Of course this weekend marks our 1 year anniversary of living in South Africa.Things look much different today than they did last year. We were in a hotel… and Axel the dog and Spaz the cat were in the kennel. I did not have much to keep me busy, but I did have my friend Jan, who came and rescued me from long days in the hotel. Now I have just about everything I need…. So here is to another year!!! Not sure what I will blog about this coming year, but tell me is there some aspect of South Africa you would like to know about?
I also finished Mays UFO, #9. If you recall I didn’t get it done because after I had figured out where I wanted this to go… I had to order fabric. I ordered on May 15 and received it exactly 1 month later. I don’t know what the malfunction was, but you can bet I won’t order from them again. But on the bright side I really like the way it turned out. It has a luminosity the reflects the center… and now I get to contemplate the quilting. Any ideas?
The next UFO is #2. It will be a challenge… to complete. I know what I want to do… but I am really uncertain on how I’m going to accomplish it!!! If you want to see what some of the other finishes for June were go to Judy’s page.
And of course what would my post be without some nature? Today in the back yard 
feet of me. Mom on the other hand stayed a good 50 feet away at all times.
More Later-
Beth
I love both these quilts -- absolutely striking. I'd quilt that quilt with orange/purple and green variegated thread (f there is such a thing) and I would do little flames licking out from the center. I'll send you a link if I see what I mean out there on the web or I'll send you a photo if I can find one in my stash.
ReplyDeleteBoth quilts are wonderful. I especially like the medallion quilt with the bright on black. Very striking!
ReplyDeleteThose plovers are fun. Are they big birds? They are tall - long legs.
The Fourth of July is always a happy summer break here. It must be odd to be into fall for the Fourth. A couple of years ago, we were in a tiny town in Colorado - Wallsenburg - and the owners were probably Pakistani. We enjoyed watching their non-English speaking family shoot off fireworks in the motel parking lot. Always love to see your posts. Jean
Love the cranes and coots! DH still teases me endlessly whenever we see a coot, because I once hit one (and killed it) with my car, and was so distract that I couldn't drive. I'm still that way... I was a vegetarian when I met him, but it's funny how life turns out... me marrying an avid hunter... No more vegetarian, but thank goodness DH doesn't hunt ducks!;-) Good luck with your UFO's. I still forget your season are opposite. It's too hot to quilt here!! I'd love to hear more about the people of S. Africa! So intriguing!
ReplyDeleteBeautiful quilts and congrats on finishing 2 UFO's! That is quite an accomplishment.
ReplyDeleteThose quilts tops are bee-u-ti-ful. The Cranes and Coots is my favorite
ReplyDeleteBeautiful!! two great finishes, well done.
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