Set these buttons free to mix and mingle!

One of the tangled chains of buttons in my mom's button tin.

I have inherited many button boxes in my life but none so mystifying as my mother's.  Either in a fit of frustration or a wild urge to tidy up the button tin, she sewed chains of buttons together.  True, they are grouped together with mates but once the thread is cut, there is the necessity of re-stringing the many buttons.  I am setting them free and will suffer the joy of my own madness hunting through the tin for matches.

2007 Quilting Camp Photos

We have eight quilts in the works. One pillowcase will be made after the quilt top is done.

June 22, 2007

Here is the result of our handiwork. Our group of girls worked hard. The queen/king is just beginning to get pinned. The back is pieced using scraps to make up for insufficient amounts of a single coordinating fabric. We didn't have time to get a picture but maybe that will happen when we finish pinning and tying. One of the girls had to leave but grandma stayed in camp so they will finish their quilt later in time for fair.

2006 Quilting Camp Photos

I will post more and better pictures but here are some quilts and the thank you cards from last year. Each one of the kids made postcards from their quilt scraps to thank the volunteer who helped them.

Quilting with Kids

It's that time of year when I start gearing up for 4-H quilting camp. Organizing volunteers will be the big effort now that we have a location secured. Our volunteers are the people who make our camps a special place each year. Without them our youth participants would not have the assistance they need to complete their large lap sized quilts.

June 17, '07

We held our orientation and field trip for 4-H quilting camp on Friday. This year, we will have 8 girls making pillowcases and quilts starting on Monday. They all selected great fabrics so be prepared to see some wonderful quilts! We had to switch locations for the camp this year so we can't accommodate the usual ten participants. Too bad because we had 2 more who wanted to join us.

One of our participants is attending for her 3rd year. She is making her brother's graduation gift. Her quilt is going to be queen size with frogs as the theme in the picture blocks. Last year she made the single bed size quilt in the lower left of the 2006 pictures. The rest of the girls will make our usual large lap size simple log cabin quilt.