A few months ago we had Gudrun Erla from GE Designs speak at our guild meeting. Previously, I had purchased her Stripology book and had not used it yet. However, I got inspired and the very next week I pieced several runners. The pattern is called Strips and Salsa. I quilted them in May along with getting them bound, but forgot to get pictures of them.
This first one is Island Batik fabrics and I followed the pattern.
I found a new design to quilt on this one. I believe it was from Lori Kennedy's site. It sure was fun to have something really new to me!
I really liked how this one came out but...
I thought what would happen if I increased my strip width, so I figured out what I needed to do. I like this size a lot. This one is also Island Batik fabric.
Here you can see the difference it made in increasing the strip width.
Well then I got so excited I just couldn't stop making this pattern!!
Holly and loops made a fun quilting design.
We had a great weekend of dinner out with friends and then DH and I got our boat out and enjoyed some fun in the sun. It had been a couple years since we used it and it felt so good to enjoy it again. There were at least 50 boats in one little cove on the lake we were in. And a whole lot more up and down the lake. A beautiful 81 degrees drew lots of people out to play.
This little guy was just sitting in the grass-well he wasn't exactly little, his wing span was 5-6". His wings were not looking too good.
Some pretties I picked just for you:) Some lilies in our garden. We have to keep them fenced in or the deer think they are dessert we planted just for them.
Have a Happy and safe 4th of July for those who celebrate it!
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