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news from lorinda news from lorinda monday may 13 2013 odds and ends jim s quilt this is the quilt i made for my brother jim when he was diagnosed with kidney cancer he got it the day after he got home from the hospital probably one of the fastest quilts i have ever quilted blocks are flannel as is the back there is a 1 black button in the center of each large block and a 1 2 button in each smaller block on each end fabric is from a line that came out in 2004 or 5 it kind of looks like corduroy i made the top to be a tv quilt for me and then decided i liked the smaller quilt i made from the scraps better so this one sat basted and ready to quilt waiting for the right moment this was it back has hunting dogs on it and jim and jolene have a similar dog river so it seemed fitting the quilting design is called hibiscus and is actually an applique design in this quilt it looks more meandering than floral jim is home from the hospital now and still has a bit of recovering to do but so far the news has been good chucky the chuker this little guy has been my companion all week while toralf is camping in utah actually we think that s where he really belongs we have seen these birds while camping in kodachrome state park and bryce national park i think he must have gotten blown off course he has been hanging around my deck and likes to look in my deck door window last but not least our little guy oliver at 1 1 2 years he loves his books posted by lorinda at 7 50 pm 1 comment email this blogthis share to x share to facebook share to pinterest labels national parks oliver quilt friday april 12 2013 quilt restoration i have been learning about quilt restoration mandy asked me if i could save 4 old family quilts that she had actually there were 5 but we decided right up front that one of them was beyond restoration she may use it for stuffed animals or some other memorabilia the other 4 i brought home and have sat on for almost a year i decided after christmas that one of my goals for the year is to finish stuff i don t normally make such lofty commitments but having these 4 quilts plus another for other people as well as a host of my own projects needing finishing spurred me on i tackled the hexagon quilt first i suppose because i like hexagons i wish i had taken before and after pictures so you could see the immensity of the task one whole corner was torn away my solution was to remove 5 blocks from one end and use those blocks to fill in the corner this also had the effect of making the quilt more symetrical i made white and yellow hexagons to fill in the paths in some of the flowers i also replaced an additional dozen whole or part flowers where they were too frayed to be usable then i replaced some pieces of the backing that needed filling in and quilted the areas where i had added new pieces last but not least i rebound the quilt in a pale green throughout the quilt i tried to use reproduction fabrics to maintain the flavor of the quilt with mandy s permission i trimmed all the sides so i had some straight areas rather than zig zagging the binding around each hexagon as in the original quilt there were still plenty of points and corners i was very pleased with the finished quilt while it is still somewhat frail it is still a quilt that can be used with care and enjoyed for its beauty and memories finishing this quilt spurred me on to tackle the next one in researching the block a bit i was pleased to find it is called flying x it is a kansas city star newspaper pattern this is fitting because the maker mandy s great aunt or grandmother is from the kansas city area this quilt originally was comprised of 20 blocks width 4 5 sashing between them some of the blocks were badly faded or had damaged spots so i chose the best 12 the fabric used for the sashing was of much inferior quality and had deteriorated beyond the stage of saving i cut out all the blocks with a 1 2 seam allowance all around and added 1 sashing front and back using a quilt as you go style the original sashing was white but i replaced it with a reproduction blue fabric which gives a bit more life to the blocks it is bound with the same color this makes a charming little quilt that with gentle care can be used and enjoyed my next 2 quilts to restore are a 6 point diamond quilt and a bow tie but i m going to take a break and work on a couple other projects first posted by lorinda at 1 42 pm no comments email this blogthis share to x share to facebook share to pinterest labels quilts wednesday february 27 2013 california sunshine i see it has been awhile since i have posted we ve been traveling and i never seem to be able to do it as we go we went in search of sun and found it in california sun son grandson and daughter in law too we headed first to joshua tree national park by way of mojave desert actually joshua tree is partially part of the mojave desert too for some reason i always think of deserts as either flat or sand dunes this was neither