Designing Monday

Mondays seem to come around so fast and this is one of those weeks when I could have used a few more days.  I did manage to get this table runner bound.  Yea!  This is Rhubarb Crisp, a design by Jo Morton.  I still have out my patriotic quilts, so this will be put away for a few weeks until its turn comes  round.

Here is my patriotic table runner.  I had so much fun making this one.  I used hexagons, but I sewed two strips of fabric together and fussy cut the hexagons to capture the flags or other designs.

I received this wonderful gift a few days ago from one of my favorite bloggers.  She is so generous with her ideas and tips and also with her jam.  Thank you again.

So have a fabulous week and hop on over to Judy's blog to see more fun designs.

Designing Monday

I have finished the piecing of this little table runner.  It is a Jo Morton design called Rhubarb Crisp.  I really love all the dark pink rhubarb in the piecing.  Whenever I put together a top like this I am always second guessing my fabric choices even though it is all scrappy and everything should just moosh together.  I kept thinking too much dark brown, too much green, too much this, too much that. But now that it is all pieced, I think it is perfect!!!!  Makes me want to bake a rhubarb crisp right now.

Rhubarb Crisp

Hope you like it too.

Looks good enough to eat!

It is pouring buckets outside and I just managed to get one tomato plant in before the skies opened up.    Guess I will have to wait til tomorrow or the next day to plant my seeds.

Hope you are having a great day in your neck of the woods.

Designing Monday

I started a new project this week -- a Jo Morton design called Rhubarb Crisp.  It's all browns and reds and pinks.  Since it's rhubarb season around here, that seemed like the perfect way to go.  Also a great excuse to add a few more pinks to my stash.  Pink is one of my go to colors.

Rhubarb Crisp is a table runner with stars and loads of flying geese and pink and red corner stones.  Can't wait to have it all laid out.

Lots of stars

Even my cutting mat is pink!!

Tons of Flying geese in the Sashing

We spent last weekend in Door County.  It is always such a great place to visit.  Some friends invited us to share their condo for the week.  We were only able to stay 4 days, but that was such a fun packed time.  We took our GPS for geocaching and introduced them to this.  Everything was just blooming and leafing out so it was a perfect time to comb the woods and beaches and rock ledges looking for caches.  We played Bocce and hiked and took boats out on the lake.

Geocaching in the rain

Enjoying Maifest Arts & Crafts Sale

We celebrated my husband's birthday at a restaurant owned by one of my high school friends.  We had lunch at a fun restaurant designed for kids.  It used to be an old country tavern and now the bar is graced with a little model train that delivers your food and drinks.  Since it is a popular place for families there is usually a wait for seating.  So the owners have created lots of outdoor activities to keep busy while waiting -- giant pedal cars to ride through the woods, a giant chess set, basketball, ping pong, etc. all outdoors.

 Lunch at PC Junction

At church yesterday a friend of mine who had ordered the altar flowers in memory of her daughter gifted me with one of the bouquets.  Such a sweet thing to do and now I have beautiful color in my kitchen.

Hop on over to Judy's blog for more wonderful designs.