Summer Break is Over!

What a busy summer, working at McGough & Co  in Whitefish, Montana; re-landscaping the yard and spending time in the studio. Of course time in the studio is at a premium as there are other responsibitlies that seem to take priority.

One project I was able to complete is a large lap quilt for a silent auction fund raiser for Christ Church Episcopal here in Kalispell.

The quilt I made measures 48" x 80" so it's long and narrow. It is based on the pattern "Strip It Three Ways" by Nancy Rink Designs.  This is the "Weave" pattern from the packet. The original quilt pattern finishes at 42" x 58" so I added a few more pieces to make it a little larger. I used my hand-dyed fabrics for the top and backing.

My friend and fellow quilter, Carl Rohr, also donated a quilt for the silent auction. He used the Twister Tool to make this fun, colorful quilt.

Twister Quilt by Carl Rohr

Carl is an awesome quilter and teacher and has quite a following here in Northwest Montana. He is creative and quite prolific and my guess is that he has made well over 400 quilts. (Carl, feel free to correct me.)

I must also add

HAPPY BIRTHDAY WYATT

Our oldest treasure turns 16 today. We planned to have a surprise breakfast for him but he found out. The only candles I had in the house were two stars and a zero. We just told him it was binary for "16". 

We do birthday pie instead of birthday cake and as you can see, the huckleberries decided they were going to run all over. Fortunately I made precautions.

Wyatt, you are a joy and we love you. Happy Birthday Son.

Below is some of the awesome, fantastic, wonderful, amazing friends helping Wyatt celebrate.

Back L to R: Alex Weed, Kelsey Weed, Parker Kouns, Clayton Clostio
Front L to R: Mikey Christensen and Wyatt Dykhuizen
Not Pictured: Sydney Boveng 

Crazy Kids!