KoKo, again 09-07-19

KoKo with his Froggie - tail on alert. 

KoKo upside down on my lap. 

KoKo likes to be sure I don't go off to someplace else in the house.  So, he lays so that part of him is touching my feet, wedging himself between me and the table leg (lower right).  He has this all figured out, he is no dummy!

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Friday Food 09-06-19

Here is a food post from the past!  I was looking through food pictures (and getting hungry) when I came across this post and realized that I have not made this salad all summer.  Don't know why not, it is one of my most favorite things to eat in the heat.  Give it a try, you'll love it.  

Wednesday Watermelon Salad 06-25-14

This is the best summer salad.  It is a recipe shared by Meg in Australia back in July 2009. 

There aren't any exact measurements, but this is what I use for just one dinner size serving:

3 - 4 radishes sliced

half a small can of sliced black olives

1/2 naval orange cut into small pieces

2 cups of watermelon squares - about an inch.

a couple hands full of mixed greens OR baby spinach OR what have you.

Toss with a dressing made with olive oil and fresh lemon juice. 

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Too hot to think of a topic! 09-05-19

It was 91F at 7pm tonight and we didn't go for our evening walk until 9pm when it was 84F.  The humidity is about 50%.  Not much to those who suffer from heat and humidity all summer, but I guess I'm not used to it and my old body suffers. 

Here is a look back at September 5, 2007

https://delquilts.blogspot.com/2007/09/south-on-i-5.html
https://delquilts.blogspot.com/2007/09/i-5-south-continued.html

All these years I have been driving back and forth on I-5!  I'm glad I posted some pictures so I can visit my memories.  

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Wordless Wednesday 09-04-19

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A visit to VAM in SDiego 09-03-19

For some unknown reason the drive to San Diego and back was very easy today.  It was about an hour and 45 minutes each way.  A great contrast to the times it has taken three hours on the road - each way.  I went down to have lunch with my friend Beth Smith and to see the exhibits at Visions Art Museum.  They are worth the trip, especially the Carol Larson/Marion Coleman exhibit.  It is a very personal expression of their lives and their art.  

We had our favorite sushi rolls at Ikiru and visited for several hours.  It was 84F in SDiego today, but not so hot at Liberty Station.   However, it was 97F in Placentia and the humidity was about 50%.  Doesn't seem like much to those of you who live with almost 100%, but I am not used to it and it saps my strength.  At 9pm it was still 84F, so KoKo and I had a very short walk tonight.  

This is the lemon roll which has paper thin slices of lemons in the cuts. 

This is my favorite, the Ultimate Crab Roll which is broiled rather than raw. 

All the way north on I-5 I could look at this huge pile of clouds which was centered over the San Bernardino Mountains.  May be what created the humidity. 

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Ten Little Quilts Part 2 09-02-19

And here are the remaining five of the ten little quilts I made for my SQG Challenge quilt "Hang Ten Quilts at the Quilt Show"  They all all machine quilted. 

"Jelly Roll"  Del Thomas 2019  4"W X 6.5"L  Fused, Machine quilted.

I had just made a Jelly Roll (the "race" version) and wanted to include this.

I used a black fabric pen for the inserts and you can't tell that in the actual quilt, but any picture I take it shows!  Interesting.  ZigZag binding.

"A Bird, of course"  Del Thomas  2019  3.5"W  X 5.25"L

Printed fabric, machine outline and quilting.  Hand stitching in background.

Sewn border and facing. 

"Squares and Dots" Del Thomas  2019  3.25W X 5.25L

Printed fabric with squares, fused dots.  Machine quilting. ZigZag binding. 

"Arrows"  Del Thomas  2019  4.25"W X 6"L

Print fabric, machine quilting, fused binding. 

"Desert View"  Del Thomas  2019 3.50"W X 7"L

Hand painted fabric by Andrea Bacal from an Elizabeth Busch workshop.

Fused, machine quilting, ZigZag binding. 

This little quilt is just to indicate the Surfside Quilt Guild Challenge. 

Surfside Quilters Guild logo  2.50"W X 2.50"L

Printed by Nancy Ota.  Machine quilting, binding from back to front.  

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Ten Little Quilts 09-01-19

First I will re-post my birthday cake candles.  I turned 81 today!  Can't believe it!
Thanks for all the birthday wishes, like an online party!

And here are five of the ten little quilts I made for my SQG Challenge quilt "Hang Ten Quilts at the Quilt Show".  As I said before, the quilt as a whole is not very good, but I like the ten little quilts.  They are all machine quilted. 

"Red Star"  Del Thomas 2019  6" X 6"

Red and white 1" squares fused to a base. ZigZag binding. 

Since I didn't make quilts for several years, my skills are very rusty, as you can see by the machine quilting on this one.  

 "Reflections"  Del Thomas 2019  5.25" X 5.25"

Cut from an unsuccessful quilt from 20 years ago.  Fused strips, fused freeform shapes, gold leaf overlay.  Fused border with ZigZag binding. 

 "Apple Tree"  Del Thomas  2019  4.75" X 4.75"

Printed fabric with machine stitched outline.  Background dots hand stitched.  Sewn borders with ZigZag binding.  

"Blue-violet Star" Del Thomas 2019 4" X 4.25"

The star is reverse applique done on the machine by Toni Mahoney.  When she stopped quilting it was in her UFOs.  I believe it was done in a Carol Taylor workshop.  I colored the star with fabric pens.  ZigZag binding. 

"Dots and Lines"  Del Thomas  2019  3.25" X 5.75" 

Printed fabric with machine stitched outlines. Fused binding. 

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