May - And Have We Been Busy

I had my May Button Up Quilt done before the end of March. Actually, I finished it just after the April one but didn't want to post it until May. Then, we've been so busy, I am just now getting down to getting the pictures and a post done.

Rick and I celebrated our 28th wedding anniversary on the 9th. We went to Grand Junction the scenic but longer way thru Gateway. We really enjoyed the drive. Had lunch at Dos Hombres and it was really good. We then went to the new Star Trek movie and enjoyed it very much. We did a little shopping and then ate dinner at Boston's Pizza, Pasta and Salads. We had never been and it was good.

I went up and spent a week at Scott and Cara's while they went to Calif. to bring Katie here. I really enjoyed my time with the girls. I got a lot of hand sewing done, some cross stitch and even some knitting and reading. I had a pleasant week and hope the girls did too. However, they spent most of their time at school.

Rick and I bought some new plants for the planters and got them planted but no pictures yet. It rained so hard this past weekend, they need to perk up a bit again.

This is a quilt I bought the material and pattern for while in Hawaii. I've had it done for a while but we haven't gotten it hung up yet. It is called Herd of Turtles and will hang in our Hawaii guest room. Rick and I both really love it. The green is all one piece applique (except for the insides of the turtle shells).

This is one I did and it only took a day. It is Saguaro Sunset. I got the pattern here at the quilt store but did my own colors. Like mine better than the sample there. This and the following are the things I finished while at Scott's.

This is Kokopeli. The pattern actually called for Moab Man, but I liked this a lot better. I had the kokopeli design from another quilt pattern I hope to make some day.

While Annette was here in April, we took a quilt class together. This is the tablecloth we made. It came out about 47" square. It fits the dining room table perfectly as a topper and the colors are so bright and springy I just love it. Annette did hers with Christmas fabric and I can hardly wait for her to send me a picture of it completed. We had a lot of fun doing this.

Here it is without the myrtlewood bowl on it. Wish the bright colors had come out a little better.

This past weekend (Memorial Day weekend) we went to Denver. We went to Rocky Mountain National Park on Sunday but since it was cloudy and rainy our pictures didn't do so well. But we had a good time. On Sat. after we got there and had lunch, we went to see the new Angels and Demons movie. We really enjoyed it, but, if you have read the book, you will see they changed a lot of stuff. But it was still great. We came home yesterday taking back roads. We were going to have dinner in Moab but the power was out all over town so we just came home. We had power! I think this is the first time Moab has lost theirs and we haven't. When I picked up Rocky this morning Karen told me they had the worst thunderstorms all weekend that she could every remember. Sorry we missed them. But they are predicting more so maybe we can enjoy them.