Ruth McDowell is still making quilts 06-29-19

Here is her latest, fresh off the sewing machine.   It is a most tranquil view of a very old barn near her place in Massachusetts.  The barn has been maintained for over a hundred years with several additions made during that time.  

"Hill Town Farm"  Ruth B. McDowell - Colrain, MA  2019   36”L x 62” W

Machine pieced, machine quilted, cottons, cotton batting, tiny bit of colored pencil

$5600

DETAIL  "Hill Town Farm"  Ruth B. McDowell - Colrain, MA  2019 

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Friday Food 06-28-19

Still struggling with my pictures.  I wish I had been more specific when titling them in Picasa.  Then I could just type in a search for Birthday and come up with dozens of birthday dessert images.  As it is, I can only find these three.  

And it isn't my birthday.  I just seem to have quite a few birthdays in the past week and coming week that I was exploring birthday cakes.  Not that these can be considered "cakes".  

I think this one is from Solare in San Diego near VAM.  The nuts and chocolate on top deliberately look like dirt.  

This is a 7" chocolate cake from Ralph's market, just enough for four.  This group I belong to is only four members and our tradition is that everyone brings their own birthday dessert in their month.  Of course, it must serve four!  

An individual birthday dessert from one of my favorite sushi restaurants. 

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Wordless Wednesday 06-26-19

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It is blue and blue/violet season 06-23-19

There doesn't seem to many blue or blue/violet flowers in my world.  Here are just a few, all in my neighborhood except the rhododendron. .

Jacaranda tree. 

Jacaranda blossoms.

Agapanthus blossom.

A bunch of agapanthus. 

 Rhododendron in Eugene, OR  Maybe 2015

Fan flower  -  scaevola

Morning Glory.

Delphinium.

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Friday Feet 06-21-19

I had this all set up to post last evening and my computer wouldn't let me in.  Had to visit the Geek Squad again today and the laptop is okay now, but how long will it last?  I have a project going so can't let them have it for testing for three or four days.  Hope it will continue to work correctly until I get my project done.  
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This was really a surprise.  Cool, huh?

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Wordless Wednesday 06-19-19

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Quilt from the Thomas Contemporary Quilt Collection go traveling 06-16-19

I'm sending  both of these quilts off for exhibits.  I will miss them and hope they have safe travels. 

"Douglas Fir Cone"  Terry Grant - Beaverton, OR  2010 27.5"W x 34"L

This quilt will be part of a special exhibit of Terry's work at Houston this fall. 

You can read more about this quilt at:

https://delquilts.blogspot.com/2018/08/quilts-by-terry-grant-08-26-18.html

"Not Even Solomon"   Ruth de Vos - Australia  2009  71"W x 58"L

This quilt will be in the SAQA traveling exhibit "Layered and Stitched" and won't come home for three years!  But think of all the people around the world who will be able to enjoy it during that time.  I'm so glad they asked to borrow it.  
The first time I saw this quilt I didn't buy it, but I did post about it on this blog:
http://delquilts.blogspot.com/2009/10/piqf-15-last-of-world-quilts-10-29-09.html

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