Weekend Fun

On Saturday I was able to spend some time in my studio

both quilting and doing some embroidery.

I started this Anita Goodman Design that will eventually

be a Haunted House!

This is the first of 12 blocks.

Each square takes about 3 hours to embroider,

but when it is done it is spectacular!

While the machine was doing the embroidery I did some

quilting on this glorious quilt all pieced in flannel fabric.

Unfortunately you can't see the quilting lines in this picture,

I tried some of Sue Pattens quilting designs.

I had the pleasure of attending one of Sue's classes at

Innovations a couple of years ago and she is fabulous!

Very energetic and a very accomplished quilter!

This quilt will become the "blanket of love"

and will wrap around a child who has cancer.

It is a very cozy and warm quilt and I made sure

to quilt lots and lots of love into it.

Rosie, of Rosie's Calico Cupboard in San Diego California,

goes to "Camp Reach for the Sky" each summer and gives each

child (and thier siblings) a quilt for thier very own.

Rosie has volunteer piecers who put the quilt top together

and longarmers (like me) who then quilt the tops.

This link will take you to Rosie's website: http://www.rosiescalicocupboard.com/

This link will take you to a website with pictures and stories

from the children who receive these quilts and also

tell you how you can be involved in this worthy cause:

http://www.rosiescalicocupboard.com/CR4TS2003Involvement.html

The weekend is coming to a close as it is

already Sunday evening.

Today was the final game in the

Soccer Tournament in South Africa

and Mike had Brian (and his greyhound Audrey),

Rafael and Jenny,

and Jerry and his son over for the game today.

Unfortunately the USA team lost to the

Brazilian team, but it was still

a great game and certainly wonderful to visit with

our kids and friends.