Misc Fun in July ~

Here is my first block for the Stay at Home Robin on Kate's blog. Obviously im doing a Halloween theme...and obviously, its not lined up very well. :) Its paper pieced, and once again i am reminded why i dont do paper pieced blocks very often...tearing the paper off is a nightmare! Thats probably why my block didnt turn out very square...i did the four sections, then winged it without paper at the end. Oh well, its still cute, and i can always applique a spider over the center :) I think i might try to work on a second SAH Robin quilt, perhaps a Winter or Christmas theme. Each month Kate will post a size requirement, and after 12 months, we will have created a 16"X18" quilt. The first block was to be a 6" finished square. I chose the spiderweb pattern from Marcia Hohn's quilters cache. I saw photos from a similar round robin, and the quilts were lovely. These quilts will not travel though, so we will be creating these at home, hence the name of the Robin. Anyways, ill be posting these as we go...so stay tuned!

Last night we had a ferocious hail storm...this photo doesnt quite do it justice, but the storm lasted about 20 minutes, and who knows what kind of damage it did to my garden! Too wet out to check it out yet!

Jordyn was a little freaked out by the storm, but then, we have a metal roof, so anything falling from the sky makes a thunderous sound when it hits our house.

And i thought id include a few 4th of July photos...Here is a shot of Justin's Aunt LeAnn and Patrick, Justin's old elementary school teacher from the one room school house. He was out visiting from Arizona, so this unusual cold weather was a bit much for him. He moved there for health reasons about a year ago and we sure miss him, so it was nice to get together!

Naturally, i had to include a fireworks shot...

and last, Jordyn enjoying her very first sparkler! Hope everyone had a happy 4th!