Ozark Garden

I am taking a wonderful class on Quilt University called Ozark Garden by Lily Kerns.  She is a talented, award winning teacher and I am so lucky to be able to take a class from her in cyberspace, because I would not ever have the opportunity in physical life.  I am so in awe of modern technology  because it allows us chances to do things we wouldn't otherwise be able to do.

The class has taught me to paper piece on the front of the pattern and save all the ripping out.  I've really enjoyed learning that technique.  This is my quilt to date, I still have a lot of work to do.  It won't remain in that configuration, but here it is!

table runner

I started this table runner a few years ago when I belong to a small stitching group that use to get together Tuesday afternoon.  I didn't want to take my sewing machine so this was an easy hand sewing project to work on.  I don't go to that group anymore as they moved, and I got too busy, but I finally finished the project. I found this in an Australian quilting magazine.

Two little rug mugs

I had these two orphaned blocks from a swap I had been involved in quite a few years ago, so I turned them into little rug mugs.  I gave the one with the two geisha to Nikki.

Canadiana wrap up party

Pat's quilt all finished.  One of two!

My quilt still in the block stage

Susan's quilt still in the block stage too.

Susan Hillis's gorgeous quilt

Kathy's quilt in batiks

Love the red background

gorgeous quilt

Pat with her quilt

Sandy's quilt all finished

We went to our instructor's home to have a really nice potluck lunch and wrap up party. Dianne  has a beautiful home in South Burnaby on Marine Drive.  She has it decorated with some beautiful antiques and her sewing room is something else.  It is on the ground level and walks out onto her lovely terraced back yard.  She has the sliding glass doors, so the room gets lots of natural day light.  We played a Canadian trivia game, in which I did not so hot and a game where we had to figure out what different antique household items were.  Our lunch was fantastic and it was so nice to see the quilts that our classmates had made.  Her other class attended also, so it was nice to get to know some ladies from Dianne's guild.  Some people had their quilts completely finished.  Mine is still in the block stage.

My 56th Birthday

My family

 Well, what happened!  I am now 56.  I had a lovely Birthday with my children despite the fact that we lost dear Ozzy that morning.  The day didn't start off well, but my family helped me get through it.  I had my mom and mother in law and my son's girl friend over and we had some nice chinese food.  My kids got me a tirimisu cake that was delicious.  We watched the funniest ventriloquist on TV.  His name is Terry Fator and not only does he do ventriloquism he impersonates famous singers while he is doing it.  He is just awesome.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YveEjinv5T0&feature=related

My delicious Birthday Cake

Brittany, Jim, Nicole, my mom

My sweet little cats

Adorable Steve

Dear Ozzy

Nicole's cat Steve disappeared over 3 weeks ago and now we found the remains of Ozzy last Thursday morning.  We know it was coyotes.  I had been keeping the cats in at night since Steve disappeared, but on Wednesday, I couldn't get the cats to come in the house and after about 20 minutes of chasing them around the yard and not being able to catch them I gave up.  Nicole found Ozzy about 3 blocks from our house and Michael, Jim and I went and brought him home and buried him.  We still have 2 cats, but the house seems empty.  This cats that we lost were the funny, affectionate cats and I will miss them for a long time.

Canadiana Quilt Class

These are a few of the quilts that some ladies in our class have put together.  The bottom quilt is completely finished.  Nobody else is at that point yet.  All the quilts are so diverse with the different colour schemes and peoples own histories.