Another Japanese House Block

Last evening I got a house block from Narugue-san. Hers is the house with the striped roof - ((bottom left) very cool!! I now have four houses.

This is going to make a very special wall hanging. There will be eight houses.......and my challenge will be to put them together in a nice neighborhood!!!

Journal Quilt Update

I have been keeping up with the Journal Quilt!!!

Only 109 days left in the year!!!

My quilt is called "One A Day" - just like the vitamins - one little block a day.
Many of the blocks have special fabric representational of something done that day. Other vitamins are fabric purchased by or given to me recently. I write a little about what happened on that particular day.

When my grandchildren are here, they always ask about what is the vitamin for the day. They have helped pick out some, too.

The top picture is the whole quilt top, so far; and the second picture is a close up. Note the wedding cake - our anniversary!!

This won't be too big - ending up 60" by 90-something.
Hopefully these journal quilts will be on display at the Okemos Library next August.

THe Last Block Exchange

I finally buckled down and finished my last dreaded block for this exchange.

Georgia wanted us to do ourselves and our handprints. She had a plan to have self portraits surrounded by handprints. I did my handprints - that was easy.
I could not do a representational self portrait. I threatened to do an"op-art" style and Georgia said to do whatever we wanted.

I hope mine doesn't ruin her quilt...............it is kinda scary.............
maybe that's what I am!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Labor Day weekend = Family

Labor Day Weekend means Kuhlman Family gathering at the Zweering cottage on Eight Point Lake, east of Clare.

Sunday was the Kuhlman picnic. Allison went tubing by herself and so did Alexander. I will not tell how fast - or slow - the speedboat was going........ The weather was not real warm, but they had fun in the little bit of sand there on the water.
Lots of family - the Kuhlman Greats, of course; Marcia and Dick from West Virginia, Tim and Tina from PA, and all the Zweering family - Chris and Larry, Katie and Ed, Matt and Jesse and Xavier, Hugh and Zandy; Tom, Elaine, Paul and Brett, and us...don't know the total count - just that is nice to see all the family in one place. Most all the family - there are college students now that are too far away to attend --and they are missed.
Ed impressed us with his fishing - he caught a large dogfish----ugly but impressive!!!! So ugly that the picture won't print!!!!!!
The day ends with a campfire - and so'mores - YUMMY!!!!!!

Our kids came on Saturday afternoon and we had the Thomas Greats over for dinner that evening. I made a key lime pie that was enjoyed by all - even John!! Andrew is beginning to smile to whoever is entertaining him - real cutie!!!!! We all got to eat some tomatoes from my garden - the little ones are coming in again..... and we will be eating beans this week (second crop).

Monday the kids left, we had "Couples Golf" with a potluck afterwards and then CRASHED!!!!!!!
I think that is the sign of a good weekend.......good memories and pictures, too.