we climbed 3 mountains while in the park it is a climbers park with lots of rock formations joshua trees are fascinating like something right out of dr seuss we first saw them near saltillo in mexico and had to find more weather was perfect for for hiking in the mid 60 s with cool mornings and evenings and lots of sun we were surprised by the proximity of snow capped mountains path every thing in the park is preserved we ran across several old cars foundations and gold mines sadly no gold this is what was referred to as a 10 stamp mill where the rock was crushed so the gold could be extracted it was in a very remote area up what could barely be called much more than a path all the equipment had to be brought in and the gold out along this path cholla were almost as dr seussian as the joshua trees we then traveled north along the coast highway and soaked in more sun with a taste of ocean this i think was morrow bay i just loved the plant it is real of course no trip to california would be complete without visiting the kids and oliver i love his contemplative look of course he didn t sit still for long posted by lorinda at 9 13 pm 1 comment email this blogthis share to x share to facebook share to pinterest labels joshua tree np oliver friday december 28 2012 2 moose a stayin spent 4 nights just outside of yellowstone park at pines edge cabins got in 3 days of good cross country skiing first day out a buffalo blocked our trail the second day 2 moose were in the path the third day it was a ranger on the trail but we got by him it was a treat to see the moose so close up they were very much aware of us and let us know they weren t happy with some deep throated noises coming into the park we saw one bull elk the only elk we saw the 5 days we were in the park this coyote was on the road as we drove in and the buffalo along side the road pretty close to the car the coyote didn t want to budge from his dinner this was our little christmas tree in our rustic cozy cabin it was a very quiet and peaceful christmas for us this year very nice posted by lorinda at 3 27 pm 1 comment email this blogthis share to x share to facebook share to pinterest labels yellowstone park tuesday december 18 2012 merry christmas merry christmas from our house to yours these little christmas stockings were made from ties i will fill them with a few pieces of candy for a special group of friends haven t been doing a lot for christmas this year since the kids came for thanksgiving it will just be the two of us both of us had horrible colds after christmas so it t has just been this week that either one of us has any energy toralf and i leave saturday for silvergate mt which is just outside the northeast entrance to yellowstone park at cook city seems like we have gone there almost every year since coming to montana we will ski enjoy the incredible beauty of the mountains and the peaceful quiet of a small village and all the animals in the park we enjoy attending christmas eve services at the little community church we will also be celebrating our 40th wedding anniversary in the park we honeymooned at a ski resort in michigan 40 years ago so it is fitting we spend this special day skiing as well 1972 minnesota 2012 montana posted by lorinda at 9 05 am 2 comments email this blogthis share to x share to facebook share to pinterest labels christmas ties yellowstone park wednesday november 28 2012 thanksgiving so much to be thankful for my brother came right before thanksgiving for my birthday kids were here a week over thanksgiving and toralf s brother and sister in law were also able to join us dad was also here part of the time we had a houseful and a busy time enjoying each other s company and oliver he seems so grown up now last 2 pictures are from thanksgiving day toralf hank mandy oliver and i did the thanksgiving run walk along the river here in missoula hank and mandy half of it and then joined the rest of us to walk yes all that white stuff is snow on the ground coldest day of the week posted by lorinda at 11 43 am 1 comment email this blogthis share to x share to facebook share to pinterest tuesday october 30 2012 happy halloween and day of the dead since we have been gone camping for several weeks pictures to come later i have not been home to properly prepare for halloween or day of the dead i did get out a few of our mexican decorations picture of oliver is from mandy s website last year when mandy and i took him to the pumpkin patch he was only a month old see profile picture how fast they grow posted by lorinda at 9 28 am no comments email this blogthis share to x share to facebook share to pinterest labels day of the dead halloween newer posts older posts home subscribe to comments atom pages home about me followers blog archive 2013 10 november 1 how time flies september 2 august 1 june 3 may 1 april 1 february 1 2012 19 december 2 november 1 october 1 september 3 july 2 may 3 april 1 march 3 january 3 2011 30 december 1 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