The first long weekend of summer!
The girls are home from school on a PD day (professional development), so they get a really long weekend!
And at home, not here with me.
They have been staying home while their mother works when they have the odd day off.
Last week, when Courtney was home with strep, she stayed with me.
They have to be quiet and not bug her, because, even though she is home, she is working in her office.
They are now old enough to realize that she is working.
Hayley wants to stay home , but her Mom has her come here, too.
I have enrolled them in some art classes this summer, I offered a week of dance camp too but no one was interested.
  And really, Courtney has to rest her knee.  She really injured it in the winter, falling on ice.  It's been 6 months and still hurts if she overdoes it.
So they will be here for most of the summer.
 Courtney loves to swim in the pool.  
She got in it at 68 degrees.....BBBRRRR.
It's warm now ..81 degrees.
This will probably be the last summer I have them both, they are getting old enough to stay at home.

I have been doing some quilting.

I took a couple of quilts at guild the other day.
These ones are ready, or mostly ready to quilt.


not gray, it is really green

I have 4 to work on this summer! A cute little orange and pink one from one guild that was a kit and I already finished, and told you about in my last 2 blogs and two from my other guild that are ready to quilt, plus one that I had to layer.
I started with the largest one...a pieced Christmas quilt.
Very pretty!
I was given a batt for this quilt, but it was garbage...thin, with holes.  I wasn't going to waste my time using that batt, so I got one from my stash.
Then I layered and pinned the quilt, started quilting and I noticed the back was bubbling.
I picked it apart and then used quilt spray on it.
I (machine) quilted along the blocks on a diagonal.
Then inside the block along either side of the white squares, down through the whole quilt.
I used a pale-ish green thread on top and a dark green in the bobbin.
In the side and corner triangles I will free motion a motif....just searching for the right one.
I have one in mind just need to scan, resize and  print it out.   And opps!, printer is out of ink...going to have to go and buy some more!  LOL!
I haven't decided what to do in the wide border...maybe something Christmas-y.