MaggieVille

I finished "MaggieVille" yesterday.

It is a purely whimsical wallhanging

for our new granddaughter Maggie.

I hope she will enjoy the bright colors.

This quilt is based on Rayna Gillman's new book

"Create Your Own Free-Form Quilts",

and I've used the techniques she taught 

in the class I took with her in Atlanta last month.

I had a ball making this piece -

the stripping was really fun,

dyeing the background fabric was also a blast,

and the straight-line quilting allowed me quiet time

to listen to a book and several 

of my favorite podcasts.

Here are a couple of detail shots:

I've always loved hot air balloons

(riding in them is a treat -

if you haven't tried it, do!)

so I thought it would be fun to add this one.

I did a little chain stitch embroidery

with some of my hand-dyed floss, 

as you can see.

Airplanes have been a 

huge factor in our lives,

so MaggieVille couldn't be without one:

If you look closely,

(this image can be enlarged)

you will see that Maggie's big brother Charlie

is the pilot.

His two passengers are

Grace and Julia,

Maggie and Charlie's cousins.

Speaking of Charlie,

we went for a ride out in the country this morning.

Our destination was Full Bloom Nursery -

my all-time favorite!

We saw deer, cows, horses, goats, and sheep

on our ride - 

not to mention tons of barns, pastures, and tractors.

Here's Charlie with our purchases:

We took a ride in the canoe

after our afternoon nap -

it was a bit breezy,

but we needed to go inspect all of the 'sliders'

on the logs.

Thanks for stopping by!

Peace to you!