I didn’t end up having time take some pics but now that the movers have come and gone I do have a bit of time. I don’t have computer access anymore at my house but right now at my mom’s (where we will be spending a lot of time until the move) there is, so I snapped some shots. They are a bit washed out. I have been having some frustrations with my camera lately. I really need to read the manual and learn how to use it. I wish that I would have left it out instead of forgetting about it and letting it get packed, not to be seen again until late September with the bulk of our stuff. Oh well.

This is what I like to call the back. It was sort of fashioned after Denyse Scmidt’s A day at the beach only with a wider stripe. (I didn’t have enough peacock blue to make a small stripe, but I like how it turned out)

This is what I would call the front

I got the three block inspiration from here and the color inspiration from here. To piece the blocks i used this tutorial except I used different sized strips instead of only one size.

The binding was done in espresso with a corner of Amy Butler. It was quilted with the dark brown tread again. 

 I think my crafting time is over until I get to Turkey so I think I will say good-bye on this blog for the rest of the summer.   I can’t wait to see what crafty things Turkey will add to this blog.

Have a great summer and I’ll see you in September.

Wow, time is moving so fast. July is half over and soon I’ll be living in a new country. It’s just too weird.

Well, we had our garage sale this past weekend and I happily got ride a whole lot of unwanted stuff. Anything that wasn’t purchased was hauled off to the local thrift store. This week has already been crazy and promises only to get worse. The movers are coming at the end of the week and I am not ready. I will be ready but there’s just a ton of things to do.

I did finish the quilt I mentioned a couple of posts ago and will (time willing) take a couple of photos tomorrow.

This is a few days late but I forgot to take pics on his birthday.

Here’s our newest 7 year old with his toughest fighting face.

He had a great birthday at the park with family. Hours and hours of running and playing with cousins. Does it get better than that?

We had a crazy morning at the car dealership. I set out to have the door looked at ended up instead rushing to the doctor to have Bron looked at. While doing the paper work the kids asked for some hot chocolate. I gave the OK and the next thing I know Bron is covered in chocolate and screaming like you never want to hear your kid scream. As is turned out Bron wanted some chocolate too and someone in the waiting room thought it was a good idea to help her get some.

Here she is about 6 hours later. I am so glad it wasn’t worse.

All wrapped up.

We have known since April but its all official now. We are moving to Turkey. Many of you already knew this but now I feel like I can talk about it.  The unofficial plan is to board a plane in about 5 weeks. I am hoping to square away a lot of details this week so I’ll have a better time frame. For now, life is a lot of to-do lists. I just have to keep reminding myself the move is coming soon so I will stop putting things off till tomorrow or next week.

On a crafty note. I have completed the top for the second quilt. I still need to pick out backing fabric (note- add this to to-do list) but I’m thinking about doing a blue back again, well maybe curry, oh I don’t know. I’ll wait until I get to the fabric store to decide.

So, if you don’t see me around these parts much this month you’ll know why. Once they take my computer I imagine I’ll pretty much be off the air until September but we’ll see.

Here are some pics of my latest quilt. The front and back are both pretty much solid with a few splashes of color. (these aren’t great pics, I don’t know how to photograph larger quilts, but you get the idea)

The front idea came for This Book. It is called Bits and Pieces. I pretty much followed the directions on piecing the front.

The back is a variation of Denyse Schmidt’s A Day at the Beach.

I really love how the dark brown quilting looks on the Bermuda Kona Cotton fabric.

The quilt was bound with more Espresso Kona Cotton with a few left over Bits and Pieces from the front mixed in. I didn’t make a final measurement but I think its about 65 x 75 inches.

I left Bron alone in her high chair while I did some cleaning in another room. Boy was that a mistake. I walked back and look what I saw.

Take notice of the chocolate splattered on the wall. Imagine a bunch of those same splatters on the carpet below her. I definitly do not recommend carpet in the dining room if children eat there.

I guess the chocolate was good. She is eating it off her arm.

Here’s a peek at my current WIP. This is the first of two quilts in this color scheme. What you see is Kona Cotton in Espresso and Bermuda along with a few specks of Amy Butler. This quilt is a bridal shower gift for a dear friend of mine.

Come back on Saturday for more information.

This past weekend we camped at Ensign Ranch. After a night of campfire fun we spend most of the next day around the horses.

Magnus got a lot of practice on his ocarina. He would stand on the fence and play a particular song in hopes to call one over. He was successful to one friendly guy who wondered over to us to check us out.

After a while of admiring the horses each of the kiddies got to go on a parent led ride.

It was harder to lead the horses than I expected. Neither of the them wanted to go where I wanted. They wanted to lead the way. I found my self pulling them around a bit before they gave in and let me lead. It was pretty obvious I hadn’t spend much time around horses.

The school year has come to an end. We will still be doing home-school studies over the summer but it will be a lot more informal.

Both the kids participated in the end of year EXPO this year. Thisbe performed with her guitar class, playing: All Shook Up, Twist and Shout, and Under the Sea.

Magnus played a Zelda Medley on his ocarina that he put together himself.

I remember loving Field Day when I was in elementary school.The kids field day was pretty much the same. Lots of fun out side in the sun.

Here’s some of the fun they had with bubbles.

It was a bit sad to have to say good-bye to all our friends from this school. Many of whom we will never see again. Moving is always hard.