Photo Challenge Day 31 - A Favorite Sweet

I'm not too fussy about sweets -

my favorite would be whatever I happen to have

in the house at the time.

Here's what I've been nibbling on this week.

I'll have to start thinking about what to make next - before it's all gone.

A Busy Little Quilt

I really did think I was going to stop playing with my fabric and get down to the serious business of quilting a few tops.  But I had a fabric in my stash that has been pestering me for a couple of years to be put into a quilt.  It was harder than I thought it would be.  It took quite a bit of cutting and switching out the sashing and border fabrics to come up with something that would work for me.  It still is busier than I imagined in my head - but it'll do.

O.K. - now I will for sure really start the quilting process and not let myself be distracted by all the thoughts of new quilts rumbling around in my head.

Day 30 Photo Challenge - Full Moon

Day 29 Photo Challenge - Rickety Fence

Rickety definitely sounds more wooden than brick - 

but it's all I've got.

Day 26 Photo Challenge - Graveyard

Lakeview Cemetery - taken before all the leaves disappeared.

Here's one from the Copper Harbor cemetery.

And here's a little "bounty" from one of the days I missed.

Day 26 Photo Challenge - Scattered

I Do Blue too

I decided I better add a blue quilt to my stack of  "to be quilted"  tops.  I had a fun week of playing and stitching.

Although I didn't follow the pattern, my inspiration came from this quilt on the Moda Bake Shop blog.   I have hopes to follow the pattern in another quilt.  I wish I hadn't used up all of the background fabric - it really could use a bit around the edge before it's quilted and bound.   Also, when I look at the picture now, it's obvious that I sewed a row in there upside down - those two orange polka dots weren't supposed to be one on top of the other.  Maybe I'll change it - maybe I won't.

For now, I think I better stop playing with fabric and get busy quilting!

Maybe.

October Photo Challenge

 DAY 22 - ORANGE

Just about the end of this season!

DAY 23 -LEAVES

Some fall color on an evergreen tree.

Day 20 Photo Challenge - Trees

Taken last Sunday on a ride to Copper Harbor

with my mom and sister. 

Day 19 Photo Challenge - Vegetables

Eat your veggies!

Day 18 Photo Challenge - Apples

Two challenges in one.

I tried to add the fifth apple, but failed.

Day 17 Photo Challenge - Hat

Day 16 Photo Challenge - Broom

Broom??  Now that's a challenge.

I bought my house about 25 years ago, and this broom was left behind by the previous owner.  It's starting to show some wear.  It's from Fuller Brush and I think they declared bankruptcy, so some day I'll have to replace it with one of those Stanley brooms that Anne recommends.

Itchin' to Stitch

In September I won a giveaway from Katie - this kit to make a complete quilt top!  She even included a sweet pair of scissors in the package  - and it all arrived in my mailbox today!

Katie designed a great quilt for  Moda Bake Shop and offered this kit to celebrate.  I love the pattern - and the colors in this Fig Tree fabric line (California Girls) are beautiful!

This should motivate me to get busy neatening up here to make room to get started stitching and cutting.  I can hardly wait to see this one put together.

Thanks so much to Katie for a great giveaway!

Day 14 Photo Challenge - In my kitchen

This shelf in my kitchen  once belonged to my grandmother.

It now holds treasured memories from my grandma and my great aunt.

It also hold gifts that I love from my sister, my sister-in-law, 

and some from dear friends.

The pieces I've purchased myself hold memories of

shopping trips with people I love.

The memories are much more dear than the actual objects, 

but it's the objects that bring those sweet memories to mind.

Day 13 Photo Challenge - favorite sweater

A gift from my sister more than 20 years ago.

Eddie Bauer

54% rayon

40% cotton

2% nylon

2% acrylic

2% angora

Seems to be a good mix - no pilling after all these years.

May not be in style, but it's comfy as can be.

Day 12 Photo Challenge - Texture

Is there a good way to eradicate mold from my grass?

Day 11 Photo Challenge - Something I do every day

Day 10 Photo Challenge - Sky

Catching up here after solving some irritating computer problems.

It feels as cold as it looks.

Day 9 Photo Challenge - A smell I adore

I had to steal this one from our previous photo challenge in May

 -- because I know it's not going to happen here today!

I thought it was worth repeating.

In May the challenge was Mother Nature.

Day 8 Photo Challenge - Street Light at Night

Actually a parking lot light - close enough?

Day 7 Photo Challenge - Round

Round

and round

and round

Day 6 Photo Challenge - Noon

This is where I was at noon today.

Here's what was happening outside -

Day 5 Photo Challenge - Signage

Because I retired so that I wouldn't have to go out on days like today, I had to resort to a picture of indoor signage.

Day 4 Photo Challenge - My Handwriting

Day 3 Photo Challenge - Harvest

I love this time of the year when you can still get locally grown fruits and veggies - so tasty!

Day 2 Photo Challenge - Macro

Oh DARN - there's that dust again.

Day 1 Photo Challenge - Part II

1952

Second Grade

I guess I must have told my mom

that I wanted my bangs curled for this one.

Is anyone besides my sister old enough to remember

the cute little paper dolls that 

came with the Toni perms?

Day #1 - October Photo Challenge

First Grade - 1951