Me + Coffee = Good Morning
Sometimes Simplicity is Super.
Finished the 2nd Healing Garden Quilt and got it listed on etsy. I totally enjoyed doing the quilting on it, in fact I enjoyed everything about making the quilt.
The fabrics are from Kaffe Fassett's collection (except the back). The quilting is very close and dense - should make for a soft quilt after washing.
I've also made up a few table runners. Some inspired by Japanese zen gardens (sand raking) with rows and rows of stitches at about 1/4" apart.
And playing with shot cotton - woven beauties - to created this long runner. 
I've been able to get a lot of sewing done over the past couple weeks, but am going to launch back into an overtime vigil tomorrow with my job, so will have to cut back on the quilting fun.
I've started quilting on a second Healing Garden quilt this morning and have decided to try an all over design of flowers and leaves and swirls. All I've quilted on big quilts has been a meandering stipple and straight lines, so this is new to me. I've done extensive designs on small 8x10 pieces, but not a large quilt. It's hard to move that much fabric around smoothly and as I want to!
I am here visiting my SIL for 1 week, she is here for 2 months. It is a very different lifestyle than at home, which includes a LOT of walking, it's wonderful!
This doesn't mean I've been sewing... just that I finished the binding on a girls quilt that I started a long long time ago... It is fun bright colors and simple strips sewn together, with a patchwork back as well. The quilt has a message on it...
As the temperature starts to fall, my desire to create starts to return. I wonder why that is...
We parked our motor home on about 4 acres of cut grass by a lake. The above picture is of the early morning fog over the water and the sky is tinted with the sunrise. The Jack pack loved running on the grass.
The dogs had a lot of exploring to do, Whiskey discovered and spooked up a giant Blue Heron by the lake - gorgeous bird! The 3 dogs seemed to tune in with instinct suddenly and got the wild look of the hunt in their eyes.
Above is Annie taking a break from all the excitement. Notice her muddy front legs and wet coat!
We were camping on Saturday night and this awesome creature and a second one decided to join us. They passed right by camp. The moose were munching on trees and stayed around the area for a long time. 
Here is a shot of the plants.
And below, the cherry tom and a Jack bomb.
Happy growing to all! 
This weekend we went to the exact same place to camp,
Weird.
He even liked us.
The Jack pack had to be contained though...
I made some with matching quilts too...
gave one, sold two, and put the rest on etsy.
They were fun time-passers for me as my sweetie was on his 4th annual visit to Alaska to see his brothers and fish for Halibut with them. He brought home a good bit of it, but it was very hard work - from the stories!
Smiles to all
and I hope your summer
is going GREAT!
The next picture is Annie and Jackie, in the vehicle after exploring. They are trying to convince us to let them in the front. They were unsuccessful.
And last is a garden update. All is growing wonderfully. We will have a wall of tomatoes!
I hope everyone has a wonderful JUNE!
My sweetie built the composite wood beds last year,
They have squash in them, and a Roma tomato in one.
We're still thinking of what to put over the black weed block. We have large bark in a couple places in the yard and the dogs carry it off to chew on...
