last Monday and had a great time shopping for quilting things(books, pattern, rulers, fusible web, batting and fabric. I have been working on a 12 ft banner(2) for our church. It has been an experience working with a church group. Long story. I'm glad I got the banner ready to place leaves over it. I will be unable to work on the banner next week so won't see it until the 1st week of Oct. We are going camping to the northeast part of the state today. We are staying at Wallowa State Park near Joesph for 5 nights. We have never been that part of the state. It will be Maddie's 1st camping trip.
Yesterday, I went to Portland to the Northwest Quilting Expo. I got there early so was able to see all the quilts without a crowd. The quilts were fabulous. I will post some pictures later. Enjoyed the vendors.