A Finish, A Road Trip (with a blogger meet-up), and Guild Stuff

 Settler's Puzzle is finished!

So happy to have this completed. It was not the oldest UFO in my quilt closet or cupboard, but it was started 12 years ago in a class with Pam Buda, so it is good to have it ready to put on a bed. That is exactly what I did with it when we got to our daughter's house in Eugene, Oregon. I even took a couple of photos of it perfectly centered on the twin bed. Now they are nowhere to be found in my photo storage. Go figure!

We try to get to the coast when in Oregon, if at all possible. It was a beautiful day, and we enjoyed a few hours of the sand and sunshine.

No one enjoys it more than my granddaughter!

And just in case some of you are wondering, I DID get my toes in the water.

After a lovely week in Oregon, we headed for home, but took one brief detour to McMinnville. That is the home of Ruth, the blogger at Country Log Cabin blog. She has talked of a quilt shop there on occasion, and we finally had time to swing through the beautiful countryside to reach Boersma's. Ruth met me there.

She immediately felt like an old friend, and we chatted as I did a very quick job of shopping, and checking out. Our visit was shorter than I would have preferred, but we had a Zoom meeting we had to make at our hotel that night, and we still had to drive across the state. Thank you, Ruth, for taking the time to meet me, and for bringing lovely, handcrafted gifts. It was such a pleasure to finally give you a hug, and see your stomping grounds, after years of following each other's blogs.

In Guild meeting last month, 4 of us brought our "Tess of the d'Urbervilles" quiltlets, from Pam Buda's Vintage Patchwork book. 

These each finish at 10 1/2". Mine is in the upper right corner. I actually got it quilted and bound. I love seeing the variety achieved with fabric choices, when each of us used the same pattern.

Tammy shared what she did with 10 vintage Dresden Plate blocks.

So clever the way she made up for a difficult number of blocks to work with by using blank blocks in two opposing corners, and quilting them as though the Dresden Plates were there. 

Tammy is heading off soon for a two year mission in Africa. We will miss her, but she will be amazing.

Our guild project for May, from Vintage Patchwork, is "Wives and Daughters".  I love the book, and the BBC production. I didn't want to miss out, even though I will not be able to attend the meeting when we share them, due to leaving the country for a little adventure. I mostly followed the pattern. Just did my own thing with color placement. This finishes at approximately 6 3/4" x 8 3/4". Just a tiny thing.

Purples often find a home in my quilts, so I just had to share this gorgeous collection from Heartspun Quilts (Pam Buda), called Plumberry Farm.

What I have always loved about Pam's collections is that they look like you have been collecting the fabrics for a long time. They don't all have the same undertone, or coordinating prints. It looks like you have been collecting, not just buying a collection. Good job, Pam! :)

I'll end with a little video I took on a walk to the bottom of the family farm last month. You will see and hear sandhill cranes and Canada Geese, and hear peacocks from the neighboring farm. You will also see a fox slinking in and out of the picture. I hope it works for you. But don't try to watch full screen, or it will be blurry. I took this with the full zoom on my phone. Enlarging it doesn't do you any favors.

That's all for now. Until next time,

Be creative and be kind!

Janet O.