On With the Show! (Redmond, OR)

I'm off to catch the morning shuttle to Sisters.  Kristy and I have enjoyed the Quilt Expo, but it was a lot smaller than we had expected.  

We certainly did not need more than a day to see all the booths and talk to the vendors.  I saw many patterns and fabrics that I would love to buy.  I managed to restrain myself.  I only bought one pattern book, 1 yard of fabric, and a bottle of Instant Antique in a bottle.  I have been wanting to try a Hawaiian applique block and the this book does a great job of demonstrating with step-by-step photos.  Quilt Passions had all sorts of applique patterns - sea turtles, sea horses, tropical flowers....and the list goes on.  Anyway, I have a new project(s).  Now, I just need to find the time...

I haven't had much free time to work on projects or answer emails/blog comments.  The last few days have been fun-packed with quilts, quilt/fabric talk, and showing Kristy the surrounding beauty of Central Oregon.

The following photos are from Shevlin Park in Bend, OR.  Dan and I walked this one last week.  The walk had a few surprises with arched pedestrian bridges....

 old covered bridge

and my favorite...

a dry creek filled with balanced rocks....

It looks like people walking on the trail would stop and make their own balanced rocks.  We have seen these along the beaches and other spots, but never this many in one area.  I often added balanced rocks in my rock garden.  Every once in awhile, heavy winds would knock them down and I would make new ones.  Of course, I had to add my own balanced rocks....

Not too bad...eh?  and I'm off!

Happy Quilting!!

Counting Down! (Sunriver, OR)

I hope everyone had a great time celebrating the 4th of July.  We spent 3 July walking around the Old Mill District and Woodriver Park in Bend.  On the 4th, we went for a 9 mile hike to Green Lakes.  I am still recovering from our walk today.

Old Mill District

With the heat index hitting the high 90s, people are finding fun ways to stay cool on the Deschutes river by kayaking, river rafting, and paddle boarding.

Deschutes River

I'm getting behind on posting photos of our walks, so I'll just add a few each time I post for awhile with the locations of where we have been walking.  Below is the double Paulina Falls from last week.  I did not take my camera with me since it was still raining when we went for our walk around Paulina Lake.

Paulina Falls

One more week and I will be in quilt heaven!  Ever since I watched Alex Andersen tour the Sisters Outdoor Quilt Show in "Simply Quilts".  I have been wanting to go.  I really did not think it would ever happen, but it is becoming a reality - bigger and better than I ever imagined!

The quilt show in Sisters is on Saturday (July 13), but there are several other quilt shows going on during the week.  My SIL found out there will be a  Quilt Expo (July 11-14) in Redmond and guess what??!!  We have reservations at the same fairgrounds!   I will be within walking distance to four days of quilts, vendors, and classes!  Yes!

Also, the  The Old Mill District in Bend will be hosting the Sisters Quilt Walk  from July 5-22 with quilts scattered throughout the district in different shops.  And if that wasn't enough,  the Black Butte Ranch will have quilts on display all through July.  I can't believe I have gone from just a 1-day quilt show to so many shows within a short drive of each other.

And I can't forget the quilt shops - the Stitchin' Post and Homestead Quilts & Gallery.

On The Cutting Board
If I'm not too tired from a day of exploring Bend's surrounding area, I am sewing on some more vintage trailer mug rugs.  Here are three of them.  I have more that I will show you later.

I have been having so much fun using my imagination on how to decorate the trailers that I decided to add something to each of the windows this time.

flowers in the window

kitty peeking out the window

tea time!

Now, I just need to find some time to get out the sewing machine and these done!

Happy Quilting!