The Picnic Quilt

The Picnic Quilt is finished and will be delivered soon! It is a 6 foot square.

I bought the fabric for the top in Shipshewana, Indiana, when we were visiting there a while back. 

I really like the 3D look. The quilt is machine quilted - a rarity for me!

The fabric for the back, a batik, came from Lucky 2B Quilting in Pecatonica, Illinois.

I decided a carrying bag was a good idea. The bag has two sets of handles - the short ones are just to carry it with your hands and the longer straps are shoulder straps.

I have a friend who really likes this quilt and said if I gave it to her, she wouldn't put it on the ground!!!

A small wallhanging

We need two small summery wallhangings for our free standing hangers. 

The first one is done!

Roses!

Some friends of ours, John and Renata, got married Saturday. Being a little older, they wanted a very small wedding. That's difficult when you are well known and loved in the church and the town. So they kept the wedding a secret until Renata told but she did not give the date. Yesterday at church, we found out the wedding had been Saturday. Although they are on their honeymoon, they left roses for everyone! 

Aren't they gorgeous?

We helped pass out the flowers and there were quite a few left so we ended up with four instead of two. 

Kite Wallhanging

I went to quilt day camp March 15 at Lucky 2B Quilting. I found a pattern for a kite quilt in a great book BUT the wallhanging was too wide for my hanger so I decided to make it narrower - turned out to be quite a project! When I got "done", I felt that something was lacking so I appliqued the yellow kite with the ribbon tail in the middle. The original pinwheels around the outside were much larger but didn't look right on this size. In fact, most of the quilt is different from the pattern but I was so happy for the inspiration!

Today I am pinning a quilt using Sharon Schamber's basting method part 1 and part 2. It is so nice not to be on the floor pinning! This is the largest quilt I've tried to do this way. This quilt is a 70" square. 

Eagles

Last Thursday I was near the Mississippi River and I saw more than 50 eagles! It was an incredible sight. All of them were on the ice/water.

So on Friday, Ray and I went to the River to see what we could see...

eagles in the trees...

eagles in the water...

eagles in closer trees...

eagles everywhere! In the trees and in the water!

Ray estimates that we saw over 150 eagles on Friday.

What a sight!

Spring table mats

A while ago I posted a picture of some spring fabric. I did make a couple of table mats and forgot to take pictures until now! For some reason, I can't turn the first two pictures.

I think they are the perfect colors for Easter!

My newest gadget!

I picked up our new pasta maker on Thursday and we got to try it out yesterday.

First on our list was egg noodles and they turned out! We enjoy eating some of them last night!

The process is quite easy and fun. We bought the machine at Cookin Something Up in Dubuque. They gave us recipes for whole wheat pasta, flavored pastas, and chocolate ravioli. Oh, what to make next????