Hey everybody! I don't get to post often, but I read everything on the message board and love looking at your projects. I took the week off to go camping with my husband, grandchildren and pugs, and then spent a few days at home recovering from a root canal and finishing up a quilting project.

I had posted earlier about whether I should take my sewing machine camping with me. I decided not to and I'm glad I didn't. I did take my bicycle and spent lots of time riding the bike trails at the campground with my grandkids. We had a great time!

Wonderful quilts. Awesome grandchildren!

Love the Posy Patch quilt. Nice way to use up scraps.

As a cyclist myself, it is great to see the kids riding on the trail. What a wonderful way to get some exercise.

I love your posey patch!!!

Wonderful Quilt for Kids, but the tribute to your neighbor is just outstanding!! She would be so pleased!!! How nice to be able to spend time biking with your DGC!!! Memories!!!

Posie Patch is gorgeous :thumbup: :thumbup:

Posie Patch is gorgeous :thumbup: :thumbup:

I love the Posie Patch also. Wonderful tribute.
You have beautiful grandchildren.

Great projects and a lovely family.. You're not too far from me.. are you going to Knoxville Expo in July?

Tippy,

I would love to go to the Knoxville Expo. Do you have more info on it? My aunt (a quilter) and I enjoy going to quilt shows together.

Thanks,
Shelia

Your quilts are beautiful and your grandchildren are precious!! Thanks for sharing

Oh a family outing! How fun. It sure looks as though everyone was having a great time. Where were you?

I think your memorial quilt was very sweet. And it is wonderful of you to make those quilts for kids.

Luv the Posie Patch. I have the same Quilts for kids top, haven't quilted it yet...Maybe this week???

Great Posie Patch.

RedGarnet222,
We camped at Fall Creek Falls State Park in Pikeville, Tennessee. It takes us less than an hour to get there, but it seems as if it's a world away. It's a beautiful place.
Shelia

Great quilts! I'm glad you had a great time with the DGC!!

Beautiful quilts. Look like you all are having a
good vacation.

The Knoxville Expo is July 14 through the 17 at the Convention Center.

Both quilts are gorgeous, and your family also.

The quilts are beautiful. What treasures. Great family too.

yOU ARE REACHING MY HEART BECAUSE I LOVE TO QUILT AND CAMP. I HAVE A SMALL MACHINE I TAKE WITH ME AND WHEN THE BOYS AND HUSBAND ARE FEEDING THE BUGS I AM INSIDE SEWING WITH A HAPPY HEART. LOVE YOUR MEMORY QUILT.

Beautiful quilts and a beautiful family! So neat to see and hear about what you have done. Miss Mamie would be proud. :-D

Beautiful quilts! Beautiful grandchildren!
And the story behind the "Posy" quilt... priceless...

Thanks to all of you for your kind words. I appreciate all of you!

Wonderful pics Shelia! I have added the Posy Patch to my bucket list - thanks for sharing.

Quilts are very nice and it looks like you had a great time camping too!!

Great quilts. What a wonderful tribute to your neighbor! Can't wait to go camping, this June heading to Shipshewana!!!
You have a very good lookin' family there, looks like you all had a good time.

Those quilts are beautiful and so are the grand kids. You all look like you had fun. Thanks for sharing.

Great photos and awsome quilts, what a sweet idea you had to make the pozy quilt in honor of your neighbor lady.

Oh I so love the posey patch.. is that a pattern or did you design it yourself??

P.S. it looks like you have a great couple of grandchildren and having a great time!

The pattern came from the Quilting for Dummies book. I was at the library a couple of months ago, looking for quilting books, found it on the shelf and flipped through it. It has a lot of nice patterns and advice and wouldn't mind having a copy of it myself!

Yes, we always have a good time together. I never thought I wanted to camp, but when my Daddy died 6 years ago of glioblastoma (a horrible brain tumor), my husband thought my love of the outdoors would help me grieve. I told him to go ahead and find a camper, my only requirement was that I had to have my own bathroom. We've been camping ever since then, and my husband's instincts were right. I still miss Daddy, always will, but being with my family and camping did help me to grieve somehow.

Ditto!

I love the posey Qt, the flowers just Pop out,'look at me, look at me' great job. Theresse

thank you very much Theresse. I enjoyed making it!

Aww sorry to hear of your father's passing. It is always hard to lose a parent. Happy that you have enjoyed camping and helped with the grieving. And thanks for the info of the Quilting for Dummies book! I may just look it up!

the grandchildren are beautiful, the quilts are beautiful and what a way to remember some one we no. you did a fantastic job on them. thank you for sharing. Penny

great job on the quilts, looks like you all had so much fun