My New Skirt

This skirt is made from a Sew Serendipity pattern by Kay Whitt. I made it during the month of August and in the photo I am shown wearing it at the outdoor wedding of our friends Randy and Betsy Wright.




The above photo was taken at the Historic William M. Bybee Inn located in rural Jacksonville, Oregon. The photo at the right shows a close-up of the detail of the trim and pocket of this six gored skirt.

Monday, August 30, 2010

This week the weather has given us such a contrast from the weather of last week. It has gone from blue skies and sunshine and temperatures over 95 to cloudy skies and temperatures of under 70 degrees!. This morning we even had a few showers. It didn't stop the local humming birds from coming out to dine from the flowers of our trumpet vine which is in profuse bloom right now. We enjoyed this beautiful vine so much last year we decided to plant two more this year! The younger vines are taking hold underground which is obvious due to the growth above ground. So far the new vines have not shown us any blossoms but they surely will next year. It is such a great perennial and a great climber and is a good "filler" for an expanse of fence.

My morning has been busy with the latest quilt I am making for one of my aunties. It is a crazy quilt pattern in shades of teal, green, red, gold, purple, brown and white. It is coming along nicely and as you can see by the two photos has an oriental panel in the center. When finished this lap quilt will measure about 5' wide by 6' in length.

Dog Days of Summer

I'm not sure what is mean by the saying, "the dog days of Summer" but looking across the room at my dog with his tongue hanging out in a heavy pant I would say that the dog days are here and now! Does anyone really read these blogs? Maybe someone out there can tell me.

It was 103 degrees inside my greenhouse and 97 degrees outside. Yikes! The nice thing about this kind of weather is that all the green tomatoes are turning from green to yellow and then to red. They are so vibrant and luscious the day I pick them off the vine!

You Might Say I was a Little Sew and Sew

My first recollection about sewing was at around the age of five. I was visiting my grandmother, Geneva Rivera, at her home in the country in Reedley, California. I recall taking down a pair of dark pink curtains from an upstairs bedroom and proceeded to cut them up to make a dress for my doll. Needless to say when I was found out I received a spanking for taking something without asking!

Another experience I recall was from about age eight when my grandmother came to visit. I was watching her sew in an upstairs bedroom when she suddenly needed to use the restroom. As she left the room she turned to me and said, "now don't touch anything while I am gone". Of course I nodded in agreement that I wouldn't. I then observed the extension cord she had unplugged to her machine and wondered if I could feel the electricity in it if I touched my thumb to the end of the cord's outlet. I had no sooner pressed my thumb to the end it when it "bit" me, a feeling I can remember to this day. When grandma returned to the room she saw the look of pain on my face and I had to tell her what I had done. There was no need to reprimand me as the punishment had already been dealt!