A Postie Halloween

Halloween should be a fun day, no matter what age you are.  A few of my fellow Posties certainly got in the spirit of the day.  Donna was a wonderful Postie Zombie.

Karen was impersonating a supervisor, clip board and all.

And the Grim Reaper made and appearance!

Of course if you are going to make it a fun day, there has to be lots of food.

It's amazing how quickly a hundred people can devour a table full of food.  Thanks to everyone who baked the ghoulish delights!

This is one of my customer's houses.  Complete with moans and groans as I walk past.  LOL. I'm sure the children will love trick or treating at this house tonight.

Have a wonderful Halloween everyone!

Farmer's Wife Blocks 75 & 76

Rosebud and Sawtooth have recently returned from an excellent adventure!  Chris volunteered to take them with her on her latest globe trotting trip.

This probably doesn't help you figure out where they went.

This might help.  And yes, this is the real thing.

From France they trotted off to Belgium.

And of course, a pit stop in England.

Wow, how I wish Chris had taken me instead of my blocks.  Thanks Chris for the great pictures.

Snoopy Quilting

Sometimes I am asked to quilt something on a quilt, that I have never done before.  Barb asked me to try and quilt Snoopy and Woodstock on her niece's quilt.  Well, how was I going to do that?  I researched (wandered aimlessly) on the internet for hours.  I went to sites that promised they could teach me how to draw the critters.  I spent hours (well a few minutes anyways) trying to draw the figures.  What can I say, I can't draw.
So, not one to give up, I downloaded a Snoopy figure, resized it to what I wanted and traced around it on the quilt.  I gave up on Woodstock as it was just a little too complicated for a continuous design.  The following quilt is the result.

Not exactly perfect, but Snoopy.  Don't be scared to try something new in your quilting design. You will be amazed at what you can come up with (out of desperation if nothing else.  LOL.)

This weeks hexagon is a reminder that winter is on it's way!  Have a great day.

Farmer's Wife Blocks 71 & 72

This weeks blocks are Puss in the Corner and Railroad.  They recently went on a holiday with Cheryl.  It looks like they had a lot of fun.

Just look at that tile on the floor, wouldn't it make a great quilt design?

Just in case you hadn't guessed where they were, this picture gives it away.  A big thank you to Cheryl for showing my blocks such a great time!

Still Hexing Along

My Hexagon quilt is coming along nicely.  This is the top two thirds of the quilt.  Just a few more blocks to go and then I can add borders and finish.  Oh my goodness, what am I going to start next?  This year has been fun with hexagons and The Farmer's Wife.  I will need a new challenge for next year.

Here is this weeks block.  The great thing about working with batiks is the great selection of colours that all seem to go together.

Last night there was snow on the hills around Kamloops so it is definitely time to think about projects to make inside where it is warm.  The garden is put away and it is time to quilt.

Have a great day everyone!

Terry's Quilt

The Postie quilting group that I belong to tries to make quilts for our friends that retire from work.  This year one of our own was retiring.  Because we wanted the quilt to be a surprise we handed off bits and pieces to each other until we had a finished top.  After it was quilted, it had to go outside for a photo.

I just love this picture.  The binding wasn't yet done, as I handed that job off to Rae.

The quilt was a design that I had seen a picture of on Bonnie Hunter's blog.  I loved the pattern and knew it would be perfect.

Terry's last day at work arrived, and we gave her the quilt.  She is hiding behind it because the tears were flowing.  I must admit that I had a tear or two in my eyes as well.

The quilt now has a place of honour on Terry's bed.  I hope she enjoys many years snuggling under it!

Sorrento Retreat Photos

Last weekend's retreat at Sorrento was fabulous.  I'm alway inspired by all the projects the other women are working on.  First up is a group project.  One of our quilters had to cancel at the last minute because of a family emergency.  We all wanted to send her our thoughts and hugs, so what better way to do that than with a quilt.  Everyone contributed some of the fabric that they were working with on the weekend to make a lovely scrap quilt.

As you can see there was a great deal of discussion on placement of fabric.  All the more fun when everyone can give an opinion.

This stack n whack quilt made it's third appearance at a retreat and is finally finished.  Woohoo Carol!

These are a few more completed tops from the weekend.  Don't you just love how Lorraine's shoes match her quilt in the last picture!