Between my DH being sick enough they took him by ambulance from our local hospital to one 30 miles away. {he is doing fine now and is back home} School started back up again, I am back to work driving the school bus and it has been soooo hot. I just haven't had much time to sit here and blog with out falling asleep. I have been making a few more of these fun little monsters. 
I bought a huge box of zippers a couple of years ago at a yard sale and have been slowly using them in purses and totes. I saw a little boy the other day with a toy with a zipper used as the mouth. I had an ah ha moment. I made these little guys in just last night and today. 
They make me smile!
I thought they might sell at the festival in Sept. that I have been making wall hangings for. 
I have been working on wall hangings. Basically mini quilts with a focal point. I head back to driving a school bus a week from today. My goodness where did the summer go? Any ways before starting back to work I'm trying to get some inventory ready for a high end fun Hyde Park Street Fair in Sept. My parents have always done well with their Native American items. Last year mom and I added a few of our quilted items and sold them out. So this year with a larger booth we will be filling it with more quilted items.
This is my first boquet of flowers applique. It took forever to design but the fabric really made it. Super size the picture to see the details. 
Ok for those of you that have known me for a few years I had to bring in another chicken. They are so very popular that I am sure I will be makeing more of these guys, they make me smile.
I have been influanced so much by Freddy Moran and Gwen Marston's book Collaboratrive quilting and their "Parts Department".
I have been playing with my bright fun colors. I still need to hand sew the binding on the Smile Outloud one. 
I just love these chickens.
Played with the machine quilting.
And a bit of liberated pieceing.
I had help while I was working.
This is a pictue of the the Sawthooth Mountains. I'm back from summer camp. OOOOh it was wonderful! I have not blogged Right away. When I got back the laptop has some keys not working so could not use my pass wods. "I can fix some words with spell check. 
Lake Altu us
This little boy had neve pet a hose befoe
My cabin is to the ight and the dee was just thee
My son in the lepad and his f iend in the bathing suit on costume night.
Every summer since my children were about 8 yrs old they have been going to Camp Hodia. It is a camp for kids with diabetes up in the Stanley, Sun Valley Idaho area. For quite a few years they went on scholarships (no child is turned away because of inability to pay) as we could not come up with the $250.00 to $350.00 each for them to camp. It was wonderful for them to learn to deal with this disease and that they are not the only ones. Now as adults both kids go back as staff. The staff is made up of all volunteer doctors, nurses and people that have been dealing with diabetes. Last week I was asked to come on board as the kitchen go between to help the camp kitchen staff work with the dietitians meal plans, carb counting, put together cabin snack packs and do the gluten free meals. 
I am back! I took a mental health week. I went and visited with my parents. Or rather Mom read my blog and dad came and kidnapped me. The depression has backed off. Mom and I didn't get much sewing done but stayed busy. Thank you for the kind reply's they meant a lot to me.
I did finally finish hand quilting this bright row quilt. I quilted it with a bright pink quilting thread. Only thing left to do is put a label on it and wash it. Mom says it reminds her of one of those giant colorful lolly pop suckers. So thinking about nameing it Circus Lolly pop.
This quilt was inspired by Gwen and Freddy and their parts dept.
I even pieced the back.
This morning my mini schnauzers started barking at the farm workers and got me up quite early. wanted to kill them. So headed out in the yard before it heats up to take pictures. DHubby's garden is loaded with tomatoes but nothing turning red yet. (funny thing he has planted a bunch of heirloom tomatoes but doesn't eat them )
Oooh look what I found two pear tomatoes. Yum!
Took a snap of the pond. So many of the clearance plants are really growing. Accually have some blooms finally showing up on the sweet peas. As hot as it has been I am surprised they are still alive. 
Different friends have been asking about where I have been. I know that I have not been blogging or posting in my groups for awhile. Everything is ok. Family is all healthy. I am just dealing with some crushing depression. I really hate it. Intellectually I know that it is an imbalance. I am not someone who feels sorry for myself there are people out there far worse off than me. 
Today in my 26th wedding anniversary. There are days when I wish I could leave him on the side of the road. (wait I think I have done that, Darn it he remembered his address) Some day I may have to pull out a baseball bat to get him to eat his poison mushrooms. lol all in fun! I have had him longer than his parents did so I guess I have him trained, it is still a work in progress. (He did bring me chocolate today) He did give me two wonderful children. So he does have some redeeming features. 
He can cook, does laundry, dishes, mows the lawn, takes out the trash, checks the oil in my car, feeds the animals and holds up my quilts to be photographed. I guess it would cost too much to replace him! I love you baby!
A good friend of mine from another on line quilt group I belong to is having an awesome giveaway. Go check out her blog to learn more about it!
I haven't been blogging much lately. I have just been feeling kinda Blah. 
I did not like the 9 patch blocks next to each other. I found some yellowish cream fabric and sewed strips around the blocks. ( they are kinda all different sizes not real square) So what if I made them wonky? hmmm. I started running short on the background fabric ended up using three different fabrics but they went together ok. 
I kinda like them. I need to tweek the lay out some before I start sewing them together. Hey! I kinda like this. Super size the first picture It doesn't look so Blah! Hey maybe my muse hit me.
most of these pieces are from out of the country, England, Africa, china, India ect...
The fabric in the first picture is 100% silk from China. I want to make a pretty pillow for my bed with cording and or rich looking gold fringe. Don't know what I will do with the rest but my creative juices are flowing.
