Throwback Thursday

This past winter, when we were in Washington, an aunt dug out some old pictures and started handing them out. They make me smile, so they're today's bloggy subject :)

One summer, when I was in elementary school (in the 90s), we had a very wet Spring. The local lake started to flood, along with the many, many sloughs in the area. The lake actually never went back to its original size, and there are still a few gravel roads that have stayed underwater. It was a big deal back then, but of course, as with all things, we've gotten used to it.

I was the youngest of three, with two older brothers. I was Mommy's little helper, as you can tell with me sitting on the counter with my bare-feet (still love walking barefoot!), probably helping her make chocolate chip cookies (my dad's favorite!). We were a very athletic family, as you can tell by my brothers' basketball and baseball t-shirts. And just look at all the stripes. Ahh, memories :)

LAST DAY! Hexie Queen Blog Hop

It's the last day, so be sure to soak it in... enjoy some *Hexie Inspiration* by hopping along with these ladies - and if you missed it, here's a link to my hexie post from last week :)

Wednesday, August 28  

Adventurous Quilter 

 Scraps of Life 

 Sew and Sow Farm

 Kwilty Pleasures

 Just Sew Quilter 

   Marjorie's Busy Corner   

 NitaDances

 Pig Tales and Quilts 

   Quiltscapes  
Livinbluequilter   

 Sew We Quilt

    

  

And as always thank you Mdm Samm and Miss Debby for organizing and cheering us on!

Hexie Queen Blog Hop - Day 6

Enjoy some *Hexie Inspiration* by hopping along with these ladies - and if you missed it, here's a link to my hexie post from last week :)

Tuesday, August 27

We Shall Sew  

  Life@RuffHaven

 Pieced Brain  

   Den Syende Himmel 

   Creatin’ in the Sticks 

   Meadowbrook 

   Sandra Kaye Designs  

   Let’s Patch it Up 

   Sew Many Yarns  

  Around the Homestead 

 Sew Mollie Sue, Quilt Much?

   

  

And as always thank you Mdm Samm and Miss Debby for organizing and cheering us on!

Hexie Queen Blog Hop - Day 5

Enjoy some *Hexie Inspiration* by hopping along with these ladies - and if you missed it, here's a link to my hexie post from last week :)

Monday, August 26

Scrapbook-ChickaDoodle

Kathys Quilts 

A Quilt and a Prayer  

I Piece 2 - Mary 

Life, Quilts and a Cat, too   

Quarter Incher 

Sew Much 2 Luv  

Kwilt Krazy 

  Selina Quilts 

   Espritpatch 

  Nunu’s Quilt World

   

  

And as always thank you Mdm Samm and Miss Debby for organizing and cheering us on!

August Goal Reached

My August Goal (of piecing the blocks together into this quilt top) is finished and photographed! 

I have been working on piecing this top all summer, and I think I will add a border or two to it once my fabric stash and I are reunited this fall after our big move.

In my head, the neutral diagonals were going to pop more. However, I wanted to use all the colorful and neutral scraps that my mother-in-law gave me, so some of the softer pinks blend in a bit with the neutrals. Overall, though, I think it's a scrappy success!

I've always loved the idea of using nine-patches to create diagonal lines, so I made up this quilt to do just that. The blocks are 6.5" so the nine-patches are made from 2.5" squares.

A big thanks out to Grizz for entertaining Peanut while I took the pictures... afterwards we went on a short family run and then got 50¢ ice cream cones :)

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