Ketchikan and the Misty Fjords

me and DH 

Huge seal sunning himself

Ketchikan, Alaska

In 1978, over 2 million acres within the Tongass National Forest was designated as the Misty Fjords National Monument.  By granting Monument status to this unique wilderness, the ecological, cultural, geological, historical and scientific value of Misty Fjords will be protected for generations to come.

Alaska

Just back from a week on the Solstice

Bonnie Hunter Book Giveaway

Quiltmaker Magazine is having a Bonnie Hunter book giveaway.
It is her newest book  "More adventures with Leaders and Enders"...
don't miss out!
Happy Sewing, Kim

Happy Mother's Day

American Oystercatcher with chick, taken with my new lens!

Happy Mother's Day, Kim

Things I never saw in Poughkeepsie

In the center of this picture is three large oystercatcher eggs

Here is the male oyster catcher trying to get our attention away from his eggs

Notice the very large long bright orange bill.

In the center of this picture the female is back on the nest.

To the right of the golf cart are three large alligators sunning themselves very close to the golf course green.

Spotting wildlife in the south by the ocean is very different from what I saw in Poughkeepsie, NY.

Happy Spring, Kim

Another doll quilt

Trying out raw edged applique using scraps From Victoria's scrap bins

Added some free motion quilting

and sent it off to England in a swap.
I'm linking up with Amanda Jean over at Finish it up Friday.
Happy Sewing,
Kim

Lori's doll quilt swap linky party :0)

Quilt I mailed to Patrica Harants

quilt I received in the swap from Mary Chow.

Thanks for the swap Lori :0).
Come on over and see some of the really sweet doll quilts
 and Happy Sewing, Kim

Making progress on my "bigtop"

This quilt inspired by Lori is finally showing some progress :0)

Now I have to decide on borders

I'm linking up with Amanda Jean to show my progress......Happy Sewing, Kim

3D bowties

I made this table runner for a doll quilt exchange, instead of making it square I just lengthened it
 and added a spring time border, my  swap partner and I decided this would be a nice change from all our little doll quilts.  I'm linking up with Amanda Jean on Finish it up Friday :0).  Happy Sewing, Kim

Can you see the 3D centers?

Not much sewing going on here!

I have been trying to keep up with my granddaughter as she practices her scooter riding....

Frisbee throwing

Picking flowers for her Aunt

helping put away sillverware

playing with grandpa

singing to teddy on the front porch swing

practicing her ribbon dancing

trying to convince grandma the water is NOT cold

Trying to warm up after being in the pool :0)

snuggling with teddy bears

dying eggs

trying to figure out what grandpa is talking about

making a tee shirt for  my little horse lover

decorating her Easter basket.....flying kites, riding her two wheeler, going to the beach, the playground, planting flowers,
playing computer games, cards,dominoes,baking cookies, helping with dinner, going out for treats and
all the other wonderful things I get to do when my granddaughter visits but...NO Sewing :0). 

Friday Finish

" Summer Stars" by Temecula Quilts, it is still free on their blog

I used odds and ends of scraps

Even  some shirt scraps.. I'm linking of with Amanda Jean now that she back from her break....
I missed her, welcome back Amanda Jean.  Happy Sewing, Kim

Morgan Library

Hi collection has many odd things like this casting.

The Morgan Library holds amazing things, Mr. Morgan liked to collect.  One of his passions was books, rare and valuable books.  In his collection are three Gutenberg Bibles....only 40 or so exist in the world, and 4 of them are in NYC the fourth is in the New York City Main Library.

silk

 Silk wall covering in his private den with a picture of Pierpont Morgan over the mantel.

Then were rooms of cases with little trinkets like these.
We were told there is so much in his collection that most of it is in storage and is rotated several times a year.

If you get the chance to go I highly recommend it, to see the building alone is worth
the admission price.