Time Hurries On

I can hardly believe it is November!  More wins for my Sparrow Quilt.

My son, Andrew, and I attended the CT Fair Association 2021 Banquet Dinner.  It used to be a small homey affair but this year was held at a hotel and pretty fancy.

My Sparrow quilt qualified for state level judging and I won First Place.  Sadly there were only two quilts in my category instead of the usual 6 or so.   As an unexpected bonus I also won People's Choice, which is voted on at the banquet.  Can you tell I was chuffed?

My daughter, Hanna, has been staying with us for 2 weeks while her fiance', David, is attending the Global Climate Summit in Glasgow. 

After two long years, we finally returned to Mohegan Sun Casino for a ladies night out.

We like to play the penny slots for fun.  No table games for us.

We both won pretty big!  We were laughing and cheering so much a man came running over to see what we won.  Hey $80. is A BIG WIN for us. 

It helps pay for this at Michael Jordan's Pub.

and this at Tao' an Asian Restaurant that is new to the casino.  Yum.

We had a wonderful family picnic lunch on the patio with this fabulous Charcuterie board that my kids arranged.

The weather was perfect for a little fire and time outside.   It felt like a mini getaway.  Can you spy my little whale pick holder ?  

In Quilting news~

Not much.  I've been working on settling contracts and getting my calendar pulled together for 2022.  

I'm joining in a mystery medallion project with my Brownstone Quilt Guild of NJ.  I've finally settled on a theme.   Btw, I cut all these out wrong but will make them work. More on that later.

The center will be a mid-century styled clock face something like this.  Can you guess what time it will be???

On instagram in November I'm sharing little quilt gifts that I have received over the years.  Here are a couple so far and you'll find more details on IG.

Katy S. of KatyQuilts

Cecile' of PatchworkInspirations

Did you know you can enjoy Instagram on your PC or tablet?  You can go here and open a free account.  You do not have to post photos to  follow people and things you are interested in like quilting, doll quilts, orchids.....almost anything!  You'll find me at Fun With Barb or Barb Vedder.

Happy November

xo

Oh My Stars!

Thank you all so much for your nice comments on my Medallion Project!

I hung up my Sumptuous Stars quilt for the first time.  It's perfect for fall.

 I also hung Happy Town in the Sewing Room

It's Fair time in New England!  Hip Hip Hooray.  Is there anything more American?

 Hanna and I love to see the exhibits of flowers, jams, and baked goods.

What beautiful horses.

 we love the petting area!

This Darcy - a 3 month old calf.  Everywhere mom went, Darcy was by her side.

This bunny is so over the whole thing. 

Hanna's college pong skills earned her a new Goldfish:  Pumpkin.

MMMmm the food.  Fried dough and lemonade.  We have plans to attend 2 other major fairs.

We've had a very fun time this summer taking care of Timothy, my son's science classroom pet.  He's a skinny pig, which is a hairless guinea pig.  He does have hair on his cute face.

It was fun making little houses for him.

For no reason at all - he tossed his cage one night, lol.  He moved literally everything in his enclosure!

First Day of school photo of my science teacher son Andrew.  We're so proud of him.  Have a great year at PS 28.

I hit a real speed bump while making my repro swap blocks.  I spritzed a block and pressed it and this happened.

To test my other intended fabric I sprayed each with water.

 I layered them and pressed with a dry iron.

 Here you can see the transfer onto the muslin :(

These may be slightly older fabrics and not as colorfast.  Without knowing what process everyone uses when piecing their quilts, I think it is safer this time to pre-wash and begin again.

Have a great week!
xo