Silly Banana

                        Kiara in her bunny costume.  :)

DADDY IS A BANANA!   :)

Enjoying Etsy.com

I've been hooked on Etsy.com recently and spend my surfing time cruising the various pages of art and creativity.  Wow!  What a well-spring of inspiration that has got my creative juices flowing.  I will be making a shop on etsy before too long as I gather an inventory to get me going.  Look for QuiltingThreads as my shop name.  Wish me luck =)

hawaiian

Here is one just finished:  Hawaiian Wedding Rings

I'm giddy!

What fun it was to piece this quilt.  Is this gorgeous or what!  Only took 2 weeks.  Definitely look for more of these from me.  This one is destined for a quilt show and offered for sale.  Could be a wall hanging or a throw blanket.  42" x 68"  The photo doesn't do it justice...I wish you could see the nuance of color, and sparkle in some of the fabrics

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Hunting through the noodle forest at the cool children's museum in Phoenix.

Candy bar gram for the graduate=)

What a gift!  Full Storm trooper gear.

Car wash at the children's museum

Proof that I was there.  I'm usually just behind the camera.

Opening gifts and stuff.  Celebrating the occasion.

Stuff we did: bowling with 7 little boys--too cute!

Budding engineers trying to get the ping pong ball to be pushed up through the tube.

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 At the movie in the park--the kids took advantage of the hill behind our blankets.

A line of nephews

Daddy and baby

cute Oliver

This is the fantastic "Grandmothers Victory Garden"quilt my mom made.  All hand stitched.  She is graciously letting me attach the binding and then enter it into a quilt show for her. I think the judges would be crazy not to give it a ribbon!

Trip to AZ

So I want to post some pics of my 4-day trip to see family in Mesa.  My little (haha 6'2"!!!)brother graduated high school and had his eagle court of honor.  I was loving the heat of 95 degree days.  Such a change from the cool spring weather we have had here in Spokane. 

The "Walk"

white collar in the center

trombone player in the band--back row

Mom and Dad

Bro's and fam

Beautiful outdoor setting.  Like I said 95 degrees...glad we got seated on the shady side.

There he is.  I couldn't get the focus right.  bleh

taking in the view close-up