The rain seems to have stopped for the afternoon.......Yeah!

We have some beautiful Lillies in the back yard.  They are beginning to open and are just lovely to look at.

What do you do with a clay pot that broke?  You make it a flower garden focal point!  This bed is a new bed that we have just started to plant flowers in.  Because we have had so much rain, I don't know if the flowers will come out of it or not.  Hard to see, but there are some there.  The Lantana, my daughter gave me for Mother's Day.  There is one rogue begonia in the point and a few others scattered around the bird bath.  We will have to wait to see if any of the others will make it or not.

How are your flower beds doing this year?  Share your pictures!  I would love to see them!

Glenda Sanford

Quilt of Valor.....

Progressing on the Quilt of Valor that I am currently working on.  This part is all put together, but it's not quite large enough to meet minimum requirements.  So.....I am thinking how to add borders onto it to make it a little bit larger.  I am thinking of a 3-1/2" dark blue border, then maybe a 1" beige border to finish the top off.  For the binding I am going to barber pole the blue and white fabric.  I think that will make a beautiful finish to the quilt.

Before I can work more on this quilt top, though, Jeff just took 3 Quilts of Valor off the long arm and they are ready for me to bind them.  So I will work on them in order to get them back to the toppers so that she can schedule the awarding of those.  I think they are going to be awarded in July to some very deserving Veterans.

If you have an opportunity to work with the Quilt of Valor Foundation, I highly recommend it.  Very deserving Veterans that have served our country are receiving these quilts.

Happy quilting!

Glenda Sanford

A new addition...."Bette"

 I just love this vintage Singer Fashion Mate 258 machine that I found at a second hand store that I ventured into the other day.  Isn't it gorgeous in it's green?  It weighs a ton, well, ok maybe 35 pounds, but seems very heavy to me when I was toting it up the stairs to find a home for it in my sewing studio.  A little cleaning, a little oiling and she was good to go.  Sewing, that is.  She sews like a dream and I found several attachments and specialty feet on the internet to use with her.  I think I'll call her Bette, after my best friend.  Yes, that's fitting of a beauty like her.  So glad I was there to rescue her from whatever fate she would have found.

I will need to actually get that table in my sewing studio cleaned off of rogue fabric pieces and such that has found it's way to it so that "Bette" will have her rightful place to be used any time I wish to use her. What a great addition to my sewing studio she will make.

What is your most favorite machine to sew on?

Share with me anytime.  Welcome!

Glenda Sanford

Happy Memorial Day! Thank you Veterans!

 Yesterday, I continued to work on a Quilt of Valor top that I started on Friday by using up scraps of red, white and blue.  I added a little bit of off white or ecru to make the 9-patch squares on point.  The QOV panel in the center started it off.

While I didn't get it finished on Monday, I am almost finished with it and then it will be ready to go on the long arm for quilting (by a vet himself).

After many re-thinks about the layout, I finally decided on the one to the right below.  I will have to put a measuring tape to it one more time to be sure it is large enough to meet the standards for QOV's, but I think it is close.

 What a wonderful thing to work on and very appropriate for the Memorial Day weekend all while thinking about the veterans that have sacrificed much to keep us living with the freedom that we enjoy each and every day.

I say "Thank You" to our veterans!

 This was a mini quilt that I began the weekend with.
Can you say, "Tiny 9-patches"?  These are all finished at 1".

I can say that I never thought I would ever make a small quilt, let alone a full sized quilt using 1" finished squares......ever!  But I can say that it has been fun and a lot of piecing work.

To finish off my day's blog......

The lilies in my flower garden are beginning to bloom.  This day only the deep pink ones were blooming.  Today the yellow ones are as well, but I didn't get a picture of them yet.

I hope all are doing well today and have an awesome rest of your week!
Glenda