Garden Club Parlour Show June 2013

Completed UFO"S

Every 3 years VSSQ (Vernon Silver Star Quilt Guild) has a UFO Challenge which divides any members who sign up into two teams based on the number of entries and the size. I signed up to finish 11 of my quilted projects. My list included 5 bed quilts which would earn my team most points. I was done by the begiining of June with 2 weeks to go! These are some of the 11:

Shadow Play using fabrics I collected way back in the 90's.

Longarm quilted by Brenda Barrit.

My stacky went whacky! Based on Stack and Whack method for cutting fabric. Started 2002 to 2004. My own layout and design for corners. Longarm quilted by Brenda Barrit.

Disappearing Nine Patch. Birdhouses. Longarm quilted by Brenda Barrit.

Where's the Logic from a workshop taught by Dianne Jansson. There is No Logic. . .I am Ukrainian and I used all my favorite colorful fabrics. Machine Quilted by me!!!

Skinny quilt or Bed Runner to match the Logic quilt using leftovers

Sunflowers . My version of of a technique taught by Linda Hatten in 2011. We were taught how to make 3-D sunflowers. I took soooo long to finish, the sunflowers took root,and needed to be watered, then were visited by a dragon fly. Machine Quilted by me!!!

Vegas fun

Grand Canyon

After four hours of driving, an overnight stay in Williams, another hour drive and FOG over the canyon. Fresh snow, perfect for making snowmen! But, NOT what I wanted to do!

100 year old Hopi Indian adobe house, Native art storeOnce the fog cleared, we could see the Grand Canyon from a few outposts! Well, I wanted to really see the Canyon but exploring or hiking was not possible. Sooo, drive 5 hours back to Vegas!

Red Rock Canyon

Red Rock Canyon just 10 minutes west of Las Vegas and quite spectacular!

Floral Displays in Vegas

Flower balls in Wynn

Chinese mandarin dancers made of carnations in the Bellagio

Tiled floors in Wynn and Encore

One of my favorite rugs

orange floral balls in Wynn

Maui quilt shops

Shop in Kihei

Pineapple ornaments in Kihei shop

Shop in Kahualui

Banyan tree covers a large city block across from Lahaina Quilt shop. So excited to find another quilt store, I shopped and did not take a pic!!!!

One of many quilts at Maui Seaside hotel -where we stayed last night close to airport

My Valentine birthday card

Made by Gord

Flowers everywhere

banyan tree in Lahaina

views of one tree covering a whole city block. Mondays Farmers Market is held in the shade.

Maui sunset

Views of Maui sunset from our deck or the sidewalk below our deck. Daily ritual, once sun disappears islanders (or visitors) blow four times in their conch shells. AH!

Maui Memories