A Wonderful giveaway!

Got lucky this morning and a fellow Leo has a giveaway in honor of her birthday!
I love her name... Ruby - how appropriate for a Leo!
I am constantly amazed at the info and just good reading you can get on other blogger's blogs.
Ruby is living my dream - her Mom has a shop and she helps run it and she designs all those delicious patterns:)  I would love to have a shop and have my daughter help me run it and teach classes:)
How much more fun could one family have?
Sign up for her giveaway and enjoy reading her blog.  I loved her doors and detail pictures from Paris!
I must admit she is a new designer for me, but one I will definitely continue to keep up with:)  I love her pattern "Candy Coated Dreams"!    http://www.fatquartershop.com/store/stores_app/Browse_dept_items.asp?T=1&Store_id=499&page_id=17

I have a button on my side to link directly to her blog...
Ruby Blue's Quilt studio!
Or you can get there from here...
http://rubybluequilts.blogspot.com/

I love Chickens and Roosters...

This yard is just down the road from our house... so funny to see live farm animals just living in the city. They must have had them before the city was incorporated...

Retreats!

On Saturday mornings, my favorite thing to do is grab a cup of java, sit down on the compute, and enjoy reading the latest from my favorite blogs... seems to be the 'subject' this week is RETREATS!  I have never been to one, so I found one that I think my daughter and I would love..... and of course, it is full :(  We are currently on the waiting list for the http://knot-ygirlsstitcheryclub.blogspot.com/ for the Halloween retreat.  We are both pretty excited about it since Meg Hawkey's work is just absolutely out of this world!  I hope we get in:)  If not, we will try to get on her next year's list.  We both love Halloween - so it seemed to be the perfect choice of a retreat:)

The Duck

Who knew if actually went into the water...

If you ever come to Seattle - this is a must to do,

Only $30 dollars for an hour and a half of the best tour in Seattle!

The Duck!

Our limosine:)

More of Seattle

The first Starbucks store was a huge hit - the line was too long to even try to get inside.

The Space Needle... I stayed on the ground while they went up.  I do not like heights!

Another view...

A skyline view of Seattle from the water...

Another view...

The famous houseboat from "Sleepless in Seattle" movie

Seattle Pike Place Market

The Olympic Mountains in the background...

Little Tug Boats pulling a Barge in...

A lot of work for such little guys...

My company, Nanci (friends since 5th grade elementary) and her sister, Robin 

Nanci and Me:)

They loved the Totem pole

Pic of the top:)

Inside Pike Place Market - the gorgeous flowers...

A bouquet of Peonies!

Can you tell I love flowers:)

And the world famous flying fish market...

This is our famous pig - we tried to climb on him - but too hard;)

This 'Sweet Thing' offered to lift us up:)

Seattle Pike Place Market

How can you not go to the Seattle Pike Place Market and not see a flying fish?

Nanci and Robin's trip to my house :)

Here is a video of Snoqualmie Falls... so beautiful!  You forget what a gorgeous place you live in until you have company and start to show them around.  I love the falls.  If I ever get to New York, I am definitely going to see Niagra Falls!

We Made It To Sisters Oregon Quilt Show!

The quilts were so beautiful!

Could not pick a favorite ....

How pretty is this?

Nice folk art one...

This was all done by raw edge stitching.  I need to try this technique!

The handwork was exquisite!

Loved loved loved this one:)

Here we are in front of the Stitchin Post!!!

Happy 4th of July :)

My Friend, Nanci, won 2nd place at the quilt show for her "Abe Lincoln" quilt.  I am so excited!  I am sorry about the picture being sideways, I couldn't figure out how to edit it and turn it upright.  Look at the detail - her writing, his nose (so cool how she fussy cut that one out:)  She ended up donating it to The Rochester Historical Society in Illinois.  Lucky people!!!!  She used a log cabin inner border with a courthouse step outer border.  Gorgeous work!