August Ontario Vacation

Well since I'm on a roll guess I'll see how far I can get!  LOL!

So August was my usual couple weeks vacation at my sister's in NW Ontario and our sporadic quilt show and sale.  This year I tried to finish off various items for this event but with my Western Canada vacation in June I was behind!!!  Naturally a good 90% of these items were Sylvia's projects, I had some smaller items (seen in previous blog entries) and some of the smaller items along with my friend Michelle's items.

 

This year I also got to enjoy some awesome fall weather, some folk entertainers at The Whiskey Jack restaurant along with taking part in their garage sale before heading back to Winnipeg.  I did stop in to visit with Adeline and Bill in Kenora and they took me to a local fundraiser is a nearby community.  I totally enjoyed my vacation!!!

Not only was I having a good time but Adeline's friend from Kenora was too!  I sure hope I have that much VAVAROOM that she enjoys life with!!!

Quilting Projects Update

Yes I've accomplished some items this past summer - not as much as I wanted to but at least some.

ABC panel with borders added and then quilted.
Sold

2013 OMAs Retreat project.
Completed in time for this year's retreat show n tell.

Back view - made from a recycled man's shirt.

Flannel panel cut apart and reassembled
with sashing, bordered and quilted.

Flannel backed with flannel inside.

2 Easy Design Head to Toe
Bed Runner made into Table Runner

Fantastic Fan Placemats - Karine Designs
Made with veggie/fruit fabrics collected on
Western Canada June vacation.
Sold

Fantastic Fan Placemats - Karine Designs
Made with veggie/fruit fabrics collected on
Western Canada June vacation.
Sold

 10 Minute Table Runner and Gift Bag

 

10 Minute Table Runner - RGA design

10 Minute Table Runner - RGA Design
fabric bought at Carola's Quilt Shop - Gibsons BC



10 Minute Table Runner - RGA Design
Sold

1st GFG project completed
Fabric bought at Kajta's Quilt Shoppe -Kamloops BC
All hand stitched and quilted.

Quick & Easy Table Runner Kit
Creative Quilting & Gifts
I changed the fabrics a bit.

PHEW that was a lot accomplished this summer.  Now to keep going completing some of the large stash of UFOs piling up.

Visiting Lanna - June 2014

OK now I'm on the roll and found some more pictures from my June Western Canada return trip that brought smiles and good feelings for me again.  Yes visiting Lanna whom Sylvia and I met on our trip to Ireland last year was something I was truly looking forward too as I missed my chance at the start of my trip so I was not missing it now - even with bad weather!!!

Don't get me wrong, trying to get to Lanna's home in SW Saskatchewan I had to "detour" off the major TransCanada Hwy onto gravel and smaller highways thankfully in the same directions I needed to go.  BUT seeing the ditches full of water was not that scary BUT coming upon fields for miles of rushing water lapping on the road edges (high winds and pouring rain too) was very intimidating and then coming upon two patches where water was a good metre over the highway in the low areas was downright scary!!!  BUT I kept calm and even with being made to retrace my way at least 30 kms and getting lost once (thankfully it was still daylight) I finally made it to the area for Lanna to come and guide me to their farm!  I was very relieved and enjoyed my tea or coffee before turning in for the night.

Anyways here are some pictures of two of Lanna's loving hobbies (some of these dolls Lanna has made herself and some from her travels) whenever time permits from family and farm responsibilities.  

These are my favourites!
Even though I love them all!!!

 

I can see the impishness in these two!

 

Love the carriage!!!

The bride is for her daughter's marriage.

Lanna and her longarm.

 

And now some of her lovely quits!!!

 

Good use for the leftover scraps!

 



  

And finally the one I slept under!



So Thank You Lanna for the chance to visit with you again, meet your family and most of all enjoy all your beautiful dolls and your lovely quilts.  God Bless and keep enjoying life!