Whatever became of the Madrona Road Challenge?????

Many months ago, I posted about the Madrona Road challenge with the Vancouver Modern Guild.  It was a lot of fun and a real challenge for me, particularly since I'm not a huge fan of blue and yellow.

I had it all ready, the top only, to take to the meeting for the big reveal only to discover that several of the blocks or the components were turned.

I'm not over the top concerned with this usually, but you can't stand in front of some the best quilters in the Lower Mainland with turned squares.....so I took it apart.

I showed what I had that was correct and then brought it home and stuffed it onto a shelf and there it has sat for many months.

I am over the top happy to say that it is now finished......it is quilted.....and it is my new good neighbour screen in my laundry room!

When the sun is shining, it looks for all the world like stained glass.  I love it and it makes me happy, particularly when I see my neighbours head walking past the window!

 



A New Flag for the Backyard.

I was feeling rather angry with myself for not accomplishing more in the past month or so.  Not really beating myself up but just disappointed that I didn't have more accomplished.  It's not like I just stood around doing nothing...or did I ? ? ?

 

I completed this little flag yesterday.  I would have posted the picture of the one it replaced, but I'm too embarrassed.  I'm sure that it's been flying every summer on that pole for the past 5 years.  It was faded, tattered and I think a spider made a nest in one corner of it and crapped all over it as well.

 

This is from a Kim Schaeffer book.  The original pattern was for a table runner or a place mat, but I just spun the ends and make an elongated flag out of it. 

 

Since watermelon is my favorite food on the planet, it seemed fitting for summer!

 

 



Summer Time Activities!

 



 

We LOVE our hot pickled beans.  We love them for lunch, for dinner.....sometimes even with a cleansing ale at the end of the evening with some cheese.  We haven't made them in years and it would appear that in retirement, I have a need to go back to the olden days.  Maybe I'm trying to  make up for all the times I worked, rather than did the domestic diva stuff, I'm not sure.  But one thing that I do know is that I can't wait for Christmas to give them a try!