It was a busy week with lots of fun thrown in. We were in Iowa at the Pyrotechnic Guild International (PGI) fireworks event. Hubby took in seminars while I was content staying in the air conditioning and sewing away in the fifth wheel. Then in the evenings we went to see the fireworks displays, beautiful to see for sure! Three of the nights the public could attend in addition to us PGI members. These displays were choreographed to music. The other nights were for PGI members to watch the competitions of those that built fireworks. A lot of later nights than usual for us!
The weather was something else, hot and humid, yuck! We thought we were going to kayak and bike in between events but we only took in a bike ride one morning. That ride led us into an arboretum, where we saw some lovely posies. I don't know what these purple and white ones are, anyone know?
I have never seen a peach water lily before, they also had a purple one which was to far away for a good photo.
There were several metal sculptures that were fun. But this butterfly caught my attention the most.
I visited the quilt shop in Newton, Iowa. I mean how could I not stop there, look at the name of the shop! I fit the bill good, I am a red head, a little crazy and I am definitely a quilter!
A cute shop that had a couple tables of $5 a yard fabric. I managed to find a few pieces to enhance my stash;)
We also stopped at another shop in Osage, Iowa (Debbie's Quilt shop)-it was only a block out of our way! Plus it was lunch time so hubby ate his in the camper and fixed me mine to eat on our way. I picked up a couple of panels there, you will get to see those pretty soon as they were fall and winter ones.
I set up for sewing on the Island of the toy hauler fifth wheel the first day and then later I moved out into the fifth wheel garage area after hubby set up a table out there for me. What am I sewing you ask...I am sewing strip sets for two round wedges toppers and two S swirl runners. Later I went on to piece snowman runners and gnome runners. I told you it was a busy week!!!
Traveled back home yesterday, so today I plan to do some quilting:) How about you, how was your week or what did you do this weekend?
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