Welcome September!

Good golly, here we are in September already! DH and I have been away for a couple of days and I'm just now getting around to welcoming the new month. In a few weeks, we will say farewell to summer and hello to autumn. The weather we've had here lately really has been feeling like fall.

I did take time to make an August collage, so let's review the highlights.

TOP ROW: Granddaughters and quilts seem to rule my world, a fact that suits me in every way. Cate enjoyed a day at the pool with several of her cousins. Reagan gets a warm snuggle from her great-grandmother Jeannie. Cate's family have moved into a new home and that means a new school/daycare for her. This is her with her new (big!) backpack on the first day.

MIDDLE ROW: Reagan gives us a big smile after getting a bite of chocolate pudding. All the Wensleydale blocks are finished and I've laid them out for sample of the quilt that will be forthcoming. I finished all 60 blocks much more quickly than I expected after doing about half of them at the retreat.

BOTTOM ROW: The last Wensleydale block was especially eye-catching, however each one has its own simple beauty. The low humidity and pleasant temps here this final month of August made for some spectacularly blue skies. I've always loved that shade of blue against a stand of leafy-green trees. The final fussy finishing bits are now complete on my Grandmother's Flower Garden quilt. I know I have said that before, but this time I really mean it! It is ready for border stitching.

August's quilt retreat (11th-14th) will always be remembered, by me anyway, as the Wensleydale retreat. Now, I think this whole last month will be known as the Wensleydale August. Making those blocks was so very satisfying. They are such different blocks - being rectangular rather than square - and they are foundation paper pieced, a technique I'd not done in a very long time. Using those fabulous Tilda fabrics added to the increased level of satisfaction. I am very eager to stitch the blocks together.

My to-do list for September is quite ambitious. I will bring you all along for the fun, so stay tuned!

Happy Quilting, Friends! 

Jayne