Saturday's Smile!!

Dianne is One of My Favorite Gals . . .

that I longarm quilt for!!  Her quilts are all her original designs and they are designed specifically with the person the quilt is being made for in mind!!

This one is for a granddaughter that loves butterflies and purple and has a black cat!!

Purple Minky on the back!!  Some of the white fabric on the front has fireflies, so this quilting pattern was perfect!!  The black cat is appliquéd on and is made with velvet!!

Sooooo much fun!!

It's Canning Season . . .

and this year, between working on Martha and all the other fun things I do, this is what I have been making!!

A friend was out and about this past week and saw a big patch of blackberries and pulled over two he side of the road, got out and picked a couple of gallons of the gorgeous berries!!  They grow wild everywhere here!!

She just dropped by on her way home and gave me a gallon of berries!!  This is what I made!!  and freshly picked berries made the most exquisite jam!!  Thank you, Kim!!

Ha! Ha!  I have already given most of it away or slathered it on buttered toast!!  Yummm!!

Saturday's Smile!!

Saturday's Smile!!

Saturday's Smile!!

Saturday's Smile!!

Saturday's Smile!!

Saturday's Smile!!

Enjoying the Summer!!

I have been quite busy this summer, mostly quilting customer quilts ~

This scrappy quilt is one of my very favorites!!

And I love Laurel Burch, so this one was fun to work on!!

But then I needed some sewing time and so I decided to dive into one of my Kaffe Fassett bins and started playing with some blocks.  I started out making some 25-patch blocks . . .

 and then decided to try a scrappy round the world using the gridded iron-on interfacing!!

Plus I have been doing a bit of sorting and straightening in both Martha's Cottage and in my sewing room!!  Feels good!!

Saturday's Smile!!

Saturday's Smile!!

Saturday's Smile!!

Saturday's Smile!!

Saturday's Smile!!